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“We believe Reed deserves the edge for several reasons: his strong record of leadership as a minority-party legislator; his solid relationships with state lawmakers; and his clear-eyed, pragmatic vision of Atlanta's future.”

Bookman gets it right about Kasim Reed (Blog for Democracy) 2009

Led by ranking minority-party member John L. Mica (Fla.), Republicans on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee recently issued a report by that name, criticizing the management of real estate and other assets by agencies including the General Services Administration, Coast Guard, Army Corps of Engineers and Federal Emergency Management Agency.

Republicans criticize government's management of real estate holdings Jonathan O'Connell 2010

John Boehner promises to give the minority more power in the House, report Naftali Bendavid and Patrick O'Connor: On Wednesday the new speaker of the House of Representatives plans to offer a package of rule changes that, he says, will give minority-party members more of a say and decentralize power.

Wonkbook: Bill Daley as CoS?; House will vote on HCR repeal Jan. 12th; a very long day for filibuster reform Ezra Klein 2011

With a 40-votes-to-continue-debate rule, the minority party would have to keep most or all of their membership in attendance throughout – if the number of minority-party senators present at any point fell below 40, a cloture vote would succeed – while the majority party would only need to keep enough senators present to pad out the minority number to reach quorum.

Matthew Yglesias » Mark Schmitt on the Filibuster 2010

Led by ranking minority-party member John L. Mica (Fla.), Republicans on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee recently issued a report by that name, criticizing the management of real estate and other assets by agencies including the General Services Administration, Coast Guard, Army Corps of Engineers and Federal Emergency Management Agency.

Republicans criticize government's management of real estate holdings Jonathan O'Connell 2010

House, Republican John Boehner, said he will offer a package of rule changes to give minority-party members more say.

What's News 2011

There has not been a minority-party House member who has voted for a budget resolution conference report since 2001, after the massive fight in 2002 between the D-held Senate and R-held House that resulted in no budget resolution being passed that year (for only the second time since the implementation of the Budget Act).

Budget Update: House Passes Final, Final Budget 2010

You wouldn't know it to look at the homepage for the Republican rebranding effort National Council for a New America, spearheaded by House Minority Whip Eric Cantor (R-Va.), but CQ reports that the GOP's 2009 effort to stave off minority-party status has been "suspended" indefinitely.

Republican Rebranding Effort 'Suspended' 2010

They will gain seniority as the minority-party members on congressional committees and will carry a louder voice among the Democratic House contingent.

Black, Hispanic Caucus Members Gain Clout Gary Fields 2010

The council, she says, also needs to confirm Republican Mital Gandhi to the board's minority-party seat.

DeMorning DeBonis: July 28, 2010 2010