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DeLay, Tom |
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DeLay, Tom (Thomas Dale DeLay), 1947–, American politician, b. Laredo, Tex., grad. Univ. of Houston (B.S., 1970). A conservative Republican businessman, he entered politics (1979) as a Texas state legislator, serving until 1984, when he was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. He rose quickly in House Republican ranks, becoming majority whip in 1995, and gaining a reputation for his exceptional fund-raising abilities. When Rep. Dennis Hastert Hastert, Dennis (John Dennis "Denny" Hastert) (hăs`tərt), 1942–, U.S. congressman, Speaker of the U.S. ..... Click the link for more information. was elected Speaker in 1999, many saw DeLay, who aquired the nickname "the Hammer" because of his strong, sometimes unsubtle efforts to assure and enforce party control of the House, as the greater force among House Republicans. His political tactics, however, have also led to several admonishments from the House ethics committee. DeLay has been a leading voice for reduced Social Security and capital gains taxes, for the protection of business and free trade, and for deregulation in many areas of American life. He has also expressed opposition to gun control while leading attacks on various aspects of modern culture, indicting such perceived evils as birth control, evolutionary theory, and day care. During the Lewinsky scandal Lewinsky scandal (ləwĭn`skē) |
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D H 3 Wamp, Zach R H 6 Gordon, Barton D Texas H 2 Poe, Ted R H 10 McCaul, Michael R H 17 Edwards, Chet D H 22 DeLay, Tom R H 22 Lampson, Nicholas D H 28 Cuellar, Henry D H 32 Frost, Martin D H 32 Sessions, Pete R Utah S Hatch, Orrin G. Benjamin 59,500 (D-NE) Hoyer, Steny (D-MD) 33,500 Conrad, Kent (D-ND) 57,600 Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana (R-FL) 30,500 Stabenow, Debbie (D-MI) 57,407 Engel, Eliot (D-FL) 29,500 Talent, James (R-MO) 55,010 Cantor, Eric (R-VA) 26,500 Nelson, Bill (R-FL) 53,611 DeLay, Tom (R-TX) 26,000 Santorum, Rick (R-PA) 52,000 Crowley, Joseph (D-NY) 24,000 Lieberman, Joseph (D-CT) 49,500 Shaw, E. D H 3 Wamp, Zach R H 6 Gordon, Barton D Texas H 2 Poe, Ted R H 10 McCaul, Michael R H 17 Edwards, Chet D H 22 DeLay, Tom R H 22 Lampson, Nicholas D H 28 Cuellar, Henry D H 32 Frost, Martin D H 32 Sessions, Pete R Utah S Hatch, Orrin G. |
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