noun, plural subsidies. 1. a direct pecuniary aid furnished by a government to a private industrial undertaking, a charity organization, or the like. 2. a sum paid, often in accordance with a treaty, by one government to another to secure some service in return. 3. a grant or contribution of money.
Brady Postma, No expertise, just good arguments. The Speaker of the House is clearly the most powerful position in the US House of Representatives. The Senate Majority Leader is, in most senses, the most powerful person in the US Senate.
since October 29, 2015. The Speaker of the United States House of Representatives is the leader of the United States House of Representatives in the government of the United States. He is elected by the current members of the House and the person with the most votes becomes Speaker. The current Speaker of the House is Paul Ryan of Wisconsin, a Republican.