We want to encourage him to do the right thing and bring it to the floor for a vote, ... (Hastert) has had the opportunity to do it twice before and has not for different reasons. It's been five years and everyone is tired of waiting.
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Women in New Jersey and across the country should be very proud of Rep. Rothman for leading this bipartisan effort to provide commonsense, compassionate care to rape survivors in the emergency room. When it comes to solving serious problems like unintended pregnancy, Americans want answers from their elected officials, not silence. I stand proudly with Congressman Rothman in calling on Speaker Hastert to allow a vote on his legislation without further delays.
With competing ambitions, Hastert is very aware of the tensions developing that he is going to have to deal with, ... Folks are looking to see if they can get into leadership.
That prompted some Democrats to call on House Speaker Dennis Hastert to denounce ... unethical threats, ... The Republicans should allow baseball to remain as it is, an American pastime loved by millions, regardless of their political beliefs.
Is it the leadership of the House Is it Hastert Is it DeLay
With all due respect to Speaker Hastert, trying to eliminate the IRS by adopting a national retail sales tax is a very dumb idea.
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.
I toured the area this morning with (House Speaker) Dennis Hastert, ... Corn is about what you'd expect. You peel one husk, and there are maybe four or five kernels. You peel another, and there is no ear at all. You peel a third, and maybe two-thirds of the kernels are there. We'll have a better handle on what the yields are once harvest gets underway.
Hastert has an ally there who knows how to win a battle in the minority. If you're there for him, he's there for you.
Hastert said he'd given the White House control over the negotiations with Norwood. I've given them carte blanche to do that, ... We need to get a bill the president can sign and we're working with the president to try to find that place.
Since then Mr. Hastert and his fellow GOP leaders have skillfully used their narrow majority to win an amazing number of close votes without having to negotiate much with Democrats. But gradually the fear of losing their majority has also begun leading them to behave more and more like the big-spending Democrats they unseated. Holding the majority used to be viewed as a means to an end--the end being promoting freedom and limited government, ... Now, holding the majority seems to be an end in itself--holding onto power for the sake of holding onto power.
Everybody understands that Hastert is the right person to do this at this particular point in history. It's unfortunate for him that the circumstances are so very difficult.
Ms. Backus said that comment was based on news reports and the general tone of an initial statement released by the office of Mr. Hastert, Republican of Illinois. It said that America must not cower ... want us to wave the white flag of surrender.
House Majority Leader Boehner is obviously setting the exact opposite tone that Speaker (Dennis) Hastert had set a few weeks earlier.