The following is a spread sheet that documents each and every Congressman and the financial and voting relationship to Tom DeLay. As I said before in Dangling DeLay, the ethics problems plauguing Delay are not just his alone - they hang around the neck of the Republican Congress like a dead albatros, particularly as the MSM finally begins to notice the truly shocking allegations of DeLay's connections to the Saipan Sex-Trade and Sweat Shops.DeLay Ranking List –Top 25– –Full List–
| Rank | Full Name | State | District | Party | $ From DeLay (ARMPAC) | $ to DeLay (legal defense fund) | Vote % | DeLay Rankings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tom Feeney | FL | 24 | R | $10,000 | $5,000 | 97.42% | 8.95 |
| 2 | Bob Beauprez | CO | 7 | R | $20,000 | $1,000 | 96.41% | 8.93 |
| 3 | Jim Ryun | KS | 2 | R | $31,777 | $1,000 | 95.73% | 8.91 |
| 4 | Dave Weldon | FL | 15 | R | $13,569 | $6,000 | 94.75% | 8.90 |
| 5 | Jim Gerlach | PA | 6 | R | $20,000 | $2,000 | 90.16% | 8.80 |
| 6 | John Carter | TX | 31 | R | $20,000 | $5,000 | 98.71% | 7.97 |
| 7 | Eric Cantor | VA | 7 | R | $15,000 | $1,000 | 98.23% | 7.96 |
| 8 | Jo Bonner | AL | 1 | R | $10,000 | $5,000 | 97.56% | 7.95 |
| 8 | Phil Gingrey | GA | 11 | R | $20,000 | $5,000 | 97.37% | 7.95 |
| 10 | Pete Sessions | TX | 32 | R | $21,644 | $5,000 | 96.83% | 7.94 |
| 10 | Todd Akin | MO | 2 | R | $15,000 | $1,000 | 96.93% | 7.94 |
| 10 | Devin Gerald Nunes | CA | 21 | R | $10,000 | $5,000 | 97.06% | 7.94 |
| 13 | Tom Cole | OK | 4 | R | $15,000 | $5,000 | 96.63% | 7.93 |
| 14 | Mike Rogers | AL | 3 | R | $14,500 | $5,000 | 95.98% | 7.92 |
| 15 | Henry Bonilla | TX | 23 | R | $12,942 | $15,000 | 93.85% | 7.88 |
| 16 | Robert B Aderholt | AL | 4 | R | $19,571 | $1,000 | 93.66% | 7.87 |
| 17 | Tom Tancredo | CO | 6 | R | $28,439 | $1,000 | 92.36% | 7.85 |
| 18 | Jon Porter | NV | 3 | R | $25,000 | $5,000 | 91.50% | 7.83 |
| 19 | Mark Green | WI | 8 | R | $29,414 | $1,000 | 91.13% | 7.82 |
| 20 | Rob Simmons | CT | 2 | R | $29,500 | $1,000 | 80.68% | 7.61 |
| 21 | Chris Chocola | IN | 2 | R | $30,000 | $2,500 | 97.81% | 7.46 |
| 21 | John Culberson | TX | 7 | R | $5,000 | $5,000 | 97.91% | 7.46 |
| 23 | Jeb Hensarling | TX | 5 | R | $20,000 | $5,000 | 96.90% | 7.44 |
| 24 | Roy Blunt | MO | 7 | R | $1,019 | $20,000 | 96.25% | 7.43 |
| 25 | Howard P McKeon | CA | 25 | R | $20 | $5,000 | 95.35% | 7.41 |
| 26 | Lamar Smith | TX | 21 | R | $20 | $10,000 | 94.80% | 7.40 |
| 27 | Bill Thomas | CA | 22 | R | $20 | $5,000 | 91.05% | 7.32 |
| 28 | James T Walsh | NY | 25 | R | $20 | $1,000 | 83.62% | 7.17 |
