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Whip (politics) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Government Chief Whip in the House of Commons is assisted by the Deputy Chief Whip, Whips, and Assistant Whips. The other senior government Whips are also given offices in the Government, usually in Her Majesty's Household: the Deputy Chief Whip as Treasurer of HM (Her Majesty's) Household, the next two Whips are Comptroller of HM Household and Vice-Chamberlain of HM Household, and the remaining Whips are Lords Commissioners of the Treasury. The Government Chief Whip is usually appointed Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms, while the Deputy Chief Whip is usually appointed Captain of the Queen's Bodyguard of the Yeomen of the Guard. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Majority_Whip   (1116 words)

Boston.com / News / Local / R.I. / House Democrats oust Menard as majority whip   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08) House Democrats ousted Rep. Rene Menard from his leadership post on Wednesday, signaling support for the current House speaker, whose leadership is being challenged by Menard and others. House members are expected to caucus again after the November election to elect a new majority leader and majority whip. The majority whip's task is to ensure that members of the party attend and vote as the party leadership desires. www.boston.com /news/local/rhode_island/articles/2004/08/25/house_democrats_to_caucus_over_leadership_team_issues?mode=PF   (512 words)

GOP.gov - Blunt Names Conaway Assistant Majority Whip   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08) House Majority Whip Roy Blunt (Mo.) today announced his selection of Texas Congressman-elect Mike Conaway to be an Assistant Whip for the 109th Congress, which commences in January. Assistant Whips are responsible for helping the Majority Whip and the Chief Deputy Majority Whip find the votes necessary to pass critical legislation. The Majority Whip is the third-ranking member of the House leadership, behind the Speaker and the Majority Leader. www.gop.gov /item-news.asp?docId=60161   (297 words)

Majority Whip of the United States House of R... - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Majority Whip of the United States House of R... We don't have an article called "Majority Whip of the United States House of R..." Search for "Majority Whip of the United States House of R..." in... en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Majority_Whip_of_the_United_States_House_of_R...   (65 words)

USATODAY.com - Blunt known for effective, low-key approach   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08) WASHINGTON (AP) — Easygoing with an affable grin, House Majority Whip Roy Blunt is known for a low-key approach that builds compromise — the opposite of Rep. Tom DeLay, whom he will temporarily replace as majority leader. Since the Missouri Republican took over the Majority Whip post from DeLay in 2003, he has built a solid record of marshaling the votes needed to pass even the most controversial legislation sought by the White House. Blunt was one of four dozen assistant whips when DeLay's chief deputy, Rep. Dennis Hastert of Illinois, became speaker in a GOP leadership shake-up. www.usatoday.com /news/washington/2005-09-28-DeLay-blunt_x.htm   (622 words)

Congress Online Project -- Congress Online Gold Mouse Awards - Leadership   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08) He possesses the authority to control the actions on the House floor and to steer the legislative agenda of the majority and of the House. The Majority Whip is responsible for ensuring Member support on key legislation to the party agenda, and his office produces the schedules and information critical for knowing which bills will be considered on the House floor and when they will be considered. The Speaker of the House is the authority in the House of Representatives. www.congressonlineproject.org /leadership2002.html   (2140 words)

delacom3 We are calling for an investigation into whether House Majority Whip DeLay has contravened or is continuing to contravene standards of Congressional conduct prohibiting linkages between campaign contributions and official activities, either in the case described in the Washington Post, or other possible instances. House Majority Whip Tom DeLay's brother, Randy DeLay, is a registered foreign lobbyist. One case involved the majority whip's support last spring of the proposed $5.4 billion acquisition -- since approved -- of the Southern Pacific railroad by the Union Pacific Railroad. www.congressproject.org /ethics/delacom3.html   (2059 words)

House Majority Whip Exerts Influence by Way of K Street House Majority Whip Roy Blunt (R-Mo.), the man one step behind Tom DeLay (R-Tex.) in the Republican leadership, has built a political machine of his own that extends from Missouri deep into Washington's K Street lobbying community. House Majority Whip Roy Blunt has turned a once ad hoc relationship with lobbyists into a formal arrangement. Blunt, 55, was handpicked by DeLay in 1999 to become chief deputy whip and then assumed the majority whip's post in 2003 after DeLay became majority leader. www.washingtonpost.com /wp-dyn/content/article/2005/05/16/AR2005051601334.html?nav=rss_technology/techpolicy   (496 words)

Washingtonpost.com: House Whip Wields Fund-Raising Clout With the House up for grabs in the 2000 election, DeLay's prodigious fund-raising ability makes him the key figure in the battle by Republicans to keep their majority just as it has established him as the House's most powerful figure, eclipsing both Speaker J. Dennis Hastert (R-Ill.) and Majority Leader Richard K. Armey (R-Tex.). House GOP Conference Chairman John A. Boehner (Ohio) had been the official liaison with business interests, and after his defeat DeLay took over his duties, organizing K Street on his own terms -- he calls it "a mirror whip operation" -- in order to pass legislation. What DeLay controlled was his whip operation and his K Street allies, and those were the soldiers he enlisted to implement the first part of his 2000 strategy, which he named the Retain Our Majority Program, or ROMP. www.washingtonpost.com /wp-srv/politics/campaigns/keyraces2000/stories/delay101899.htm   (3029 words)

