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
Who knows, we may even go to Thanksgiving,
attempt embarrass liberal media
just another seedy attempt by the liberal media to embarrass me.
ability count respect
I respect his opinion, but I don't respect his ability to count votes,
criticism critics-and-criticism happen judge judicial naturally open perkins remains system
I think that the judicial system should not be open to the kind of criticism that would naturally happen if Judge Perkins remains on the case,
choice fellow man needs people provide reach
We have people in need and we are going to have to provide for those needs. We have no choice. Our fellow man needs us. We have to reach out and do what we can.
concern hope job
Well, I hope so. I can do my job with or without the title. That doesn't concern me.
hope success
We hope many other congressmen would see this as a success and will want to do this in their own districts, and that' s how we hope to get this around the country,
grand impression indicted jury present side testify work
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,
bill close hopefully tonight
We're close -- very close, ... Hopefully we'll have the bill tonight or tomorrow.
allow president
We must not allow our president to be undermined by those who want his job,
ahead bipartisan congress fashion work
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.
disaster katrina priority raise time top work
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,
agreed breaking leadership taken
We don't have an agreed agenda. Breaking up our leadership has taken its toll.