House beyond Gingrich's control

Chicago Sun-Times | September 15, 1997| | Copyright

WASHINGTON A strange tableau unfolded Tuesday night as the House of Representatives defeated proposal after proposal supported by 60 percent to 82 percent of the majority Republicans. The Democratic minority coalesced with a combination of Republican moderates and appropriators (members of the Appropriations Committee) to take control of the House floor.

"We have a Republican majority but not a conservative majority," House GOP Leader Dick Armey told me. The defeated amendments were offered by the same Republican back-benchers who a month ago staged a failed coup against party leaders, whom ...

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