[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 6]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 7554]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


                        IN SUPPORT OF TOM DeLAY

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                            HON. TOM FEENEY

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, April 21, 2005

  Mr. FEENEY. Mr. Speaker, as a former Speaker of the Florida House 
where the ethics process was never partisan, I have been saddened and 
disappointed at some of the wild ethics charges made by billionaire 
socialists and repeated by Democratic Members.
  Let me say, there is no greater ethical sin by a Member, and no 
greater poison to our Congress, than to make false ethical charges 
against another Member for partisan gain.
  The Democratic leadership has created a fog machine to attack Tom 
DeLay. They claim that the Democratic fog blown at the Leader is smoke; 
and insist that where there is smoke there must be a fire.
  For three months Democratic leaders, while smearing our Leader, have 
instructed their 5 members of the Ethics Committee to kill the ethics 
process.
  Yesterday, Chairman Hastings offered to hear allegations against the 
Leader. The Democratic attack machine refused, pandering to billionaire 
socialists who are organizing this attack not just on Tom DeLay, but 
the U.S. House itself.
  Democrats realize their liberal agenda cannot give them a majority in 
this House. Realizing they cannot rule the U.S. House of 
Representatives, Democrats are determined to ruin it.

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