Dennis Hastert
Dennis Hastert
John Dennis "Denny" Hastertis a former politician from Illinois, the 51st Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1999 to 2007, and an admitted serial child molester. He represented Illinois's 14th congressional district in the House for twenty years, 1987 to 2007. He is the longest-serving Republican Speaker of the House in history. In 2015, Hastert pleaded guilty to federal criminal charges of structuring financial transactions to conceal payments to an individual whom he had sexually abused...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth2 January 1942
CityAurora, IL
CountryUnited States of America
advocating that the city be abandoned or relocated.
This involved some long, hard work, but we got a good bipartisan effort to make this bill work,
There may be some things we think will make the bill better, ... It certainly will be in consultation with the White House. But, you know, the president set the limit and I think that's what we're going to work for.
This is the key that opens us up to negotiate
You start out with pick a few good simple things to get done, build trust, build that bipartisan feeling if you can,
This is an eye-opening experience, ... I think all members of Congress should come here.
This is no time to pick a leader who is weak on the war and wrong on taxes. George W. Bush is a strong leader with the right vision for America,
This is one of the toughest, most complex pieces of legislation that we've tried to put together in our lifetime,
Oil and gas companies are enjoying record profits. That is fine. This is America,
As a fiscal conservative, I cannot support a base closing that does not provide taxpayer savings,
Back in 1935, there were 42 workers for every retiree. Today, in regards to Social Security, we only have 3 workers for every retiree.
The United States of America is prosperous and free. But storm clouds gather on our horizon. Our national security is challenged by the continued malfeasance of Saddam Hussein. Our economic security is challenged by a growing worldwide recession. Our future is bedeviled by too many schools that perform poorly and by a Social Security system in need of reform,
This Congress is serious about doing everything we can to help local, state and federal officials respond to this crisis,
This bill lets our nation fight back by renewing important provisions that allow information sharing among government agencies and increased penalties for those who commit terrorist crimes. It strikes the right balance between protecting lives and liberty,