Time to take the trash out

[Darby]

As you know, an ethics complaint has been filed against Tom DeLay by Chris Bell. The Congressional Ethics Committee's deadline for making a decision whether to investigate the ethics charges against Tom DeLay is Monday, September 20.

CONVINCE THE COMMITTEE (5 Dems, 5 Repubicans) TO VOTE FOR A FULL INVESTIGATION AT THIER SEPT. 20, 2004 MEETING.

The complaint covers three areas:
1) DeLay's soliciting a bribe from Westar Energy in return for an amendment to the energy bill that would have resulted in millions of dollars in savings for the company;
2) DeLay's use of his PAC, Texans for a Republican Majority to launder corporate money, converting such funds into hard dollars that were donated directly to candidates for the Texas State Legislature; and
3) DeLay's use of the Federal Aviation Administration to track down a plane carrying Texas legislators who had left the State to avoid voting on DeLay's partisan redistricting plan.

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Learn more about the ethics complaint at http://www.citizensforethics.org/activities/20040615 /

ETHICS COMMITTEE MEMBERS
http://www.house.gov/ethics/CommitteeMembers.htm

10 Members = 5 Dems + 5 Republicans

THE REPUBLICAN MEMBERS:

JOEL HEFLEY - Colorado
2372 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
202-225-4422 voice
202-225-1942 fax
http://www.house.gov/hefley/contact.shtm

DOC HASTINGS – Washington
1323 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515-4704
[phone]
Fax: [phone]
http://www.house.gov/hastings/district.html

JUDY BIGGERT – Illinois
1213 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
http://judybiggert.house.gov/contact.asp

STEVEN LATOURETTE – Ohio
2453 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
Phone - [phone]
http://www.house.gov/latourette/contact.htm

KEN HULSHOF - Missouri
412 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515-2509
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
http://www.congress.org/congressorg/bio/?id=360&lvl=C

[Darby]

1. This is something constructive you can do

[Darby]

2. Think of PR effect of Headline: "Committee Votes Against DeLay"

[Capn Sunshine]

3. Sounds cool to me

I really HATE Delay. But everybody is worried about some forged documents from 30 years ago. That's taking up all of thier time.

THAT seems to resonate