Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
Newton Leroy "Newt" Gingrichis an American political consultant, former politician, and historian. He represented Georgia's 6th congressional district as a Republican from 1979 until his resignation in 1999, and served as the 50th Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1995 to 1999. In 2012, Gingrich was a candidate for the Republican Party presidential nomination...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth17 June 1943
CityHarrisburg, PA
CountryUnited States of America
It is not my habit to answer questions posed to me when I am halfway out the door with my back turned ... The speaker and I continue to work as effectively as we have for the last four years.
Imagine a party that grew over the next four years as much as we've grown over the last four.
We thank the president for wishing to continue the dialogue on race last weekend, but frankly, there has been much talk on this issue and very little action of the sort which will dramatically change people's lives,
puts into question all of the Homeland Security and Northern Command planning for the last four years.
All they have left is to smear the speaker because they can't solve Medicare, they can't solve welfare and they can't balance the budget. This is the last pathetic thing they've got,
The last seven months have involved six months of diplomatic failure and one month of military success, ... The first days after military victory indicate the pattern of diplomatic failure is beginning once again and threatens to undo the effects of military victory.
I thought there would be 20 more no votes,
I think we prefer to go to instant check on an immediate basis and try to accelerate implementing instant checks so that you could literally check by thumb print whether there was a convicted felon with dangerous behavior or dangerous mental behavior. Instant check is a much better system than the Brady process.
I think a lot of our members resent the kind of muscle that the union bosses have brought into the Capitol,
It happened in America because for two generations, we haven't had the guts to talk about right and wrong,
I think this administration tends to have the right general policies but to be remarkably unwilling to look at how weak their instruments of implementation are. We threw away a year in Iraq because of our mistakes.
It is our historic destiny and fate, there is no other country big enough, complex enough or capable of providing leadership on a worldwide basis.
I wrote a book called 'To Renew America,' and I look up at a sign that says, 'Renewing America's Purpose,' ... I feel that they're building at what we did, and I feel actually, very comfortable with it.
We believe this is a bill that is going to get overwhelming support,