| 29 | Kenny Ewell Marchant | TX | 24 | R | $10,000 | $5,000 | 98.88% | 6.98 |
| 30 | Gary Miller | CA | 42 | R | $11,017 | $5,000 | 97.28% | 6.95 |
| 30 | Gresham Barrett | SC | 3 | R | $10,000 | $5,000 | 97.25% | 6.95 |
| 30 | Michael Burgess | TX | 26 | R | $15,000 | $5,000 | 97.63% | 6.95 |
| 30 | Steven A King | IA | 5 | R | $15,000 | $1,000 | 97.50% | 6.95 |
| 34 | Mike Pence | IN | 6 | R | $19,865 | $1,000 | 97.10% | 6.94 |
| 35 | Joe Wilson | SC | 2 | R | $10,000 | $5,000 | 96.64% | 6.93 |
| 36 | Mike Rogers | MI | 8 | R | $20,000 | $5,000 | 95.86% | 6.92 |
| 36 | Marilyn Musgrave | CO | 4 | R | $20,000 | $0 | 96.11% | 6.92 |
| 36 | Jeff Miller | FL | 1 | R | $10,000 | $5,000 | 95.86% | 6.92 |
| 36 | Kevin Brady | TX | 8 | R | $10,000 | $0 | 95.83% | 6.92 |
| 40 | Trent Franks | AZ | 2 | R | $20,000 | $0 | 95.72% | 6.91 |
| 40 | Mario Diaz-Balart | FL | 25 | R | $10,000 | $5,000 | 95.42% | 6.91 |
| 42 | J D Hayworth | AZ | 5 | R | $15,765 | $1,000 | 95.10% | 6.90 |
| 42 | Charles Pickering Jr | MS | 3 | R | $11,565 | $1,000 | 95.13% | 6.90 |
| 42 | Todd Tiahrt | KS | 4 | R | $10,071 | $10,000 | 95.14% | 6.90 |
| 45 | Ginny Brown-Waite | FL | 5 | R | $20,000 | $1,000 | 94.38% | 6.89 |
| 45 | Robin Hayes | NC | 8 | R | $37,722 | $1,000 | 94.69% | 6.89 |
| 47 | Anne M Northup | KY | 3 | R | $32,000 | $0 | 94.24% | 6.88 |
| 48 | C L Otter | ID | 1 | R | $15,000 | $500 | 92.89% | 6.86 |
| 49 | Paul Ryan | WI | 1 | R | $25,390 | $1,000 | 92.26% | 6.85 |
| 50 | Walter B Jones Jr | NC | 3 | R | $11,373 | $500 | 90.04% | 6.80 |
| 51 | E Clay Shaw Jr | FL | 22 | R | $30,020 | $5,000 | 89.26% | 6.79 |
| 52 | Charles Bass | NH | 2 | R | $14,233 | $1,000 | 86.75% | 6.74 |
| 53 | Steven C LaTourette | OH | 14 | R | $13,573 | $1,000 | 86.73% | 6.73 |
| 54 | Marsha Blackburn | TN | 7 | R | $5,000 | $5,000 | 97.49% | 6.45 |
| 55 | Darrell Issa | CA | 49 | R | $2,500 | $5,000 | 95.83% | 6.42 |
| 56 | Frank D Lucas | OK | 3 | R | $5,020 | $1,000 | 95.32% | 6.41 |
| 56 | George Radanovich | CA | 19 | R | $7,047 | $5,000 | 95.39% | 6.41 |
| 58 | Kay Granger | TX | 12 | R | $4,982 | $5,000 | 94.89% | 6.40 |
| 58 | Wally Herger | CA | 2 | R | $1,105 | $6,000 | 94.75% | 6.40 |
| 60 | Randy Cunningham | CA | 50 | R | $20 | $1,000 | 93.91% | 6.38 |
| 61 | Mark E Souder | IN | 3 | R | $5,014 | $1,000 | 92.41% | 6.35 |
| 62 | Dana Rohrabacher | CA | 46 | R | $8,583 | $5,000 | 90.95% | 6.32 |
| 63 | Jerry Lewis | CA | 41 | R | $20 | $5,000 | 89.73% | 6.29 |
| 64 | Ralph Regula | OH | 16 | R | $573 | $5,000 | 86.35% | 6.23 |
| 65 | Lynn A Westmoreland | GA | 8 | R | $15,000 | $0 | 98.77% | 5.98 |
