When Tom Met Jack. Karen Tumulty.
by Tumulty, Karen; ProQuest Information and Learning Company.
Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2006Article 12Human Relations. Publisher: Time, 2005ISSN: 1522-3248;.Subject(s): DeLay, Tom | Ethics | Ethics committees | Lobbyists | Political corruption | U.S. Congress Committees -- Rules and practice | U.S. Congress -- EthicsDDC classification: 050 Summary: "It was Congress's holiday for Memorial Day 2000, and majority whip Tom DeLay's staff thought the boss and two top aides deserved a respite from the arduous hours they had been putting in doing the people's business. They wanted to make sure DeLay's little delegation had the finest of everything on its weeklong trip to Britain....So DeLay's congressional office turned to someone they trusted far more than any travel agent or concierge: lobbyist Jack Abramoff." (TIME) This article examines allegations that Congressman Tom DeLay violated House ethics rules by receiving gifts and travel expenses from lobbyist Jack Abramoff.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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Originally Published: When Tom Met Jack, April 25, 2005; pp. 23+.
"It was Congress's holiday for Memorial Day 2000, and majority whip Tom DeLay's staff thought the boss and two top aides deserved a respite from the arduous hours they had been putting in doing the people's business. They wanted to make sure DeLay's little delegation had the finest of everything on its weeklong trip to Britain....So DeLay's congressional office turned to someone they trusted far more than any travel agent or concierge: lobbyist Jack Abramoff." (TIME) This article examines allegations that Congressman Tom DeLay violated House ethics rules by receiving gifts and travel expenses from lobbyist Jack Abramoff.
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