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...appointed majority whipSpeaker-designate Paul Thissen appointed State Rep. John Persell DFL-Bemidji, to serve as House majority whip. As majority whip, Persell will assist House Majority Leader Erin Murphy, DFL-St. Paul, with coordinating...
...increase equal to about a third of the size of the spending cuts. But when Boehner took that sweet deal to Cantor and House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy, they told him the caucus would balk. Over the weekend, Boehner shut down the grand-bargain...
...want bigger government and they want the American people to pay for it,'' said Rep. Tom DeLay, R-Texas, the House majority whip. ''Marriage is sacred, not taxable.'' Replaying last year's tax fight, President Clinton is threatening...
...we did certain things and we did it and it evaporated.'' The White House accused Republicans -- in particular House Majority Whip Tom DeLay of Texas -- of playing politics with the case and making ''wildly inaccurate statements.'' ''Tom...
...We're moving toward that magic number of 218 votes, and I think, in the end, we'll be able to pass it,'' House Majority Whip Tom DeLay of Texas, the chamber's third-ranking Republican , told ''Fox News Sunday.'' Advocates say the...
...override his veto of a bill to abolish the tax. "They had their chance. The American people wanted repeal," said House Majority Whip Tom DeLay, R-Texas. "Playing around with it so the Democrats can keep more money in Washington -- we're...
...barge industry worry about floods and other problems if the river ebbs and flows more naturally. "Make our day," House Majority Whip Tom DeLay, R-Texas, said when asked about Clinton's veto threat. "He loses Missouri to Bush." With no...
...are blowing in their favor, they are willing to stand and fight. "We are not giving in to this president," House Majority Whip Tom DeLay, R-Texas, said. "We'll stay here as long as it takes." Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott, R-Miss...
...education programs that provided new money for hiring teachers and school repair eagerly sought by the White House. House Majority Whip Tom DeLay, R-Texas, said OSHA's issuing of the rules "pretty well blows up everything" on the labor-health-education...
...ability to "reject the vote or votes" of electors if they find those votes have not been "regularly given." House Majority Whip Tom DeLay, R-Texas, circulated a memo last week outlining how an objection could be made and how the electors...