| 65 | Michael E Sodrel | IN | 9 | R | $10,000 | $0 | 98.88% | 5.98 |
| 67 | John Kline | MN | 2 | R | $30,000 | $0 | 98.07% | 5.96 |
| 67 | Adam H Putnam | FL | 12 | R | $15,000 | $0 | 97.83% | 5.96 |
| 69 | Scott Garrett | NJ | 5 | R | $15,000 | $0 | 96.26% | 5.93 |
| 69 | John Boozman | AR | 3 | R | $15,000 | $0 | 96.54% | 5.93 |
| 71 | Melissa Hart | PA | 4 | R | $15,000 | $0 | 96.11% | 5.92 |
| 72 | Barbara Cubin | WY | 1 | R | $22,520 | $0 | 95.31% | 5.91 |
| 73 | Dave Reichert | WA | 8 | R | $10,000 | $0 | 95.24% | 5.90 |
| 73 | Sam Graves | MO | 6 | R | $30,000 | $0 | 94.85% | 5.90 |
| 75 | Thad McCotter | MI | 11 | R | $20,000 | $0 | 94.34% | 5.89 |
| 76 | Christopher Cox | CA | 48 | R | $20 | $5,000 | 93.97% | 5.88 |
| 77 | Roscoe G Bartlett | MD | 6 | R | $10,020 | $0 | 93.56% | 5.87 |
| 78 | Don Sherwood | PA | 10 | R | $14,855 | $0 | 93.14% | 5.86 |
| 79 | Rick Renzi | AZ | 1 | R | $20,000 | $0 | 92.58% | 5.85 |
| 80 | Vito Fossella | NY | 13 | R | $10,000 | $0 | 92.04% | 5.84 |
| 81 | Mike Ferguson | NJ | 7 | R | $42,403 | $0 | 89.01% | 5.78 |
| 82 | Jim Saxton | NJ | 3 | R | $10,006 | $0 | 84.85% | 5.70 |
| 83 | Sue Kelly | NY | 19 | R | $12,020 | $0 | 81.82% | 5.64 |
| 84 | Katherine Harris | FL | 13 | R | $20,000 | $0 | 96.76% | 5.44 |
| 84 | Randy Neugebauer | TX | 19 | R | $15,000 | $0 | 97.03% | 5.44 |
| 86 | J Randy Forbes | VA | 4 | R | $30,000 | $0 | 96.14% | 5.42 |
| 87 | John T Doolittle | CA | 4 | R | $4,375 | $10,000 | 95.32% | 5.41 |
| 87 | Sam Johnson | TX | 3 | R | $545 | $6,000 | 95.33% | 5.41 |
| 89 | Dan Burton | IN | 5 | R | $20 | $6,000 | 94.66% | 5.39 |
| 89 | Ralph M Hall | TX | 4 | R | $10,000 | $0 | 94.28% | 5.39 |
| 89 | Ken Calvert | CA | 44 | R | $1,020 | $5,000 | 94.72% | 5.39 |
| 92 | David Dreier | CA | 26 | R | $20 | $5,000 | 94.23% | 5.38 |
| 93 | Spencer Bachus | AL | 6 | R | $1,166 | $14,000 | 93.41% | 5.37 |
| 93 | Duncan Hunter | CA | 52 | R | $6 | $6,000 | 93.47% | 5.37 |
| 95 | Jack Kingston | GA | 1 | R | $1,130 | $1,000 | 92.63% | 5.35 |
| 95 | Cliff Stearns | FL | 6 | R | $20 | $5,000 | 92.52% | 5.35 |
| 95 | Elton Gallegly | CA | 24 | R | $20 | $5,000 | 92.60% | 5.35 |
| 95 | Richard Pombo | CA | 11 | R | $5,020 | $5,000 | 92.67% | 5.35 |
| 99 | Jerry Weller | IL | 11 | R | $4,520 | $0 | 91.87% | 5.34 |
| 99 | Rob Portman (resigned) | OH | 2 | R | $20 | $5,000 | 92.25% | 5.34 |
| 101 | Jo Ann Emerson | MO | 8 | R | $1,000 | $1,000 | 91.05% | 5.32 |
| 102 | Deborah Pryce | OH | 15 | R | $20 | $1,000 | 90.58% | 5.31 |
| 102 | Hal Rogers | KY | 5 | R | $6 | $5,000 | 90.72% | 5.31 |
