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Tom DeLay - Wikipedia  Thomas Dale DeLay is a former member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Texas's 22nd congressional district from 1985 until 2006. He was Republican Party (GOP) House Majority Leader from 200305. ..... After his indictment on September 28, 2005, DeLay stepped down from his position as...
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Majority Leaders | US House of Representatives: History, Art ...  The Temporary Appointment of Representative Lindsay Warren as Majority Leader ... the Ways and Means Committee before becoming the House's first Majority Leader. ... This officer is charged with scheduling legislation for floor consideration; .... 9Temporarily stepped aside as Majority Leader on September 28, 2005,...
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DeLay Is Indicted and Forced to Step Down as Majority Leader - The ...  Sep 28, 2005 ... ... Sept. 28  Representative Tom DeLay of Texas, the powerful House ... Mr. DeLay was indicted on one count charging that he violated state election laws in September 2002. ... of the leadership to step down, at least temporarily, if indicted. .... his power will be vastly diminished, at least for the time being.
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CNN.com - DeLay indicted, steps down as majority leader - Sep 28 ...  Sep 29, 2005 ... Tom DeLay stepped down Wednesday as House majority leader, ... DeLay said he has received "very heartwarming" support from ... But the indictment forced DeLay to at least temporarily give up his leadership position.
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Mark Foley scandal - Wikipedia  The Mark Foley scandal, which broke in late September 2006, centers on soliciting e-mails and ... Tom Reynolds and former chief of staff for Foley, also resigned as a result of .... The next day, September 28, Ross reported on the e-mails which he had .... At least thirteen Republican Congressmen or congressional staffers...
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Speaker Q&A - latimes  Jan 5, 2007 ... On the floor, the speaker has the authority to recognize members who ... Sam Rayburn served the longest in total: 17 years, interrupted twice ... Who served shortest? Theodore M. Pomeroy, a New York Republican, served just one day, ... resigned a day before his term expired to become vice president.
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The History Place - Impeachment: Andrew Johnson  ... in Congress over Reconstruction policy in the South eventually led to his impeachment. ... Johnson made matters worse by attempting to join all moderates in a new ... Three days later, the House of Representatives voted impeachment on a ... That said Andrew Johnson, President of the United States, on the 21st day of...
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Rayburn Is Dead; Served 17 Years As House Speaker  Nov 16, 2001 ... 16 -- House Speaker Sam Rayburn died of cancer in his sleep today. He was ... 16, 1940, when the House elected him to succeed William B. ... At intervals between 1811 and 1825, Clay held the office for eight years, four months and eleven days. By June 12, 1961, Mr. Rayburn had doubled Clay's record.
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Leadership  House.gov  Majority Leader. Rep. Kevin McCarthy. Represents Republicans on the House floor. Rep. ... Assists leadership in managing party's legislative program. Rep.
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Newt Gingrich Fast Facts - CNN.com  Nov 16, 2013 ... (CNN) Here's a look at the life of former House speaker and ... Is the first speaker of the House to be punished by the House for ethics violations, on January 21, 1997. ... December 31, 1994 - Announces he will return a $4.5 million book ... recommendation that Gingrich be reprimanded and fined $300,000.
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Party leaders of the United States House of Representatives ...  The only exceptions during this period were Charles A. Halleck who became Republican House leader and Minority Leader from 1959 to 1965, Hale Boggs who...
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Majority Leaders | US House of Representatives: History, Art ...  Majority Leaders of the House (1899 to present) ... hoping to limit the power of the Speaker, Democrats made the Majority Leader an elected position. ... No woman and no person of color has ever served as Majority Leader from either party.
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Nancy Pelosi - Wikipedia  Nancy Patricia D'Alesandro Pelosi is the Minority Leader of the United States House of ... On November 17, 2010, Pelosi was elected as the Democratic Leader by House ... Pelosi is Italian-American and was born Nancy Patricia D'Alesandro in ..... presidential succession) and was initially provided for the previous Speaker,...
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Jim Wright, House speaker who resigned amid an ethics ...  May 6, 2015 ... Jim Wright was a dominant figure in the House and clashed with ... into the limelight when he succeeded O'Neill as speaker in 1987. .... Mr. Wright resigned on June 1, 1989, and his chief deputy, Thomas S. Foley (D-Wash.)...
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Dennis Hastert, former House speaker, indicted - CNNPolitics.com  May 29, 2015 ... Washington (CNN) Federal officials have indicted former House Speaker Dennis Hastert for lying to the FBI about $3.5 million he agreed to pay...
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Nancy Pelosi - Wikipedia  Nancy Patricia D'Alesandro Pelosi is the Minority Leader of the United States House of Representatives and served as the 52nd Speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 2007 to 2011. She is the only woman to have served as the House Speaker and to date is .... However, Hoyer was elected as House Majority Leader over Murtha by a...
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Ethical Woes Have Driven Speakers out of House - Roll Call  Sep 25, 2015 ... The forced removal of House speakers has little precedent ... Man, to circumvent the House limits on outside earned income. ... His resignation took effect on June 6, 1989. Wright died in May at the age of 92. Newt Gingrich ... GOP members' complaints about Gingrich's erratic leadership style led to an effort...
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Tom DeLay - Wikipedia  Thomas Dale DeLay is a former member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Texas's 22nd congressional district from 1985 until 2006. He was Republican Party (GOP) House Majority Leader from 200305. .... In the summer of 1997 several House Republicans, who saw Speaker Newt Gingrich's...
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U.S. Senate: Majority and Minority Leaders and Party Whips  The Senate Republican and Democratic floor leaders are elected by the members of ... This right of first recognition enables the majority leader to offer amendments, substitutes, ... Established early in the 20th century, the development of party whips .... He lost his bid for reelection in 1952, and left office on January 3, 1953.
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Down with DeLay | Opinion | The Harvard Crimson  May 2, 2005 ... His support within the GOP waning, it's time for this majority leader to go ... House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-Texas) has caused his fellow ... that the tide of support for DeLay within the Grand Old Party is beginning to ebb. ... more than $500,000 from the congressman's political action committee,...
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Jim Wright Dies at 92; House Speaker Resigned Amid Ethics Charges  May 6, 2015 ... Mr. Wright, a driven Texas Democrat who led the 100th Congress, ... Jim Wright Dies at 92; House Speaker Resigned Amid Ethics Charges ... of congressional power before ethics charges forced his resignation as ... A peace agreement in Nicaragua was reached after both Mr. Wright and Reagan left office...