Echoes of the 1994 Midterms in 2022 with Steve Kornacki
Why Is This Happening? The Chris Hayes Podcast
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The Transfer of Power in the House
There's a transfer of power in the house in 1987 when Swintippo Neil retires. And Jim Wright from Texas becomes the new speaker. He wanted to be a much more active and singular force in negotiations with then the Reagan administration, excuse me, the Senate. This is where he got the idea from I remember the Medicare Part C vote. Tom DeLay did this by the way for Republicans.
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