| 104 | Mary Bono | CA | 45 | R | $8,500 | $5,000 | 89.46% | 5.29 |
| 104 | Dave Hobson | OH | 7 | R | $20 | $1,000 | 89.56% | 5.29 |
| 106 | Don Young | AK | 1 | R | $1,592 | $0 | 88.95% | 5.28 |
| 107 | Paul E Gillmor | OH | 5 | R | $20 | $2,000 | 86.37% | 5.23 |
| 108 | John J Duncan Jr | TN | 2 | R | $20 | $5,000 | 86.08% | 5.22 |
| 109 | Geoff Davis | KY | 4 | R | $20,000 | $0 | 100.00% | 5.00 |
| 110 | Jeffrey Lane Fortenberry | NE | 1 | R | $10,000 | $0 | 98.86% | 4.98 |
| 110 | Mike Conaway | TX | 11 | R | $10,000 | $0 | 98.88% | 4.98 |
| 110 | John R Kuhl Jr | NY | 29 | R | $10,000 | $0 | 98.85% | 4.98 |
| 110 | Tom Price | GA | 6 | R | $10,000 | $0 | 98.88% | 4.98 |
| 114 | John Sullivan | OK | 1 | R | $10,000 | $0 | 97.98% | 4.96 |
| 114 | Patrick McHenry | NC | 10 | R | $10,000 | $0 | 97.75% | 4.96 |
| 116 | Louis B Gohmert Jr | TX | 1 | R | $10,000 | $0 | 97.67% | 4.95 |
| 116 | Charles W Boustany Jr | LA | 7 | R | $15,000 | $0 | 97.67% | 4.95 |
| 116 | Virginia Foxx | NC | 5 | R | $10,000 | $0 | 97.73% | 4.95 |
| 116 | Ric Keller | FL | 8 | R | $20,000 | $0 | 97.32% | 4.95 |
| 116 | Dan Lungren | CA | 3 | R | $10,000 | $0 | 97.73% | 4.95 |
| 121 | Steve Pearce | NM | 2 | R | $20,000 | $0 | 96.32% | 4.93 |
| 121 | Connie Mack | FL | 14 | R | $10,000 | $0 | 96.63% | 4.93 |
| 121 | Michael McCaul | TX | 10 | R | $10,000 | $0 | 96.63% | 4.93 |
| 124 | Roger Wicker | MS | 1 | R | $14,526 | $0 | 96.06% | 4.92 |
| 125 | Chris Cannon | UT | 3 | R | $10,500 | $0 | 95.73% | 4.91 |
| 125 | Denny Rehberg | MT | 1 | R | $14,500 | $0 | 95.37% | 4.91 |
| 125 | Mark Kennedy | MN | 6 | R | $29,500 | $0 | 95.65% | 4.91 |
| 125 | Michael R Turner | OH | 3 | R | $20,000 | $0 | 95.27% | 4.91 |
| 125 | Candice S Miller | MI | 10 | R | $20,000 | $0 | 95.55% | 4.91 |
| 125 | Charles W Norwood | GA | 9 | R | $13,822 | $0 | 95.26% | 4.91 |
| 131 | Joe Knollenberg | MI | 9 | R | $10,192 | $0 | 94.55% | 4.89 |
| 131 | Tim Murphy | PA | 18 | R | $10,000 | $0 | 94.64% | 4.89 |
| 133 | Lee Terry | NE | 2 | R | $13,308 | $0 | 93.84% | 4.88 |
| 133 | Tom Latham | IA | 4 | R | $26,085 | $0 | 94.08% | 4.88 |
| 135 | Charles Wieder Dent | PA | 15 | R | $10,000 | $0 | 93.26% | 4.87 |
| 136 | John M Shimkus | IL | 19 | R | $16,934 | $0 | 92.85% | 4.86 |
| 137 | Bill Shuster | PA | 9 | R | $15,000 | $0 | 92.52% | 4.85 |
| 138 | Kenny Hulshof | MO | 9 | R | $14,964 | $0 | 92.14% | 4.84 |
| 138 | Howard Coble | NC | 6 | R | $6 | $0 | 91.82% | 4.84 |
| 140 | Ed Whitfield | KY | 1 | R | $13,014 | $0 | 91.39% | 4.83 |
| 141 | Jim Nussle | IA | 1 | R | $15,020 | $0 | 91.16% | 4.82 |
