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Popular with conservatives, Gingrich is a television commentator and the author of nineteen books including 11 fiction and non-fiction [[New York Times]] best-sellers.
Popular with conservatives, Gingrich is a television commentator and the author of nineteen books including 11 fiction and non-fiction [[New York Times]] best-sellers.
Under his leadership, Congress passed [[welfare]], passed the first [[balanced budget]] in a generation, and passed the first tax cut in sixteen years. In addition, the Congress restored funding to strengthen defense and intelligence capabilities, an action later lauded by the bipartisan [[9/11]] Commission.
Under his leadership, Congress passed [[welfare]] reform, passed the first [[balanced budget]] in a generation, and passed the first tax cut in sixteen years. In addition, the Congress restored funding to strengthen defense and intelligence capabilities, an action later lauded by the bipartisan [[9/11]] Commission.
Gingrich's congressional career ended in 1998 when he resigned from Congress after poor showings from Republicans in the midterm elections and being investigated by the House ethics panel:
Gingrich's congressional career ended in 1998 when he resigned from Congress after poor showings from Republicans in the midterm elections and being investigated by the House ethics panel: