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
aggression allow compensate congress dollar single
This Congress will never allow a single dollar to be used to compensate the perpetrators of international aggression,
legal
I didn't know they did this legal activity,
coast paying prices
Americans from coast to coast are paying escalating prices for gasoline, and something must be done.
delay evidence grand indict jury notice
for a new grand jury to indict DeLay on a day's notice suggests the evidence of his participation is convincing.
package
I see the president's package as the floor, not the ceiling.
censure certainty failed great resolution
I can tell you with great certainty that a censure resolution would have failed in the House,
frivolous majority
This is a frivolous indictment, ... I think it will be over and over very soon. I will go back to be majority leader.
judiciary lawyers ought
My lawyers tell me that this is so frivolous, so over the top, so embarrassing to the judiciary that we ought to be able to get it out of here quickly,
daughter employed wife
My wife and daughter have any right, just like any other American, to be employed and be compensated for their employment,
collected knew
lawfully collected from individuals who knew what they were contributing to.
agenda comment forward nation putting rather serve
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.
descend house
The House would descend into 'Lord of the Flies.'
less looking programs wholesale
These are not wholesale cuts. They are reforms, looking at entitlement programs and how we can make them better for less money,
advisory elected five four managerial name officials raise
I had no fiduciary responsibility. I had no managerial responsibility. I and four other elected officials were on an advisory board. I went to five fundraisers, ... They did use my name to raise money, but that was the extent. So, I didn't know what they were doing.