claim: "there never really was a 'hastert rule.' "
author: dennis hastert
evidence_1: oct 3, 2013 ... there's been a lot said in recent days about the so-called hastert rule. it is cited  as the main reason why house speaker john boehner won't ...
evidence_2: the hastert rule, also known as the "majority of the majority" rule, is an informal  governing principle used in the united states by republican speakers of the  house of representatives since the mid-1990s to maintain their speakerships  and limit the power of the ... later that year, hastert said, "the hastert rule never  really existed.
evidence_3: oct 3, 2013 ... as we have noted repeatedly, there are enough votes in the u.s. house of  representatives to pass immigration reform with a path to ...
evidence_4: jun 14, 2013 ... memo to conservatives: there is no `hastert rule' ... i believe this will actually  strengthen the hands of our republican leadership by fostering a ...
evidence_5: oct 3, 2013 ... former house speaker dennis hastert says the famous — or infamous — rule  that bears his name doesn't actually exist. “there really wasn't a ...