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Richard Keith Armey (/ ˈ ɑːr m i /; born July 7, 1940) is an American economist and politician. He was a U.S. Representative from Texas's 26th congressional district (1985–2003) and House Majority Leader (1995–2003).
Jun 7, 2024 · One who did manage to stay within the boundaries he set for himself was former House Majority Leader Dick Armey (R-Texas). First elected in 1984, he quickly became the kind of conservative leader many Republicans had long prayed would come upon the scene.
Oct 3, 2002 · Armey's unpredictability nearly cost him his job in July 1997, when he convinced a group of young GOP revolutionaries in the House that he would support a coup against...
Aug 31, 2010 · Dick Armey, the former University of North Texas economics professor, U.S. House majority leader and hired-gun Washington lobbyist, now serves as the chairman of Freedom Works, a nonprofit that...
Nov 3, 2010 · NPR's Michele Norris talks to former Republican House Majority Leader Dick Armey. Armey was one of the architects of the Republican takeover of Congress in the 1990s -- a political movement...
Oct 17, 2003 · 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...
Sep 25, 2009 · A frustrated economics professor before becoming a Gingrich lieutenant and House majority leader, Dick Armey seemed to have reinvented himself for the last time when he abruptly quit Congress in...
Nov 15, 2010 · Dick Armey, who helped build the Tea Party wave, has been operating like a shadow majority leader.
Jan 7, 2022 · Armey was the right leader at the right time to challenge radical social spending policies and to oversee the national legislation in response to 9/11 and the Global War on Terror.
Sep 9, 2010 · Former U.S. House Majority Leader Dick Armey is chair of the conservative group FreedomWorks, and he's the co-author of the book "Give Us Liberty: A Tea Party Manifesto."Dick Armey, it's...