"What companies that you know of would be interested in tort reform in Texas with asbestos problems that might support TRMPAC?" one DeLay fundraiser wrote in a memo prospecting for donors to the Texans for a Republican Majority Political Action Committee (TRMPAC).
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Other TRMPAC fundraising memos mention that Texas racetrack owners needed state permission for video gambling, that banks wanted new Texas home-lending rules and that energy firms wanted less regulation.
Federal law and congressional ethics rules prohibit government officials from connecting political donations to their official actions. DeLay was admonished last year by the House's ethics committee for creating the appearance of connecting energy industry donations with federal legislation.
DeLay spokesman Dan Allen said Monday, "These memos already have been covered in the press and the conclusions being reached are speculative and unsubstantiated. The contention being pushed is unfairly vague."
Ah, so his spokesman is saying 1) This isn't new lawbreaking, this stuff has already been covered, so it should presumably be ignored, and 2) the contentions are "unfairly vague."
Here's the more specific version: HE BROKE THE LAW. LOTS OF TIMES.