“I was a member of the Florida legislature for nine years, the speaker of the house, majority leader, majority whip.” YearsHouseLeaderMembersMajorityNineSpeakersFloridaWhipsLegislatureNine YearsMajority Leader Author:Marco Rubio
“I'm very sad about Mitch McConnell probably getting to be Senate majority leader, if only for two years. To me, he is just everything that is wrong with the world, a bullying obstructionist blowhard liar (not to put too fine a point on it).” IfsWorldYearsTwoLeaderFineMajorityTwo YearsLiarsBullyingSenateVery SadMajority LeaderBlowhards Author:Anne Lamott
“Politicians are really getting desperate. In fact, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid sent out a final fundraising email to Democrats with the subject line, 'I'm begging.' Because what better way to show you're a strong leader than acting like you're drunk and dialing your ex?” WayFactsShowsStrongLinesActingLeaderSubjectsLike YouPoliticianMajorityDemocratFinalsDrunkDesperateSenateEmailExesBetter WaysBeggingFundraisingStrong LeadersYour ExMajority Leader Author:Jimmy Fallon
“My job as majority leader is be supportive of our troops, try to have input as decisions are made and to look at those decisions after they're made ... not to march in lock step with everything the president decides to do.” TryingLooksMadeJobsPresidentDecisionLeaderStepsMajorityMarchTroopsLocksSupportiveInputOur TroopsMajority Leader Author:Trent Lott
“Trent Lott has regained a position of leadership. He was the former majority leader who lost his post for racially insensitive commentary. I believe he mentioned that Strom Thurmond in 1948, who ran as a segregationist candidate, should have won. ... But now, sound the irony alarm. He has recaptured a position and his position -- I kid you not -- in the Senate will be minority whip. So, my guess is he takes to that job like, let's say, white on rice.” ShouldBelieveKidsJobsLostI BelieveSoundWhiteLeaderPositionShould HaveMajorityFormerPostsIronyRanCandidatesMinoritiesSenateRiceAlarmsWhipsCommentaryInsensitiveMajority Leader Author:Jon Stewart
“Former U.S. House Majority Leader, Tom DeLay, has been sentenced to three years in prison. One year for money laundering and two more for his performance on 'Dancing with the Stars.'” YearsHas BeensTwoThreeHouseStarsLeaderPerformancesMajorityPrisonDancingFormerThree YearsTomsDelayDancing With The StarsMoney LaunderingMajority Leader Author:Jay Leno
“House majority leader, Kevin McCarthy, slammed [Donald's] Trump`s wild claims about election fraud, saying, quote, "The election is over, let`s move on."” MovingHouseLeaderTrumpClaimsElectionMajorityFraudKevinMajority Leader Author:Chuck Todd
“Senator majority leader, Mitch McConnell, slammed [Donald] Trump`s comments about burning the American flag which is protected under the first amendment should lead to jail time.” ShouldFirstsLeaderTrumpMajorityBurningJailCommentFlagsAmendmentsProtectedSenatorsFirst AmendmentAmerican FlagMajority LeaderJail Time Author:Chuck Todd
“Between [Speaker of the House] Paul Ryan, [Senate Majority Leader] Mitch McConnell, and Donald Trump's team, I don't see a lot of openings for making real progress.” RealHouseLeaderProgressTeamTrumpMajorityOpeningSenateSpeakersMajority Leader Author:Bill McKibben
“Kevin McCarthy, who is the House majority leader, was pretty open. He went out and recruited candidates. And the Republicans in the House have paid a price for it ever since, because they cannot pass anything comprehensive or real because of the Freedom Caucus, which is the child, the product, the progeny of the Tea Party.” ChildrenRealHousePartyLeaderProductsRepublicanPaidMajorityTeaCandidatesComprehensiveTea PartyKevinCaucusProgenyMajority Leader Author:Mark Shields
“I think that the risk to all the progress we've made was at stake in the election because not just the president-elect but a lot of members of Congress, including now the Speaker of the House and the Senate majority leader, have said that their principal agenda was to undo a lot of this progress. But as I've been talking about over the last several days when it comes to health care, the gains that we've made are there. Twenty million people have health insurance that didn't have it before. The uninsured rate is the lowest it's ever been.” PeopleThinkingMadeSaidCareLastsHousePresidentTalkingLeaderMillionsProgressRiskMembersGainsTwentiesElectionMajorityRateIncludingCongressHealth CareAgendasStakesSenateSpeakersPrincipalLowestMajority Leader Author:Barack Obama
“In his first 100 days, Mr. Obama has put the fate of his presidency in the hands of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. He may come to regret that decision.” FirstsMayHandsHouseDecisionLeaderFateRegretMajoritySenateSpeakersPresidencyNancyMajority Leader Author:Karl Rove
“It's time for me to give out an award to newly elected Majority Leader John Boehner. Mr. Boehner was elected just a few days ago to reform House Republicans, who are feeling the heat from lobbyist scandals. Well, CNN found out that he rents his two-bedroom apartment from a lobbyist who had clients who had interests in legislation that Boehner sponsored. And for that, Mr. Boehner, you've just won a pair of Stephen Colbert's big brass balls.” GivingWellsTwoFeelingsBigsFoundHouseInterestLeaderRepublicanBallsMajorityReformHeatPairsAwardsApartmentClientsBedroomLegislationScandalCnnBrassLobbyistsMajority Leader Author:Stephen Colbert
“Lyndon Johnson, as majority leader of the United States Senate, he made the Senate work” MadeStatesUnitedLeaderUnited StatesMajoritySenateJohnsonMajority Leader Author:Robert Caro
“The day after Republicans won solid majorities in the House and Senate, House Speaker John Boehner and Senate Majority Leader-to-be Mitch McConnell outlined priorities for the newly elected Congress. High on the list is fundamental tax reform. In addition to overhauling the federal tax code, however, Congress should rein in the Internal Revenue Service.” ShouldHouseLeaderRepublicanTaxesFundamentalsMajorityCongressListsPrioritiesReformCodeInternalsSenateSpeakersRevenueNotableReinsTax ReformFederal TaxesMajority Leader Author:Cleta Mitchell
“The Democratic line is that the Republican House does nothing but block and oppose. In fact, it has passed hundreds of bills only to have them die upon reaching the desk of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. He has rendered the Senate inert by simply ensuring that any bill that might present a politically difficult vote for his Democratic colleagues never even comes to the floor.” DoeFactsMightDiesHouseDifficultLinesLeaderRepublicanVoteBillsMajorityDemocraticBlockReachingSenateDesksColleaguesNotableMajority Leader Author:Charles Krauthammer
“Democrats' attack on the Republican majority leader is nothing but a coordinated agenda to stop an effective leader from accomplishing the people's business.” PeopleLeadershipLeaderRepublicanMajorityDemocratAgendasMajority Leader Author:Bill Shuster