When the 104th Congress opened on 4 January, Senator Bob Dole (R-KS) became Senate majority leader and Representative Newt Gingrich (R-GA) was elected House Speaker. A bill to end Congress’s exemption from federal labour laws, first in a series of measures in Republicans’ ‘Contract With America,’ cleared Congress on 17 January.
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Citation: Richert, Lucas Paul. "Republican Party takes majority in House of Representatives". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 November 2008 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=5741, accessed 26 November 2024.]
