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About Representative Hastert

In addition to representing the 14th District of Illinois, Representative Hastert is also Speaker of the House. The Speaker is often responsible for airing and defending the majority party’s legislative agenda in the House. As Speaker of the House, he traditionally refrains from debating or voting in most circumstances, and does not sit on any standing committees of the House.

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