Sentence examples for majority speaker from inspiring English sources

WHEN IT MIGHT BE RESOLVED In Indianapolis, Brian Bosma, the majority speaker of the House, gave legislators a long weekend, saying business would not resume in the chamber until Monday.

WASHINGTON — After three years of cajoling, finessing and occasionally strong-arming his fitful conservative majority, Speaker John A. Boehner waved the white flag on Wednesday, surrendering to demands from his right flank that he tie money to keep the government open after Sept. 30 to stripping President Obama's health care law of any financing.

The true Republican majority, speakers said, existed out there in the nation.

"They see a world where it's Mitch McConnell" — as Senate Majority Leader — "Speaker Cantor, a Republican President, and then Paul Ryan can do whatever he wants to do.

They met Representative James E. Clyburn of South Carolina, the House whip; Representative Rahm Emanuel of Illinois, chairman of the Democratic Caucus; Representative Steny H. Hoyer of Maryland, House majority leader; Speaker Nancy Pelosi of California; and Senator Harry Reid of Nevada, Senate majority leader.

After spending two years marooned between the will of his loud and fractious members and the Democratic Senate majority, the speaker is trying to assert control, and many members seem to be offering support.

Democrats enjoy a 50 to 30 majority, and Speaker Joseph J. Roberts Jr.'s decision to fast-track the repeal legislation indicated he knew it had enough support in his chamber, legislators said.

For nearly two decades, Elaine Bloom has been a fixture in the Florida House of Representatives, an outspoken Democrat who has served at various times as deputy majority leader, speaker pro tem and chairwoman of the health and tourism committees.

Majority of speaker recognition systems do not include suprasegmentals.

It passed the Senate, where Democrats were then in the majority, but Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) never brought it up for a vote in the House.

The President, Senate Majority Leader, Speaker of the House, Secretary of Education, Secretary of Homeland Security, Mayor of New York and many other prominent political leaders support the DREAM Act.