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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The analysis provided the commission by the department of defense about the national homeland security value of the base was seriously flawed.
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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.
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There is no question that these democratically elected governments, asking collectively to increase the economic security of those countries, could make it a national security vote if we turn our backs on them,
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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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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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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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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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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.
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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.
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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.