Lawmakers: Panel Can Handle DeLay Case

WASHINGTON - House ethics committee leaders, answering critics who questioned whether the panel's Republicans could impartially investigate their majority leader, Tom DeLay, said Friday the committee will make decisions "regardless of any political affiliations or personal relationships."



The statement by Chairman Joel Hefley, R-Colo., and senior Democrat Alan Mollohan of West Virginia was unusual, in that most of their statements announce a committee action.


Hefley and Mollohan have placed allegations that DeLay misused his office before the full, 10-member committee that is evenly divided by party. The two could have acted on their own to order a full investigation.


The committee has not yet decided whether to dismiss the allegations or appoint an investigative subcommittee to probe some or all of the allegations by freshman Democratic Chris Bell, D-Texas. Bell lost his primary after DeLay, also of Texas, engineered a redistricting plan that changed legislative boundaries.

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I thought this was a done deal?

gone after one of their own?

It would raise their credibility if there is an affirmative answer to that question.

Richard Clark, Paul O'Neil, Gen Shinseki, Sen Collins and every other repub who ever crossed them.

(I know that's not what you meant)

"What?, No I was not laughing..really you can trust us"

and I wish the Combover would resign immediately. He's also a walking ethics violation himself.

Hawkeye-X

they are still tallying calls

Republicans on the House Ethics Committee

Joel Hefley (CO-5) 202.225.4422
Doc Hastings (WA-4) 202.225.5816
Judy Biggert (IL-13)202.225.3515
Kenny Hulshof (MO-9)202.225.5712
Steven LaTourette (OH-14)202.225.5731

Democrats on the House Ethics Committee

Alan Mollohan (WV-1) 202.225.4172
Stephanie Tubb Jones (OH-11) 202.225.7032
Gene Green (TX-29) 202.225.1688
Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34)202.225.1766
Michael Doyle (PA-14) 202.225.2135