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 respect his opinion, but I don't respect his ability to count votes,
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There exists in Travis County so great a prejudice against me that I cannot obtain a fair and impartial trial,
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The recent nomination of John Roberts has spurred our country into a conversation about the court's role in our society,
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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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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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It's amazing the professionalism that I've noticed. The morale is up, ... They have a sense of accomplishment and they're feeling very good about the job that they're doing. They also understand how complicated this is in rebuilding a whole country from scratch.
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I think they would serve the nation better if they would just comment on what they see and what they know, rather than putting their own agenda forward as an expert.
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just another seedy attempt by the liberal media to embarrass me.
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we went to work and we were under the impression that he probably wasn't (going to indict), or he would have ... called me to testify before the grand jury. I have not testified before the grand jury to present my side of the case, and they indicted me.
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We have to remove the red tape so they can get these checks and start to rebuild their lives,
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We're close -- very close, ... Hopefully we'll have the bill tonight or tomorrow.
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We must not allow our president to be undermined by those who want his job,
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We will recover. And we will rebuild. And the Congress will work in a bipartisan fashion to see to it that the work ahead of us is done right.
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We will raise the Katrina disaster as the top priority for the House, but at the same time we have other work that we will be working on,