Word: speaker
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...California and Harold Hughes of Iowa. Because this was their first term, they were not accustomed to the quaint ways in which the Senate fails to conduct its business, and they felt frustrated. Saxbe, who knows how to exert power as a result of his experience as a speaker of the Ohio house of representatives, complained last summer that "anyone who thinks being a Senator is fun just hasn't had much." Cranston, equally irked at the sluggish pace, suggested to him: "Quit complaining; let's see what we can do about this...
...short grey-haired lady in a prim blue pillbox hat. She didn't really say anything different from any of the other tenants and she wasn't backed up by the rest of the Committee for the Elderly chanting or carrying signs but she was perhaps the only speaker who had sympathy from the entire audience when she asked the question that everyone would like answered, "When will we feel this rent relief...
...second proposal would give the Speaker of the House authority to choose chairmen from the entire membership of the majority. Since he is chosen by all members of his party, the theory goes, the Speaker would be sensitive to their needs and demands. Instead of the system of divided responsibility that now prevails, one man could be charged with leadership. In fact, this was the system used by the House until 1910, when Congressmen revolted against the autocratic rule of Speaker Joseph Cannon. Better 21 dukes than one monarch, opponents might well argue...
...politics-one that featured a candidate for Lieutenant Governor who broke into Spanish song. Senator Bob Byrd of West Virginia describing Senator Joe Montoya of New Mexico as "a pearl of great price in a chalice of silver." and Representative Carl Albert of Oklahoma promising that when he becomes Speaker of the House next year, New Mexico's Congressmen-if Democrats, which they are not now-would surely get committee assignments "that will enable them best to use their talents in the interests of your state...
...first and most frequent criticisms that Haack had to face as president of the Big Board was that, although he was a good public speaker and golfer, he lacked punch in his job. Associates wondered when the real Robert Haack would stand up. Now he has. Instead of making his speech as he usually does, without text or even notes, he says: "I wrote this speech myself, nine drafts of it. This wasn't a product of the public relations department. It was pure Haack. I knew it would offend some members, but I felt strongly." Haack admits that...