Tom DeLay
Tom DeLay
Thomas Dale DeLayis a former member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Texas's 22nd congressional district from 1985 until 2006. He was Republican PartyHouse Majority Leader from 2003–05...
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth8 April 1947
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I have the facts, the law, and the truth on my side -- just as I have against every false allegation my opponents have flung at me over the last 10 years,
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Until we begin to discover the national values that for centuries have allowed us to rise above our natures and act as civilized men and women, our country will continue to suffer the steady deterioration in standards that disturbs us all.
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This is about having a voluntary program to allow senior citizens to choose the right program for them, it's having big government out of the solution, and seniors and their families in the solution,
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The vast majority of Americans believe 40 cents of every dollar they send here is wasted,
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I believe that if you commit perjury under oath and you suborn perjury and you obstruct justice, then you ought to be impeached, ... Meet the Press.
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I just remind the members of this House that we have now almost a trillion dollars left in the budget to do more tax relief for the American people, and you know what? We're coming back,
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These intimidation efforts amount to a direct assault on the United States House of Representatives,
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Kofi Annan's kangaroo court...a clear and present danger to the war on terrorism and Americans fighting it all over the world.
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Nothing is more important in the face of a war than cutting taxes.
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If Israel falls to the terrorists, the entire free world will tremble. To forsake Israel now would be tantamount to forsaking Great Britain in 1940. It is unthinkable, and it is unthinkable because the world wants to know if we believe freedom is worth fighting for.
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It is in the national interest that CAFTA passes. It is good for our national security in supporting these fledgling democracies at our back door. It is good for our effort against illegal immigration. It is good for our economy,
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Let me be very, very clear, ... I have done nothing wrong. I have violated no law, no regulation, no rule of the House. I have done nothing unlawful, unethical or, I might add, unprecedented.