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 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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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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lawfully collected from individuals who knew what they were contributing to.
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Under no circumstances will I vote to spend one penny of the Social Security trust fund on anything but Social Security,
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Rio Bend is now a reality and so are the hopes of 48 kids who for too long have been denied the basic physical and emotional necessities that all children need,
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I get to continue my partnership with the speaker,
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if we spent less time ducking responsibility and more time welcoming it.
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He vetoed the foreign aid bill because he wanted to increase foreign aid by 30 percent, and he wanted to take it out of the Social Security surplus,
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He is trying to pull the legal equivalent of a 'do-over' since he knows very well that the charges he brought against me last week are totally manufactured and illegitimate. This is an abomination of justice,
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Whatever it takes we will do to help the victims.
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There is no greater American in my mind, at least today, than Bob Livingston because he understood what this debate was all about. It was about honor and decency and integrity and the truth,
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There is no fat left to cut in the federal budget.
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What I heard was what most of us already knew, ... I'm sure the report will give the details substantiating what we've all already known, that basically security is not something that can be 100 percent.
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Our members want us to continue, the speaker wants us to continue to negotiate, and so does the Senate, so we're going to continue to negotiate and see if we can get a bill in December,