Which of LBJ's fellow representatives were less active than him in the House?
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The real work of both the House and the Senate occurs in the committee rooms and hallways; the speeches made on the floor are mere public posturing, primarily meant to influence public opinion of the legislation, not members' opinions.
Lyndon Johnson was a master of what came to be called The Full Lyndon; a subtle combination of threats, promises, tears and bluster that when exercised behind the scenes was instrumental in garnering the critical extra vote or two that would result in legislation passing instead of not. One of the perks that Johnson was able to disperse was the right to move or second a motion, or speak to it. As the Representative for first a safe Congressional District, and then a safe Democrat state, Johnson had no need to posture publicly, which provided him with additional perks he could dispense as part of the Full Lyndon.
I counter that the Representative's and Senators who feel compelled to posture publicly on legislation are the least effective at influencing the back-room machinations that really weld legislative compromise (at least prior to about 1990), because they are consuming the publicly visible goodies rather than dispensing them.
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