Public Campaign Action Fund - legal defense

DeLay's Pre-Primary Report

David Donnelly — Fri, 24 Feb 2006 05:17:00 -0500

Tom DeLay had to file his pre-primary fundraising and expenses with the FEC.What do you see of note?Here are some interesting notes:No media expenses I can tell.DeLay spent $92.01 for pest control on 2/8/06. I guess those cockroaches follow hi...

Hhhmmm...

Meghan Scott — Wed, 02 Nov 2005 12:13:00 -0500

Michael Hedges at the Houston Chronicle takes a closer look at DeLay's record fundraising for his legal defense fund, as well as some of the expenses. Since 2000, when the indicted former Majority Leader was first charged with a House Ethics...

The Money Keeps Coming

Meghan Scott — Tue, 01 Nov 2005 12:40:00 -0500

Indicted former Majority Leader Tom DeLay saw a huge leap in money raised for his Legal Defense Fund this quarter, according to the Center for Responsive Politics. "Between July 1 and September 30, at least 70 individuals and 35 corporations...

More trouble for DeLay, hiding secret donations version

David Donnelly — Wed, 26 Oct 2005 09:35:00 -0500

AP:DeLay didn't report defense fund donationsWASHINGTON - Rep. Tom DeLay failed to comply with House requirements that he disclose all contributions to a defense fund that pays his legal bills, the Texas Republican acknowledged to House offic...

Harriett Miers/Tom DeLay Connection

Meghan Scott — Mon, 03 Oct 2005 10:48:00 -0500

Our friends over at Public Citizen have been looking into the details of who has contributed to former Republican House Majority Leader Tom DeLay's sizable legal defense fund. "Under House rule XXV (5)(c)(3), registered lobbyists are prohib...

Blunt equals DeLay

David Donnelly — Wed, 28 Sep 2005 17:44:00 -0500

Anyone thinking there would be a new era ushered into the Capitol building with the indicted Tom DeLay out and Rep. Roy Blunt of Missouri in, is, well, sadly mistaken. From our DeLay Rankings:Blunt is a mini-DeLay:Voted with DeLay 96.25% of th...

David Dreier is new majority leader

David Donnelly — Wed, 28 Sep 2005 10:46:00 -0500

Not an enviable position to be in, I don't think.Dreier has been loyal to DeLay. Gave $5,000 to DeLay's legal defense fund, and voted with him 94.23% of the time, according to our very own DeLay Rankings.Update on the Without DeLay petition ...

DeLay retaliates against American Airlines?

David Donnelly — Wed, 20 Jul 2005 09:28:00 -0500

American Airlines, under pressure from our friends at American Progress Action Fund's Drop the Hammer campaign, agreed not to give any additional contributions to Tom DeLay's legal defense fund. In a May 3rd statement, Roger Frizzell, Americ...

Rep. Jim Gerlach Should Immediately Cancel Rove Fundraiser

Meghan Scott — Tue, 19 Jul 2005 06:15:00 -0500

Public Campaign Action Fund called on Rep. Jim Gerlach (R-PA) to cancel his big-money fundraiser featuring presidential advisor Karl Rove tonight, and criticized him for placing special interest fundraising above the interests of his constitue...

Ever Wonder How DeLay's Doing...in Pennsylvania?

Meghan Scott — Tue, 12 Jul 2005 08:02:00 -0500

Bennett Roth of the Houston Chronicle has your answer."It just seems like you think they are going to do something and then they don't do it," Gordal, 79, said as she finished an early dinner at the High Street Diner in Pottstown, an hour o...