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Tip O'Neill Quotes

1912–1994 United States

Thomas Phillip "Tip" O'Neill, Jr. (December 9, 1912 – January 5, 1994) was an American politician who served in the House of Representatives for 34 years. He was the Speaker of the House from 1977 until his retirement in 1987, making him the second longest-serving Speaker in U.S. history after Sam Rayburn.

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Today I promise you that I will speak gavel fairly, firmly, and with responsibility. Always respecting the rules and the presidents of this house.

My personal opinion is this: You deliberately stood in that well before an empty House, and challenged these people, and you challenged their Americanism, and it's the lowest thing that I've seen in my 32 years in Congress.

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Tip O'Neill (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.