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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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.
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Since then, a massive Chinese missile and military build-up across the Taiwan Straits has served as a constant threat, ... Waiting for the next shoe to fall would be a very costly mistake.
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He is trying to pull the legal equivalent of a 'do-over' since he knows very well that the charges he brought against me last week are totally manufactured and illegitimate. This is an abomination of justice,
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I'm sure I'm going to see much more of you.
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,
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no basis in the facts or the law.
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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.
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They have tried to create a circus that would prevent us from bringing to senior citizens the prescription drug coverage they've clamored for,
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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.
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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.
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.
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I know you want to write the story that the members are afraid of this issue. Far be it from the fact.
challenge job president stay town
I just challenge the president to stay in town and get the job done,