'Numbers Don't Add Up' on Social Security, Says Cantorbr The Christian Science Monitor - St. Regis Hotelbr Eric Ivan Cantor is the U.S. Representative for Virginia's 7th congressional district, serving since 2001. A member of the Republican Party, he became House Majority Leader when the 112th Congress convened on January 3, 2011. This program was recorded in collaboration with the Christian Science Monitor, on September 8, 2011.