“I am committed to working with Speaker Hastert and the other members of the Illinois congressional delegation to do all that I can to ensure that Illinois' funding needs are adequately met.” NeedsI CanMetsMembersCommittedSpeakersFundingIllinoisDelegation Author:Bill Lipinski
“Madam Speaker, I have spent more than half my life as a member of the Resources Committee. In that time I have supported numerous wilderness designations. In fact, I cannot recall ever opposing a wilderness bill.” FactsHalfMembersResourcesBillsWildernessSpeakersRecallsCommitteesOpposingDesignation Author:Nick Rahall
“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
“If the members of a class do not understand -- if those directly addressed fail to listen, or listening, fail to recognize a power in the voice -- surely the fault lies with the speaker, who, having attempted to secure their attention and enlighten their understandings, has failed in the attempt.” IfsLyingUnderstandingVoiceAttentionClassFailingListeningMembersFaultsSecureSpeakersEnlightening Book:The Principles of Success in Literature Source: The Principles of Success in Literature
“Mr. Speaker, I am sure the picture of the hon. member of the NDP [Svend Robinson] is posted in much more wonderful places than just police stations.” WonderfulMembersPoliceStationsSpeakersWonderful Places Author:Stephen Harper
“Mr. Speaker. I said the honorable member was a liar it is true and I am sorry for it. The honorable member may place the punctuation where he pleases.” MaySaidHumorFunnyPleaseMembersSorryLiarsSpeakersHonorablePunctuationI Am SorryAm Sorry Author:Richard Brinsley Sheridan
“If they can get 15 or higher, it will be a very bad night for House Speaker Paul Ryan. Ryan twisted himself into a pretzel by endorsing but not always supporting Donald Trump. Now, he's facing the prospect of a slimmer majority, with fewer moderates. Conservative members in the Freedom Caucus have already sent warning shots threatening Ryan's tenure as speaker.” IfsNightHouseTrumpHigherMembersShotsMajorityConservativeWarningFewerSpeakersThreateningModeratesTwistedTenureCaucusEndorsingPretzelsBad Night Author:Mara Liasson
“Paul Ryan is speaker of the house and that - that is up to members of the caucus. Donald Trump is not running for a congressman from Manhattan where he would actually vote on the speaker. But I appreciate the good wishes that we're actually going to be the next president of the United States and that we'll have to work with the speaker.” StatesRunningNextHouseWishPresidentUnitedUnited StatesTrumpMembersAppreciateVoteSpeakersManhattanCongressmanCaucusGood Wishes Author:Kellyanne Conway
“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