Dick Armey

Richard Keith "Dick" Armey is an American economist and politician. He was a U.S. Representative from Texas's and House Majority Leader . He was one of the engineers of the "Republican Revolution" of the 1990s, in which Republicans were elected to majorities of both houses of Congress for the first time in four decades. Wikipedia*

On the C-SPAN Networks:
Dick Armey has 1,018 videos in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first appearance was a 1985 House Proceeding. The year with the most videos was 1995 with 139 videos. The year with the highest average number of views per program was 2009 with an average of 5,707 views per program. Most appearances with Newt Gingrich (83), Thomas DeLay (55), Dennis Hastert (52). Most common tags: Federal Budget, Republican Party, Tax Policy.

Appearances by Title:c. January 1, 2003 - Present Senior Policy Adviser, DLA Piper


Videos: 1 c. July 22, 2004 - Present Co-Chair, Board of Directors, Citizens for a Sound Economy


Videos: 3

Previously

U.S. Representative, R-TX 26th January 3, 1985 - January 3, 2003 Videos: 992 Chair, Board of Directors, Citizens for a Sound Economy c. January 1, 2006 - December 31, 2012 Videos: 14 Co-Chair, Board of Directors, Citizens for a Sound Economy c. December 31, 2003 - c. July 22, 2004 Videos: 3

Recent Appearances

  • <em>Leader</em>

    Leader

    Former House Majority Leader Dick Armey (R-TX) talked about what went on behind-the-scenes during his time in Congress and th…

  • Government Spending

    Government Spending

    Former House Majority Leader Dick Armey and Grover Norquist talked about government spending, deficit reduction and tax polic…

  • Tea Party Movement and the 112th Congress

    Tea Party Movement and the 112th Congress

    Dick Armey talked about 2010 election results, what it means for the future of the Republican Party, and how it compares to t…

  • 2010 Midterm Post-Election Analysis

    2010 Midterm Post-Election Analysis

    Policy analysts, former and current members of Congress, and others participated in a day-long forum on the previous day’s mi…

  • Examining the Tea Party Panel

    Examining the Tea Party Panel

    A panel discussion was held on the “Tea Party.” The participants presented their thoughts the party’s supporters, what they s…

  • <em>Give Us Liberty: A Tea Party Manifesto</em>

    Give Us Liberty: A Tea Party Manifesto

    Former Majority Leader Dick Armey talked from New York City about the rise, political impact, and the future of the Tea Party…

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Past Elections

Ideology data is based on DW-NOMINATE statistics developed by Keith Poole and Howard Rosenthal. More information can be found at Voteview .

Historic election results compiled from data found on FEC.gov

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