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Abenco@GottaLaff with out a speaker, who makes the decision to work over the weekend or not?
@Abenco The person in charge is Ms. Johnson. The House can still vote on if they stay or leave.
@GottaLaff ok, I thought all house officers lost positions in-between Congresses. Such an interesting and arcane thing to witness.
@Abenco Ms. Johnson is this person: https://clerk.house.gov/About/ViewOverviewContact
Just read the following on Wikipedia.
In the 19th century, the power of the preceding House Clerk to organize the House played a significant role at the beginning of several congresses...at the first meeting of the 26th Congress...House Clerk Hugh Garland omitted the names of five Whigs from New Jersey from the roll call...the Whigs were not seated, effectively creating a Democratic majority in a closely divided House. Only then was the roll call completed and a Speaker elected
@GottaLaff What's keeping Ms. Johnson from doing the same today?
@Abenco I don’t know