If there's a fire in Ninth, Tenth, or Eleventh Street, for example, any hour of the day or night, I'm usually there . . . . If a family is burned out I don't ask them whether they are Republicans or Democrats and I don't refer them to the Charity Organization Society, which would investigate their case in a month or two and would decide they were worthy of help about the time they are dead from starvation. I just get [a place to live] for them, buy clothes for them . . . and fix them up till they get things runnin' again."
Answer:
Their political loyalty
Explanation:
George Washington Plunkitt was a politician known for his membership and a leader of the Tammany Hall political organization. He was also known for his time and exploits at the New York state legislatures. In his Series of Very Plain Talks on Very Practical Politics, George Washington Plunkitt specifically made the above statement in the hope to get the political loyalty of people.
<em />In the House, the majority party does everything except select the minority party leader. The minority party is responsible for selecting their own party leader. The majority party appoints committee chairpersons and members, decides on the size of the committees as well as sets the agenda for major legislation. If the majority party does not think a piece of legislation is important, it will not go before the house to be debated and voted on. The majority party is incredibly powerful and is virtually able to control the House.
Answer:
sponsored the unsuccessful Lodge Bill.
Explanation:
"In the Senate, he sponsored the unsuccessful Lodge Bill, which sought to protect the voting rights of African Americans. He supported the Spanish–American War and called for the annexation of the Philippines after the war."
