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  Amid Party Struggles, House Republicans Say They Won't Move to Fill [TX Rep] DeLay Post
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News DateWednesday, December 7, 2005 06:00:00 PM UTC0:0
DescriptionBy CARL HULSE
Published: December 7, 2005

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 - Senior House Republicans said Tuesday that they saw no need to rush party leadership elections to replace Representative Tom DeLay while he contests criminal charges in Texas.

But a leader of House conservatives, Representative Mike Pence of Indiana, said restless lawmakers could seek changes if the party's legislative agenda veered off course in coming days.

"I'm not calling for leadership elections," Mr. Pence, the chairman of the Republican Study Committee, said. "But I suspect in hearing from members that much will depend on the progress we make in putting our fiscal house in order in December."

Mr. DeLay, the Texan who was forced to step aside as majority leader after his criminal indictment, had sought to have all the charges thrown out, allowing him to regain his post while quelling rumblings of new leadership contests next month. But on Monday, a state judge in Texas upheld two of the counts for trial while dismissing one.

Representative Roy Blunt of Missouri, who took over as leader in Mr. DeLay's absence, said the Congressional calendar still provided an opportunity for Mr. DeLay to take care of the campaign-related money laundering charges either through dismissal or acquittal at trial before the House returned in late January.

"I believe Mr. DeLay's situation will be resolved by then, and I believe it will be resolved to his satisfaction," Mr. Blunt said, adding that such a result would eliminate any need to consider permanent changes in the leadership team.
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