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...Tip was quite self-sufficient when it came to making important decisions," Chadwick said. "Not that he didn't consult other members--he did. But he wasn't as dependent upon others' input as many before and after him had been. He was very proud to be the first Democratic speaker in Massachusetts. We knew that if Tip wanted to move forward in politics, he had the capability...
...Neill effectively used the caucus and committee meetings to push through Democratic legislation and to solidify the strongly independent Democratics in the State Legislature. "Democrats were vigorously independent in those days," recalls State Rep. Michael Feeney. "Tip brought them together and held intact a small House majority. To put it mildly, he encouraged Democrats to get involved in committee work. He strongly believed in frequently holding caucuses where Democrats would debate their positions, rather than on the floor of the House...
...recollection, Feeney continued, Tip held a majority on all major questions during his speakership. He didn't lose a single vote...
...memory, every House committee chairman was subjected to a secret yes-or-no vote. Though all of the chairmen retained their posts, they were encouraged to become more responsive to party positions through the knowledge that they must submit to a party vote periodically and could be deposed. Tip O'Neill sponsored the secret vote rule, realizing that many members would not want to stand up and be publicly counted against the powerful chairmen...
Assuming his new responsibilities with an unshakeable vigor, Tip O'Neill has eloquently led House Democrats in barrage after barrage on President Nixon's Economic Report and impoundment of funds: "I find the President's Economic Report deficient on both humanitarian and economic grounds. It is obviously a blueprint for repetition of the economic witches' brew which featured the first two years of the Nixon Administration. That unhappy era was characterized by what economists had previously felt was unattainable: soaring prices and escalating unemployment at the same time...