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
confront man option path safe threat
There is no negotiating with a man like this, ... There is no safe path to accommodate his ambitions. Our only responsible option was to confront this threat before more Americans die. He must be removed from power.
hope passed senate
What the Senate passed is a nationalized system; what we hope to pass is a federalized system.
against cannot county exists fair great impartial obtain prejudice
There exists in Travis County so great a prejudice against me that I cannot obtain a fair and impartial trial,
believe district ellis jim pursuing ronnie tom vindictive works
We believe that Ronnie Earle is a politically vindictive district attorney, ... He's pursuing Jim Ellis because he works for Tom DeLay.
balance dime means raise saying security social spend
We're saying 'no, Mr. President,' ... No means no, we're not going to spend a dime out of Social Security and we're not going to raise taxes, but we are going to balance the budget.
absorb choice families sustain
We have no choice, ... This is a crisis. We can sustain this as long as we need to, to get them back with their families or absorb them into the community.
felony intent
with the intent that a felony be committed.
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.
checks rebuild red remove start tape
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.