Co-sponsors of the legislation include Republican leaders Richard Armey and Tom DeLay, and Democratic leaders Richard Gephardt and David Bonior.

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House Majority Leader Richard Armey, R-Texas, saw the vote as a reversal of 60 years of leftward drift in Congress.

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According to the Forbes article, Mandell was successful in his endeavors and had the support of a board of directors that included Former House Majority Leader Richard K. Armey, L. Paul Bremer III, former presidential envoy to Iraq, and former Senator Larry L. Pressler.

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