Tom DeLay Quotes (285 Quotes)

The House would descend into 'Lord of the Flies.'

We all know what this is about. The quicker it's over the better.

The Republican majority is moving forward in a positive way.

The administration has embarked on a journey to Shangri-La, a mythical place where spending goes up ... and where budgets magically balance with a wave of the hand.

There were mistakes made by everybody involved, ... There were decisions that needed to be made that weren't made, and we shouldn't be dwelling on that issue.

Those that seek the American dream must follow American laws, ... I applaud the president for addressing this difficult and complex issue but have heartfelt reservations about allowing illegal immigrants into a U. S. guest worker program that seems to reward illegal behavior.

If the president out of desperate politics and wants to pull a political stunt in shutting down the government, he will have to face the American people.

I respect his opinion, but I don't respect his ability to count votes,

It was obtained from a magistrate at seven o'clock at night, ... It didn't even go to the federal judge that understands the case, and it was obtained to arrest Elian as an illegal alien ... that's just a lie.

We have a war to fight, we have a region to rebuild, a budget to balance, taxes to cut, a nation to lead,

I have the facts, the law, and the truth on my side -- just as I have against every false allegation my opponents have flung at me over the last 10 years,

a candidate for change who is going to rock the political establishment by beating Tom DeLay next November.

Senator Frist is a good man, he's simply advocating a bad policy.

It's an activist judge. He's trying to defend his position that's indefensible,

He is trying to pull the legal equivalent of a 'do-over' since he knows very well that the charges he brought against me last week are totally manufactured and illegitimate. This is an abomination of justice,

This traffic thing is a big problem.

This Congress will never allow a single dollar to be used to compensate the perpetrators of international aggression,

There is no question that these democratically elected governments, asking collectively to increase the economic security of those countries, could make it a national security vote if we turn our backs on them,

drug my name through the mud.

Now more than ever you're going to need ... that infrastructure, those highway trust funds, to rebuild the bridges that were destroyed, rebuild the railroads that were destroyed. You have to have the infrastructure or you can't have a recovery,

I think they would serve the nation better if they would just comment on what they see and what they know, rather than putting their own agenda forward as an expert.

It's unclear when the charges against DeLay will be resolved. Meanwhile, he is energizing supporters with attacks on the district attorney who brought them, Democrat Ronnie Earle. A lot of people are just disgusted, ... They're mad.

DeLay angrily denied the charge, which he said stemmed from a political vendetta against him. I am innocent, ... I have done nothing wrong.

I could have won this seat, but it would have been nasty.

This is about having a voluntary program to allow senior citizens to choose the right program for them, it's having big government out of the solution, and seniors and their families in the solution,

level of shame would set in on the Republicans.

(In the Balkans) we have a (U.S.) president I don't trust who has proven my reason for not trusting him, had no plan.

There is no negotiating with a man like this, ... There is no safe path to accommodate his ambitions. Our only responsible option was to confront this threat before more Americans die. He must be removed from power.

Ronnie Earle has stooped to a new low with his brand of prosecutorial abuse,

I get to continue my partnership with the speaker,

Because of their decade of defeat, Democrats have now dropped to the least common denominator the politics of personal destruction,

I am the Federal Government.

We decided to change the culture of Republicans running just on money. We decided to run a ground war.

He's an active Democrat, as he has every right to be, ... But he has supported causes and persons that have been in direct opposition to Congressman Delay.

The recent nomination of John Roberts has spurred our country into a conversation about the court's role in our society,