| 141 | Steve Chabot | OH | 1 | R | $21,224 | $0 | 91.02% | 4.82 |
| 143 | Shelley Moore Capito | WV | 2 | R | $38,500 | $0 | 90.57% | 4.81 |
| 143 | Jeb Bradley | NH | 1 | R | $15,000 | $0 | 90.60% | 4.81 |
| 143 | Bob Ney | OH | 18 | R | $24,492 | $0 | 90.33% | 4.81 |
| 146 | Heather Wilson | NM | 1 | R | $36,959 | $0 | 88.32% | 4.77 |
| 147 | Timothy V Johnson | IL | 15 | R | $25,000 | $0 | 82.98% | 4.66 |
| 148 | Nancy L Johnson | CT | 5 | R | $10,020 | $0 | 73.41% | 4.47 |
| 149 | Ander Crenshaw | FL | 4 | R | $1,000 | $0 | 97.48% | 4.45 |
| 150 | Henry Brown | SC | 1 | R | $5,000 | $0 | 97.13% | 4.44 |
| 151 | John Boehner | OH | 8 | R | $20 | $0 | 95.99% | 4.42 |
| 152 | Joe Pitts | PA | 16 | R | $624 | $0 | 95.66% | 4.41 |
| 153 | Sherwood Boehlert | NY | 24 | R | $10,020 | $0 | 70.14% | 4.40 |
| 154 | John L Mica | FL | 7 | R | $5,020 | $0 | 94.21% | 4.38 |
| 154 | Dennis Hastert | IL | 14 | R | $20 | $0 | 94.15% | 4.38 |
| 156 | Joe Barton | TX | 6 | R | $20 | $0 | 93.39% | 4.37 |
| 157 | Jim McCrery | LA | 4 | R | $20 | $0 | 93.08% | 4.36 |
| 158 | Dave Camp | MI | 4 | R | $225 | $0 | 91.16% | 4.32 |
| 159 | Bob Inglis | SC | 4 | R | $14 | $0 | 90.37% | 4.31 |
| 160 | John E Sweeney | NY | 20 | R | $4,915 | $0 | 90.09% | 4.30 |
| 161 | Pete King | NY | 3 | R | $20 | $0 | 88.33% | 4.27 |
| 162 | Michael G Fitzpatrick | PA | 8 | R | $5,000 | $0 | 84.27% | 4.19 |
| 162 | Tom Petri | WI | 6 | R | $1,295 | $0 | 84.33% | 4.19 |
| 164 | Frank A LoBiondo | NJ | 2 | R | $5,692 | $0 | 81.32% | 4.13 |
| 165 | Wayne T Gilchrest | MD | 1 | R | $5,020 | $0 | 79.65% | 4.09 |
| 166 | Ron Paul | TX | 14 | R | $6,000 | $0 | 74.51% | 3.99 |
| 167 | Tom Reynolds | NY | 26 | R | $1,500 | $0 | 94.55% | 3.89 |
| 167 | John Shadegg | AZ | 3 | R | $4,520 | $0 | 94.72% | 3.89 |
| 169 | Vernon J Ehlers | MI | 3 | R | $20 | $0 | 82.51% | 3.65 |
| 170 | Ted Poe | TX | 2 | R | $5,000 | $0 | 98.88% | 3.48 |
| 171 | Bobby Jindal | LA | 1 | R | $5,000 | $0 | 97.73% | 3.45 |
| 171 | Cathy McMorris | WA | 5 | R | $5,000 | $0 | 97.73% | 3.45 |
| 173 | Doc Hastings | WA | 4 | R | $5,930 | $0 | 96.84% | 3.44 |
| 174 | Rob Bishop | UT | 1 | R | $5,000 | $0 | 96.70% | 3.43 |
| 174 | Thelma Drake | VA | 2 | R | $5,000 | $0 | 96.63% | 3.43 |
| 176 | Mac Thornberry | TX | 13 | R | $14 | $0 | 95.77% | 3.42 |
| 177 | John Linder | GA | 7 | R | $20 | $0 | 95.70% | 3.41 |
| 177 | Patrick J Tiberi | OH | 12 | R | $9,000 | $0 | 95.40% | 3.41 |
| 179 | Sue Myrick | NC | 9 | R | $3,520 | $0 | 95.09% | 3.40 |
| 179 | Mike Simpson | ID | 2 | R | $6,171 | $0 | 94.79% | 3.40 |
