It's a tough time my friends. We need to make sacrifices to ensure our troops have the tools they need in order to get the job done. This budget will help us win the War on Terror.

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On June 1 2006 Hastert became the longest-serving Republican Speaker of the House in history surpassing the record previously held by fellow Illinoisan Joe Cannon who held the post from November 1903 to March 1911. 0%


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He is the longest-serving Republican Speaker in history. He represented Illinois's 14th congressional district for twenty years 1987 to 2007. Instead he resigned his seat mid-session and became a lobbyist.