DeLay's House of Scandal & Illinois Republicans

From DCCC: DeLay's House of Scandal

Tom Delay has lead this House like a hammer. When it comes to record-high gas prices, the privatization of Social Security and bringing down the soaring cost health care, Delay always chooses his special interest friends over the interest of middle class families.

Illinois Republicans in the House are strongly attached to Tom Delay.

Dennis Hastert voted with Tom DeLay 100% of the time between Jan. 1 2004 and March 31 2005. Dennis Hastert voted to allow DeLay to continue serving as Leader even if he is indicted.

Mark Steven Kirk voted with Tom DeLay 91% of the time between Jan. 1 2004 and March 31 2005. When Democrats offered a solution to clean up the House by strengthening ethics rules, Mark Steven Kirk voted to make sure it never even came to an up or down vote.

Jerry Weller has taken $4,520 from Tom DeLay's ARMPAC. No surprise that Weller voted with Tom DeLay 93% of the time between Jan. 1 2004 and March 31 2005. When Democrats offered a solution to clean up the House by strengthening ethics rules, Jerry Weller voted to make sure it never even came to an up or down vote.

Judy Biggert has taken $1,764 from Tom DeLay's ARMPAC. No surprise that Biggert voted with Tom DeLay 92% of the time between Jan. 1 2004 and March 31 2005. When Democrats offered a solution to clean up the House by strengthening ethics rules, Judy Biggert voted to make sure it never even came to an up or down vote.

Timothy Johnson has taken $25,000 from Tom DeLay's ARMPAC. No surprise that Johnson voted with Tom DeLay 87% of the time between Jan. 1 2004 and March 31 2005. Timothy Johnson voted to weaken the ethics rules in a move that many say served only to protect Tom DeLay.

Donald Manzullo voted with Tom DeLay 92% of the time between Jan. 1 2004 and March 31 2005. Donald Manzullo voted to weaken the ethics rules in a move that many say served only to protect Tom DeLay.

Ray LaHood voted with Tom DeLay 92% of the time between Jan. 1 2004 and March 31 2005. Ray LaHood voted to weaken the ethics rules in a move that many say served only to protect Tom DeLay.

John Shimkus has taken $21,934 from Tom DeLay's ARMPAC. No surprise that Shimkus voted with Tom DeLay 90%% of the time between Jan. 1 2004 and March 31 2005. When Democrats offered a solution to clean up the House by strengthening ethics rules, John Shimkus voted to make sure it never even came to an up or down vote.

Henry Hyde voted with Tom DeLay 95% of the time between Jan. 1 2004 and March 31 2005. When Democrats offered a solution to clean up the House by strengthening ethics rules, Henry Hyde voted to make sure it never even came to an up or down vote.

How does Tom Delay and the Illinois Republicans hurt you?

To put it plainly, DeLay's Republican Congress doesn't care about you. Their major legislation appears to be little more than a quid pro quo with huge special interests -- with cynical indifference to the problems facing middle class Americans. As health care costs have continued to skyrocket, Republicans passed legislation that provided almost $140 billion in windfall profits for their donors in the pharmaceutical industry, while making it explicitly illegal for the federal government to bargain for lower prices and preventing ordinary seniors from importing FDA approved drugs from Canada at a lower cost. As millions of Americans lost their jobs in the Bush/ DeLay economy, House Republicans gave away billions in taxpayer money to special interests like Enron. As millions more Americans struggled to make ends meet, Republicans cut the right to overtime pay for countless workers.

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