So, I say, Mr. Speaker, God bless you and keep you for many years not only for this body but for the United States of America and the free world.

I did so because I agree with so many here today, that he is the beloved Speaker of all the people of the United States.

And, like many of you here present, I hold as the highlight of all, the occasion of my first meeting with the honorable Speaker of the House.

I pay my personal tribute to Sam Rayburn, stalwart Texan and great American, not only because today he establishes a record of having served as Speaker of the House of Representatives more than twice as long as Henry Clay, but because of the contributions he has made to the welfare of the people of the Nation during his almost half century of service as a Member of Congress.

On September 16, Sam Rayburn will have served as Speaker twice as long as any predecessor and I am proud to join with others in marking this date, and in expressing my esteem for that notable American, Sam Rayburn.

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to a great newspaper, the New York Times, on the occasion of a major change in its top executive command.

I should like at this time, Mr. Speaker, to pay warm tribute to Arthur Hays Sulzberger and Charles Merz on the occasion of their retirement from distinguished careers in American journalism.

Mr. Speaker, in my latest newsletter to my constituents I urged the imposition of a naval blockade of Cuba as the only effective method of preventing continued Soviet armaments from coming into the Western Hemisphere in violation of the Monroe Doctrine.

As the Speaker was about to rise to put the question, Cromwell whispered to Harrison, " Now is the time ; I must do it.

" Mr. Speaker, among all the people of the universe, I know none who have shown so much zeal for the liberty of their country, as the English, at this time, have done.

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The office was established in 1789 by Article I, Section 2 of the United States Constitution, which states in part, " The House of Representatives shall choose their Speaker ..." The current speaker is John Boehner, a Republican who represents Ohio's 8th congressional district.

President Bush acknowledged this by beginning his speech with the words, " Tonight, I have a high privilege and distinct honor of my own — as the first President to begin the State of the Union message with these words: Madam Speaker ".

I can now authoritatively inform the House that Brutopia is a fictional country which appears in several Donald Duck stories ... Labor drawing inspiration for its economic analysis from a Donald Duck magazine, Mr Speaker!

President Bush acknowledged this by beginning his speech with the words, " Tonight, I have a high privilege and distinct honor of my own – as the first President to begin the State of the Union message with these words: Madam Speaker ".

I was Speaker Coordinator but had tremendous help from Lindsay staffer Judith Crichton.

THX's I / S Plus Systems include an AV Receiver + Speaker Bundle and are certified to fill a small home theater or dorm room where the viewing distance from the screen is.

Consultant, Steve Jaffe, “ I love Dick Gregory ; he is one of the funniest people on the planet .” They spoke of how Gregory had made a comment on Dr. King ’ s birthday that broke everyone into laughter, when he noted that the President made Speaker Newt Gingrich ride “ in the back of the plane ,” on an Air Force One trip overseas.

" commanded the Speaker to leave the Chair, and told them they had sat long enough, unless they had done more good, crying out You are no longer a Parliament, I say you are no Parliament.

" I ,..., affirm that in my office as Speaker I will to the best of my ability defend the rights of the people, Parliament and the government of Finland according to the Constitution.

" In criticizing Newt Gingrich for secretly having an affair with a staffer while Gingrich, as House Speaker, was simultaneously impeaching President Bill Clinton for lying under oath about his affair with White House intern Monica Lewinsky, DeLay said, " I don ’ t think that Newt could set a high moral standard, a high moral tone, during that moment .... You can ’ t do that if you ’ re keeping secrets about your own adulterous affairs.

MPs who are not selected may be chosen to ask a supplementary question if they " catch the eye " of the Speaker, which is done by standing and sitting immediately before the prime minister gives an answer.

The first formal question on the Order Paper, posed by simply saying " Number one, Mr. Speaker ", is usually to ask the prime minister " if he will list his engagements for the day ".

At the start of a typical Question Period, the Speaker recognizes the Leader of the Opposition to ask the lead question.

Parties are only allowed to ask a predetermined number of questions based on the size of their caucus, and must ask their questions in a specific order, predetermined by their party leadership for that day on a list given to the Speaker.

The immediate past Speaker, Harry Jenkins, was the first Speaker to ask that " The Hon.

If the Speaker feels that the division is unnecessary, he may first ask those who support his determination of the voice vote to rise, and then ask those who oppose the opinion to rise.

But if his decision is once again disputed, the Lord Speaker may again ask the question.

# Calling the roll: The Speaker may ask the Clerk to call the roll of members, as in the Senate.

The member is allowed to ask a supplementary question, with the permission of the Speaker, after the reply is obtained from the Minister concerned.

However, if a Member seeks to ask a question urgently and cannot wait for the duration of the notice period, then the member can do so provided it is accepted by the Speaker.

This situation caused New Democratic Party MP Pat Martin, a member of the Commons Ethics Committee, to move later that afternoon that the Committee ask the Speaker of the House of Commons to issue a " Speaker's Warrant ", an instrument which had not been used in Canada since 1913, so that Schreiber could be released from the Toronto jail where he was being held.

The Conservatives and Liberal Unionists put forward Sir Matthew White Ridley, a well-respected MP who had many years of experience, and hoped for a unanimous election as the previous Speaker had been a Liberal.

He was appointed Speaker of the House in 1988 and, in 1992, he was reappointed to the post with a unanimous vote.

Elected for his fifth term in 2004, he was the unanimous choice of MPs to be re-elected Speaker for the next parliament.

Shortly after the election some pundits suggested scenarios in which another Democrat considered to be less partisan, such as Frank Buck of Dowelltown in Middle Tennessee, could have been elected Speaker if he could get the unanimous support of the Republican minority and the help of a few dissident Democrats from the eastern two-thirds of the state.

The Board's approval could be given only on a unanimous vote of its three members, who were representatives of New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, New York State Senate Majority Leader Joseph Bruno, and Pataki.

Child became Speaker on 11 February 1986 as the unanimous nominee of the ALP, and was not opposed by the Liberal Opposition.

The appointments were criticized by Republicans, including the House Speaker John Boehner, as unconstitutional and " a brazen attempt to undercut the role of the Senate to advise and consent the executive branch on appointments ", according to The New York Times.

In a statement to Parliament on 3 December, Michael Martin Speaker of the House of Commons, responsible for the security of the Palace of Westminster, stated that, although the police undertaking the search had neither presented a search warrant nor given ( what Martin said was ) the requisite advice that such a warrant was necessary, the search of the Parliamentary office had been undertaken with express written consent from the Serjeant at Arms, who had signed a consent form without consulting the Clerk of the House.

The Speaker pro tempore is primarily a ceremonial position ; by long-standing tradition, the Speaker pro tempore presides over the House during its consideration of local and consent bills.

During 1994 debates regarding the age of consent in the House of Commons, Fairbairn was called to order by the Speaker after starting a description of the mechanics of sodomy.