The Republicans have put together serious detailed counter-proposals when we have objected to this administration's agenda. And so, I want to tell the President and remind him again, we're not voting no for political expediency. We've got our principles, and we're going to stand up and defend those.

" Shortly after the 2010 midterm elections Cantor met privately with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu just before Netanyahu was to meet with US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. He is also one of the three founding members of the GOP Young Guns Program. Jones former Congressman from Georgia who had played "Cooter Davenport" in the TV Series The Dukes of Hazzard.

Representative for Virginia's 7th congressional district serving since 2001. He previously served as House Minority Whip from 2009 to 2011.