Word: speaker
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...House speaker justifies his crusade on the grounds that taxpayers shouldn't have to "subsidize something that [tells] them how to think." And, of course, don't forget that PBS is the epitome of what Gingrich absolutely-deplores: "the liberal media...
Gingrich, newly anointed Speaker of the House and slayer of the Old Order, was naturally pleased by this adulation, but also somewhat shaken. True, he had presumed to plan months before the Nov. 8 election exactly how he would lead the Republican House that begins its work this week. But he hadn't planned on having strangers paw at his garments, nor on the intense public and press interest in his every casual utterance, nor on the spectacle of the President scrambling to pull himself aboard the Republican tax-cut bandwagon. Gingrich, who classifies most experiences as either neat...
...after theRepublicans took charge in both housesof Congress, President Clinton and GOP leaders met to look for ways to cooperate in the coming legislative season. Speaker Newt Gingrich characterized the White House session as "a very, very positive meeting overall" and warned reporters "not to rush off and immediately try to find some way to get a catfight started." For his part, Clinton said he would be glad to sign the first piece of legislation now racing through Congress: one that will force the body to obey the same rules that apply to private businesses. "My job is to work...
...grueling 14-hour opening day that ended after midnight, House Speaker Newt Gingrich rammed through a series of changes designed to overhaul how the lower chamber does business. Highlights: committee staffs were slashed by a third; a cap of eight years was established on the term of any speaker (committee chairs will be limited to six years); a requirement for a three-fifths vote to raise income tax rates was passed and legislation to make Congress obey anti-discrimination and other laws was given an enthusiastic thumbs up. The chamber also voted 431-0 to keep all committee meetings open...
...political drag-race is shaping up on the Info Highway. House Speaker Newt Gingrich today unveiled a system called "Thomas" (for Thomas Jefferson), which will provide online denizens easy access to congressional legislation. The system already has full texts of bills from the last Congress; by the end of the month, the Library of Congress will start to upload all new bills. The announcement by Gingrich follows President Clinton and Veep Al Gore's recent unveiling of aWhite House "web site"that provides access to information from many federal agencies. SaysTIME Science writer Philip Elmer-DeWitt"Al Gore and Clinton...