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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attempted to browbeat and coerce' the second grand jury to change its decision not to indict DeLay so there would be no public record of a rejection.
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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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The president's refusal to admit that he lied under oath perpetuates and compounds the untruths he formulated in the Paula Jones deposition and continued during his grand jury testimony,
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for a new grand jury to indict DeLay on a day's notice suggests the evidence of his participation is convincing.
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What's happening here is the president is desperate to spend more money, ... Late Edition.
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I've seen some of the devastation first hand and I know they have a long road ahead of them and helping to facilitate that effort is the House's No. 1 priority for the foreseeable future,
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It would be such a disaster ... I think what you see is a combination of gratitude and prudence.
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I see the president's package as the floor, not the ceiling.
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is going to be very hard to defeat.
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I understand there may be an opportunity for the Amendment on another bill, like energy, and you know we will do whatever we can to help... Thanks for all you've done.
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Earle and his staff engaged in an extraordinarily irregular and desperate attempt to contrive a viable charge
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Especially in light of the debate over Judge Roberts' confirmation, all Americans should look closely at the issue of judicial activism and to make their voices heard.
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People that just throw numbers out, not knowing what they're talking about, I think it's pretty irresponsible.
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People are too quick to give up their responsibility and duty as congressmen to other people, ... We are more than capable of looking at it.