Saturday, March 12, 2005

Gambling Interests Funded DeLay Trip: two months later DeLay defeats legislation they oppose

Gambling Interests Funded DeLay Trip (washingtonpost.com): "Later in 2000, Lawmaker's Vote Helped Defeat Regulatory Measure | By James V. Grimaldi and R. Jeffrey Smith | Washington Post Staff Writers | Saturday, March 12, 2005; Page A01

An Indian tribe and a gambling services company made donations to a Washington public policy group that covered most of the cost of a $70,000 trip to Britain by House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-Tex.), his wife, two aides and two lobbyists in mid-2000, two months before DeLay helped kill legislation opposed by the tribe and the company."

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