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
It's going to be tougher and tougher to get the votes (in the House) if China doesn't quit threatening Taiwan.
Even $10 billion would be insufficient to begin fixing six years of Clinton-Gore neglect of armed forces,
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.
My flat tax proposal is still alive and well with the American people and it's on its way to becoming the law of the land before I retire from Congress,
This budget is right for America. It sends us in a new direction .... one that we can call 'fiscal responsibility,'
a concession, not an apology, that appeared to be a cold calculation designed to protect himself...
I don't think there will be time for another tax bill. We're talking about three or four months ... of finely tuned agreements, ... You don't just go back over the weekend and put it back together again. It's not realistic, it's simply not realistic.
If language is properly written with respect to instant checks at gun shows, I think I could support that.
the next election ahead of next year's security.
Microsoft is right to appeal this ruling, ... The government's case stands on the shifting sands of a rapidly changing marketplace. Their premise is quickly becoming antiquated. Dwelling on the past only prevents the development of new technologies that bring benefit to consumers.
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,
My own view is that it has a very slim chance of being scheduled on the floor,
On the other hand I have seen some brilliant judges come down on my side of the issue. It just happens that way. I am sure there is a further appeals process and I am sure that there will be other opportunities for judicial review,
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.