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 brought this matter -- which I discovered on my own -- to the attention of the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct to alert the chairman and ranking member,
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orchestrate a conspiracy to intimidate members of Congress by using their past lives.
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This is a very delicate package, ... Any part that you start unraveling, it will take days if not weeks to put back together. ... There is a lot of good stuff in this package. It is a compromise package and he ought to sign it.
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medical research predicated on the destruction of human embryos.
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Make no mistake, this $10.5 billion is initial relief,
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A country founded on freedom should not maintain a tax code that arbitrarily places an extra burden on husbands and wives,
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advising the speaker and the leadership. I worked the votes, did it all.
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They may not understand the rules, which are confusing, but I don't know of any member that has intentionally tried to break the House rules or circumvent them.
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Some say it takes a village to raise a child, but it takes a village idiot to raise taxes on working families.
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This is a direct assault on U.S. House of Representatives, and don't be under any illusions that this is a partisan affair because according to reports, allies of the president are investigating members of both sides of the aisle.
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It raises the level of emptiness that you feel for the loss of a good friend,
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I would suggest to Senator Daschle that he put aside his party's planned fund-raising trip and take up the serious business of this country.
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Especially in light of the debate over Judge Roberts' confirmation, all Americans should look closely at the issue of judicial activism and to make their voices heard.
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If you raise the taxes on these people, you might not have the jobs to provide, so the tax cuts are incredibly important.