Reynolds accepts position in House leadership The Whip organization is the formal structure set up in the House to organize and increase the vote for Republican initiatives such as the Balanced Budget Amendment to the Constitution and tax relief for working families. The Whip organization serves under the leadership of House Majority Whip Tom DeLay and Chief Deputy Whip Roy Blunt, R-MO, and is comprised of 19 Deputy Whips, followed by 47 Assistant Whips. The Whip organization played a critical role during the last Congress in passing Welfare Reform, tax relief for families and the first balanced budget in a generation. www.house.gov /reynolds/jan28.htm   (467 words)

Office of the Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer Congressman Hoyer was unanimously elected Whip in November 2002. The Whip is the second ranking position among House Democrats and is charged with key responsibilities such as mobilizing the party vote and coordinating strategy within the Caucus. Formerly the Chair of the 39-member Congressional Black Caucus (1997-98), Rep. Waters has held the influential leadership position of Chief Deputy Whip of the Democratic Party since the 106th Congress and was recently named Co-Chair of the powerful House Democratic Steering Committee... democraticwhip.house.gov   (235 words)

About House Majority Whip Roy Blunt came to the United States House of Representatives in 1997 with a background as a public servant, university president and administrator. Blunt, who became Majority Whip earlier in his career than any Member of Congress in the last seven decades, was reelected to a second term as Whip in November 2004. As Whip, the third highest job in the House, Congressman Blunt is responsible for corralling the votes necessary to complete the Republican agenda. www.blunt.house.gov /About.aspx?Section=5   (477 words)

CNN.com - House GOP moves quickly to fill leadership post - Sep 28, 2005 Roy Blunt, R-Missouri, the House Majority Whip and third highest-ranking Republican in the chamber, was elected temporary majority leader and will oversee most of DeLay's administrative and management duties, including the scheduling of votes and floor debates. When DeLay was elected majority leader after the November 2002 elections, Blunt was elected by his Republican colleagues to succeed DeLay as majority whip after serving only three terms in Congress. Cantor easily won the race and shortly after the election was named chief deputy majority whip, bypassing more senior members for the post. www.cnn.com /2005/POLITICS/09/28/blunt.dreier   (571 words)

Untitled Document   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08) The House GOP kept their promise today to find the money to increase funding for fire protection grants, House Majority Whip Brian Palmer announced. The House Education Committee today approved legislation sponsored by House Majority Whip Brian Palmer that establishes a defined contribution retirement system for all school employees hired after July 1, 2006. House Majority Whip Brian Palmer today announced that students do not have to complete 40 hours of voluntary community service to qualify for a Michigan Merit Award Scholarship. www.gophouse.com /Members/PALMER/main/palmer_main.htm   (519 words)

LEXIS®-NEXIS® Academic Universe - Document DeLay nudged his deputy and assistant whips to contribute to the campaigns of 10 Republican incumbents who were in danger of losing their re-election races. The term "whip" was first used in the British Parliament and was derived from the fox hunt, where a person called the whipper-in kept hounds in a pack. The majority whip is the third-ranking member of the House leadership, responsible for knowing the whereabouts of party members, knowing how they will vote on specific issues and lobbying them to support the party position. www.csulb.edu /~astevens/posc424/files/delay.htm   (2695 words)

CNN.com - Armey won't endorse anyone in brewing House leader's race - December 16, 2001 WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Though House Majority Whip Tom DeLay is "a good, able guy," House Majority Leader Dick Armey said Sunday that he will not endorse DeLay, or anyone else, in the race to succeed him as leader of the House Republicans when he retires next year. But asked about comments from some GOP lawmakers that DeLay, nicknamed "the Hammer" for his work in the whip's post, may not present the right image for the Republicans as majority leader, Armey said the criticism was not fair. As whip, DeLay is No. 3 in the House Republican hierarchy, behind House Speaker Dennis Hastert and Armey. archives.cnn.com /2001/ALLPOLITICS/12/16/house.leader   (304 words)

Congressional Institute - House Republican Leadership Positions   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08) The Majority Whip is assisted by a network of Members assigned to count votes and "whip" or convince their colleagues into supporting their party's legislative position. The House Republican Conference is the organizational vehicle for all Republican Members of the House and their staff. The House Republican Conference has a Chairman who directs day-to-day operations of the Conference office and staff and is assisted by an elected Vice-Chairman and a Secretary. www.conginst.org /congressleaders/house-rep.html   (257 words)

Whip post contender drops bid The whip is a party’s chief vote-counter and arm-twister and ranks just behind the speaker and the majority leader. Blunt announced his candidacy for the post immediately after House Majority Leader Dick Armey of Texas said in December he would retire after the 2002 elections. Armey’s retirement opened the door for DeLay to succeed him as majority leader in January 2003 - assuming Republicans retain control of the House. www.showmenews.com /2002/Feb/20020228News018.asp   (215 words)

