In September 2001, then House Majority Whip Tom DeLay (TX - 22) organized Texans for a Republican Majority (TRMPAC), a political action committee designed to gather campaign funds for Republican candidates throughout Texas — in particular with an eye to gaining control of
the House Speakership, then held by Democrat Pete Laney.
Rep. Paul Ryan announced his formal bid to seek
the House speakership after the various factions of the GOP conference signaled they would support him.
Not exact matches
The Hastert Rule, also known as the «majority of the majority» rule, is an informal governing principle used in the United States by Republican [1][2][3] Speakers of the
House of Representatives since the mid-1990s to maintain their
speakerships [4] and limit the power of the minority party to bring bills up for a vote on the floor of the
House.
Did you have a plan for DADT repeal in the «lame duck» session after you lost your
Speakership, before the TeaParty took over the
House with Boehner at the helm?
But when board members of the nonprofit Casabe
Housing Development Fund met with Melissa Mark - Viverito, now front - runner for the City Council
speakership, they faced a lashing out of left field.
[7][8] The new Parliament met on 18 May for the swearing - in of Peers in the
House of Lords and newly elected and returning Members of Parliament in the
House of Commons, and the election for the
Speakership of the
House of Commons.
Ladoja regretted that Oyo was denied the
Speakership of the
House of Representatives, adding that federal appointments also did not favour the state.
They'd bring it to the
House floor for a vote soon, when Ryan was still new to the
speakership and the bill could arguably pass off as part of Boehner's legacy, according to Alexander.
The
House of Representatives lost a respected consensus builder and a strong homeownership advocate when Robert Livingston, R - La., abruptly walked away from his upcoming
speakership of the 106th Congress.