Dick Armey
Dick Armey
Richard Keith "Dick" Armeyis an American politician. He is a former U.S. Representative from Texas' 26th congressional districtand House Majority Leader. He was one of the engineers of the "Republican Revolution" of the 1990s, in which Republicans were elected to majorities of both houses of Congress for the first time in four decades. Armey was one of the chief authors of the Contract with America. Armey is also an author and former economics professor. Since his retirement from Congress, he...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth7 July 1940
CountryUnited States of America
Low airfares are giving more people than ever access to affordable travel, ... Costly new regulations will only force airlines to raise fares and will ground travelers who can't afford higher rates.
Mister President, let's get together with our respective parties and ... get this bill moving, ... It's about enforcement.
We've bent over backwards to make this bill acceptable to the president, ... We also listened to the president and made some bothersome changes to the bill to accommodate his concerns.
a concession, not an apology, that appeared to be a cold calculation designed to protect himself...
It's going to be tougher and tougher to get the votes (in the House) if China doesn't quit threatening Taiwan.
There will be no question of the U.S.'s position on foreign policy,
It is with deep regret and sense of apology that I inform members we are unable to do further work this evening on legislative business.
It was a well run race. It was a race of enthusiasm and energy and commitment to principles to which we all have a good subscription. ... I feel that in the process I have been provided an even more keenly honed opportunity to learn and understand the needs and the interests of this majority.
Doing the wrong thing is worse than doing nothing, ... And Senator Daschle seems to be committed to doing nothing, unless he can get others to agree to do the wrong thing.
the next election ahead of next year's security.
Americans understand it is wrong to tax marriage, ... We will have to put it up on the floor next year and have a president who will sign it.
We're going to continue to insist we can do more, ... You have ample room for tax reductions that are larger.
Because the American people champion liberty, more people in the world live free today than at any time in history. Yet, there is more to be done and it is America who will lead the way.
The average family pays more in taxes than it spends on food, clothing, and shelter combined.