Archive for the ‘The House’ Category

Congressman Cantor Commended for his Leadership

April 3, 2012 | Posted by Eric Cantor

Legislator Cantor
By The Hill Editors
April 3, 2012

The majority leader in the House has a lot of responsibilities, most notably the scheduling of legislation for votes.

But recently House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) has also been crafting high-profile bills.

Earlier this year he reworked a Democratic measure that sought to ban insider trading … Read More

House launches new website to make legislation more transparent

January 19, 2012 | Posted by Eric Cantor

By Debbie Siegelbaum
The Hill
January 17, 2012

The House has launched a new website offering public access to legislation under consideration as part of an ongoing effort to increase transparency.

The Committee on House Administration announced Tuesday it had recently adopted electronic posting standards directing the clerk of the House to develop a centralized website … Read More

Obama’s Nemesis: A visit with Rep. Eric Cantor

August 9, 2011 | Posted by Eric Cantor

National Review
By Robert Costa

Across the rotunda, sen. Harry Reid, a 71-year-old Democrat, is grumbling about Rep. Eric Cantor, the House majority leader. The previous evening, Cantor, a boyish Virginia Republican, flustered President Obama during debt-limit negotiations at the White House. Reid repays this horror with a tongue-lashing, calling Cantor “childish” from the … Read More