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And even though tip oneill had a majority of democrats in the house, there were always 40 or 50, sometimes 60 members of the Democratic Party that were conservatives who would frequently side with the minority. So tip oneill didnt always control his own delegation. Thank you, ray smock. And now, heres tip oneill from 1985, on the opening day of the 99th congress. The 114th Congress Gavels in mr. Doorkeeper. The house of representatives, speaker tip oneill. [applause] the speaker, my colleagues, and guest of the house, it has been traditional with a few notable exceptions since the founding of ...

Mr. Speaker, my colleagues, and guest of the house, it has been traditional with a few notable exceptions since the founding of this institution for the vanquished to present to the house the victor, and i consider it a high privilege to condition continue in that privilege. May i make a few observations of my own . [laughter] may i express my profound thanks and appreciation to our republican conference for again honoring me and my family with their nomination for speaker of the house of representatives. [applause] unfortunately, mr. Speaker, as your president ial nominee well knows, its one ...

He is the highestranking officer of the opposite party and therefore the spokesman for the other party, visavis the president. The speakers also have at various times had great power to bring legislation to the floor. That is handled by other committees, but with the speakers sayso. They control the agenda. The Majority Party controls the agenda and the speaker has the final authority. What qualities do you think make for a successful speaker . The best speakers through history have been those who have tried to find a way to be problem solvers, to be compromisers, to work with president s of t...

I want to get right to it. A new bombshell report reporting how close iran is to al qaeda. New documents obtained. They now reveal the support for al qaeda. The documents and words show the availability for training and a safe haven for terrorists. During all of that time, the president has been negotiating a deal that would allow iran to build new. Former cia covert operations mike baker is here. Mike i get the distinct feeling that we are not being told the whole truth about iran or isis. Part of the problem is, yes i agree we are not being told the full extent of the negotiations and lack o...

Backfire on retailers . That and more for nightly Business Report for friday, september 13th. Good evening everyone. On this friday the 13th investors werent superstitious about buying stocks. The major averages were up. The dow wrapped up the best week since january and the s p 500 had the biggest weekly gain in months. September is historically the worst year of the month for stocks but not this time. Looking at the score card at this Half Way Point for the month, the dow and s p are up by 3 or more, but that could change depending on the outcome of crucial decisions in washington over the n...