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
bill building creates drives economic economy engine good highway thousands
My earmarks are pretty important to building an economy in that region, ... What's good about the highway bill ... is it creates hundreds of thousands of jobs. It is an economic engine that drives the economy.
attack borrow economy pay
It is right to borrow to pay for it, ... But it is not right to attack the very economy that will pay for it.
attack economy people providing taxing tent
You can't attack the economy by taxing the people that are in this tent providing jobs.
sure
I'm sure I'm going to see much more of you.
accomplish amazing believe democrats hate since stand
I know when you stand up for what you believe in, this kind of thing is going to happen, ... It's part of the fight. I know Democrats hate me and they hate what I believe in and they hate the amazing things we've been able to accomplish ever since we've been in the majority.
biggest command position problem
The biggest problem we are having right now is command and control, who is in charge, who is making decisions, who is in position for leadership,
basis facts
no basis in the facts or the law.
balance budgets embarked goes journey mythical spending wave
The administration has embarked on a journey to Shangri-La, a mythical place where spending goes up ... and where budgets magically balance with a wave of the hand.
bringing circus citizens coverage create prevent senior tried
They have tried to create a circus that would prevent us from bringing to senior citizens the prescription drug coverage they've clamored for,
compromise days delicate good ought package sign start stuff weeks
This is a very delicate package, ... Any part that you start unraveling, it will take days if not weeks to put back together. ... There is a lot of good stuff in this package. It is a compromise package and he ought to sign it.
defend highway
I'm not here to defend the highway bill.
airport aside creating lean personally run security sort toward worry
I lean toward federalizing airport security but it's how you do it. I personally feel that a non-profit organization or corporation of some sort (could be) set aside to run security in the airports. I worry about creating another federalized bureaucracy.
airport aside creating lean personally run security sort toward worry
I lean toward federalizing airport security but it's how you do it, ... I personally feel that a non-profit organization or corporation of some sort (could be) set aside to run security in the airports. I worry about creating another federalized bureaucracy.
afraid far members
I know you want to write the story that the members are afraid of this issue. Far be it from the fact.