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With DeLay in the Spotlight, Republicans Feeling the Heat
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| Last Edited | ArmyDem Mar 16, 2005 01:38pm |
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| Media | Website - Yahoo News |
| News Date | Wednesday, March 16, 2005 07:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Wed Mar 16, 7:55 AM ET
By Mary Curtius and Richard Simon Times Staff Writers
WASHINGTON — This should be a time to savor for House Majority Leader Tom DeLay of Texas.
Republicans dominate Washington, a political achievement that DeLay — with his hardball tactics, consummate fundraising skills and emphasis on party discipline — played a key role in securing. And the conservative agenda the GOP is pushing reflects his passionate belief in lower taxes and less government regulation.
And yet, growing questions about his ethics and his associations have put DeLay on the defensive. He has been forced, most recently on Tuesday, to reassure jittery Republicans that he remains more of a political asset to them than a liability.
Democrats and congressional watchdog groups have seized on a steady drip of questions about DeLay's actions, and those of some of his political associates, as evidence of what they say is a breakdown in ethics oversight in the Republican-controlled House. They have portrayed DeLay as being at the center of the decay in the system.
Republicans acknowledge that they are feeling the heat.
"We all wish there were not news stories about Tom DeLay, but there are," said Rep. Zach Wamp (news, bio, voting record) (R-Tenn.). "He is a tough character. Like him or not, everyone needs to recognize how tough and durable he is. I wouldn't bet against him. But there's no question that it's something we all wish would go away, and over time, it probably will." |
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