Honorable Dennis J. Hastert
United States Representative, Illinois, Republican
Representative Hastert, of the Fourteenth District of Illinois, was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1986. He was a member of the Illinois Senate from 1980 to 1986. He has served as Speaker of the House since 1998. The following is from the November 22, 2003, House floor debate on the conference report on H.R. 1, the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act. In this legislative arena, there are times when things come together. There are times of great opportunity. And there is a time for change. This, indeed, is one of those times for that…