Welcome to The American Presidency The House and Senate cannot possibly deal with this many matters, so over the years they have arrived at a system that divides the labor among smaller groups, called standing committees, with each group focusing on a specific set of issues. The Speaker is assisted by the House majority leader, who, in turn, is assisted by the House majority whip. All three are elected to their posts by a simple majority (at least one more than half) of all the members of the majority party. ap.grolier.com /article?assetid=a2030380-h&templatename=/article/artic...   (3183 words)

nbc6.net - News - Harris Named Assistant Majority Whip In Congress House Majority Whip-Elect Roy Blunt, R-Mo., announced the selection during Harris' freshman orientation in Washington. The district includes all of Hardee, DeSoto and Sarasota counties, a majority of Manatee County and a portion of Charlotte County. Unlike higher leadership offices, Harris did not have to be elected by the party conference to her role, and it is not an official House post. www.nbc6.net /news/1824756/detail.html   (380 words)

HoustonChronicle.com - Dec. 19: Personal skills, powerful allies keep DeLay at top As Congress and the White House begin crafting plans to overhaul Social Security, the tax code and immigration, DeLay will be at the critical center of those negotiations, advancing the principles of the party's core conservative base. They are mindful that, had it not been for the resulting six-seat increase in the Texas GOP House delegation, the party would have suffered a net loss of House seats in the November election, Bush's popularity notwithstanding. As the only remaining member of the GOP leadership team that took control of the House in 1995 — he served eight years as House whip before becoming majority leader two years ago — DeLay stands out as the leader with the most loyal followers. www.chron.com /cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/nation/2953276   (1965 words)

m a j o r i t y w h i p : : ROY BLUNT   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08) *The Whip Notice is distributed the Friday prior to the specific week that it details and is not updated on a daily basis. The Office of the Majority Leader has announced the following updates to the November/December House Calendar: The House will be in recess Monday, November 21st through Friday, December 2nd. Members and staff are advised that votes are expected the week of December 5th, and that first votes may occur as early as 6:30 p.m. majoritywhip.house.gov   (235 words)

House GOP leaders blink   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08) The deal is a major win for the conservative Republican Study Committee (RSC) and signaled a rare concession from powerful GOP leaders. Pence and his conservative allies initially demanded a two-thirds vote of the House be required to waive rules for legislation that violated the budget. Kirk said reform would be initially implemented as a standing order of the House, something that has the power of a rule, and formally made a part of the House rules at a later date. thehill.com /thehill/export/TheHill/News/Frontpage/031705/gop.html   (929 words)

Majority Whip of the United States House of Represent... - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08) Majority Whip of the United States House of Represent... We don't have an article called "Majority Whip of the United States House of Represent..." Search for "Majority Whip of the United States House of Represent..." in... encyclozine.com /Majority_Whip_of_the_United_States_House_of_Represent...   (65 words)

Online NewsHour -- @ the Capitol: Granger Appointed Assistant Majority Whip She was on her way to a Republican Whip meeting as one of the newest members of the GOP leadership. Her duties as an Assistant Majority Whip are to find out the positions and interests several assigned members. Tom Delay, the Republican Whip, who is also from Texas, praised Granger as a new asset in the GOP leadership. www.pbs.org /newshour/@capitol/granger/whip_3-5.html   (692 words)

Roy Blunt started on a Missouri dairy farm, but is now farming votes as House majority whip=The Hill.com=   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08) Roy Blunt, the House majority whip, is one who knows what it takes to win. The velvet cased hammer that his predecessor, House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-Texas), gave Blunt when he began his new job last November was appropriate. Roseann, from whom the chief whip is now divorced, said Roy was not sure; if he won, he’d have to give up teaching. www.hillnews.com /news/093003/blunt.aspx   (2104 words)

Member Page He is currently serving his first term in the Arizona House of Representatives. He was first elected to the Arizona State Senate in 1982 and has held the positions of Democratic Whip and Democratic Assistant Leader. Currently Representative Rios is serving in the Arizona House of Representatives as House Democratic Minority Whip and is also presently employed as a juvenile and family counselor. www.azleg.state.az.us /MembersPage.asp?Member_ID=50   (247 words)

U.S. Rep Tom DeLay’s Alleged Link to Russian Lobbyists Under Scrutiny - NEWS - MOSNEWS.COM   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08) A six-day trip to Moscow in 1997 by then House Majority Whip Tom DeLay (Texas) was underwritten by business interests lobbying in support of the Russian government, according to four people with firsthand knowledge of the trip arrangements, the New York Times and Washington Post reported Tuesday. House members bear some responsibility to ensure that the sponsors for their travel are not masquerading for registered lobbyists or foreign government interests, U.S. legal experts say. Aides to DeLay, who is now the House majority leader, said that despite the presence during the trip of the two registered lobbyists, DeLay thought the nonprofit organization —- the National Center for Public Policy Research —- was funding the trip on its own. www.mosnews.com /news/2005/04/06/delayruslink.shtml   (744 words)

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