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Eric Ivan Cantor (born June 6, 1963) is an American lawyer and former politician who represented Virginia's 7th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 2001 to 2014. A Republican , Cantor served as House Minority Whip from 2009 to 2011, and as House Majority Leader from 2011 to 2014.
The Petraeus scandal is a series of events that garnered strong media attention when an extramarital affair between retired four-star general and then-Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) David Petraeus and Paula Broadwell became public information. Petraeus had chosen Broadwell to be his official biographer.
House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R, VA) said he should resign, opining: "The last thing we need is to be immersed in discussion about Congressman Weiner and his Twitter activities." [ 41 ] House Democrats who called for him to resign on June 8 included Representatives Allyson Schwartz (PA), Mike Ross (AR), Mike Michaud (ME), Niki Tsongas (MA ...
Then-House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va., gave the measure a major leadership push after he heard the case of a young Leesburg girl afflicted with the disease and decided to name the ...
Alex Wong/Getty ImagesEric Cantor stepped down from his No. 2 position in the Republican-controlled House of Representatives in August. By Arnab Sen Former House Majority Leader Eric Cantor will ...
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In November 2010, Boehner, along with Minority Whip Eric Cantor, called for the cancellation of an exhibit in the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery after he learned that it featured a video by David Wojnarowicz, A Fire in My Belly, that contained an image of a crucifix with ants crawling on it. Boehner spokesman Kevin Smith said ...
Eric Cantor: Virginia: House: House Republican Whip [69] April 24 Kay Bailey Hutchison: Texas: Senate [70] May 1 Pete Hoekstra: Michigan: House [71] May 7 Richard Shelby: Alabama: Senate [72] May 15 Chris Lee: New York: House: Later resigned due to sex scandal, seat won in special election by Democrat Kathy Hochul [73] May 22 David Vitter ...