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
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.
a concession, not an apology, that appeared to be a cold calculation designed to protect himself...
You sit down as you're moving the bill through the process and you review the situation in light of the new numbers, ... And it would be our job to persuade the president.
There will be no question of the U.S.'s position on foreign policy,
This is an important issues that requires a much more dignified response from this Congress than what it is getting on the floor today,
This country, at this time, when our needs are so great, will not tolerate a do-nothing Senate. And he needs to get that message,
This budget is right for America. It sends us in a new direction .... one that we can call 'fiscal responsibility,'
This is a big deal, ... My wife and I sat in our home and we watched those young men get slaughtered on the streets of Mogadishu in the absence of a plan. It broke our heart.
Our guys began to realize the opportunity we had,
He's been so apologetic. He's been promising that this will never happen again.
Whatever happens, it will take years to repair the damage President Clinton has done to his office and his country,
stay focused on the singular question: Is taxing marriage appropriate?
My own view is that it has a very slim chance of being scheduled on the floor,
My vote will never go to commit any young man or woman to such a field until I personally am confident they have a chance of succeeding and a high degree of personal safety. It's a commitment to their parents and I hold it deep in my heart,