| 179 | Ron Lewis | KY | 2 | R | $2,144 | $0 | 95.21% | 3.40 |
| 182 | Richard Baker | LA | 6 | R | $5,014 | $0 | 94.69% | 3.39 |
| 182 | Steve Buyer | IN | 4 | R | $873 | $0 | 94.55% | 3.39 |
| 184 | Nathan Deal | GA | 10 | R | $3,245 | $0 | 93.85% | 3.38 |
| 184 | John E Peterson | PA | 5 | R | $603 | $0 | 93.97% | 3.38 |
| 184 | Bill Jenkins | TN | 1 | R | $1,000 | $0 | 94.22% | 3.38 |
| 184 | Ernest J Istook | OK | 5 | R | $20 | $0 | 94.13% | 3.38 |
| 184 | Terry Everett | AL | 2 | R | $6,020 | $0 | 93.94% | 3.38 |
| 189 | Greg Walden | OR | 2 | R | $5,342 | $0 | 93.34% | 3.37 |
| 189 | Charles H Taylor | NC | 11 | R | $6,130 | $0 | 93.35% | 3.37 |
| 189 | Bob Goodlatte | VA | 6 | R | $20 | $0 | 93.55% | 3.37 |
| 192 | Jo Ann Davis | VA | 1 | R | $5,000 | $0 | 93.14% | 3.36 |
| 192 | Don Manzullo | IL | 16 | R | $20 | $0 | 93.11% | 3.36 |
| 194 | Jim Gibbons | NV | 2 | R | $3,602 | $0 | 92.28% | 3.35 |
| 195 | Michael G Oxley | OH | 4 | R | $20 | $0 | 92.24% | 3.34 |
| 195 | Gil Gutknecht | MN | 1 | R | $5,778 | $0 | 92.11% | 3.34 |
| 195 | Zach Wamp | TN | 3 | R | $20 | $0 | 91.85% | 3.34 |
| 198 | Virgil H Goode Jr | VA | 5 | R | $5,000 | $0 | 91.70% | 3.33 |
| 198 | Ed Royce | CA | 40 | R | $20 | $0 | 91.64% | 3.33 |
| 198 | John Hostettler | IN | 8 | R | $20 | $0 | 91.63% | 3.33 |
| 201 | Michael Bilirakis | FL | 9 | R | $20 | $0 | 90.81% | 3.32 |
| 201 | Henry J Hyde | IL | 6 | R | $20 | $0 | 90.78% | 3.32 |
| 203 | Jerry Moran | KS | 1 | R | $1,000 | $0 | 90.31% | 3.31 |
| 203 | Joel Hefley | CO | 5 | R | $20 | $0 | 90.74% | 3.31 |
| 203 | Peter Hoekstra | MI | 2 | R | $20 | $0 | 90.46% | 3.31 |
| 206 | Jeff Flake | AZ | 6 | R | $5,000 | $0 | 89.98% | 3.30 |
| 206 | C W Bill Young | FL | 10 | R | $20 | $0 | 90.19% | 3.30 |
| 208 | John M McHugh | NY | 23 | R | $20 | $0 | 88.37% | 3.27 |
| 209 | Mark Foley | FL | 16 | R | $8,531 | $0 | 87.76% | 3.26 |
| 209 | F James Sensenbrenner Jr | WI | 5 | R | $20 | $0 | 87.86% | 3.26 |
| 209 | Judy Biggert | IL | 13 | R | $1,764 | $0 | 88.11% | 3.26 |
| 209 | Ray LaHood | IL | 18 | R | $14 | $0 | 88.25% | 3.26 |
| 213 | Phil English | PA | 3 | R | $9,036 | $0 | 87.42% | 3.25 |
| 214 | Jim Kolbe | AZ | 8 | R | $5,026 | $0 | 86.71% | 3.23 |
| 215 | Tom Davis | VA | 11 | R | $4,520 | $0 | 86.19% | 3.22 |
| 216 | Lincoln Diaz-Balart | FL | 21 | R | $20 | $0 | 84.99% | 3.20 |
| 217 | Curt Weldon | PA | 7 | R | $1,020 | $0 | 84.32% | 3.19 |
| 218 | Rodney Frelinghuysen | NJ | 11 | R | $4,520 | $0 | 84.16% | 3.18 |
| 218 | Ileana Ros-Lehtinen | FL | 18 | R | $20 | $0 | 83.96% | 3.18 |
| 220 | Fred Upton | MI | 6 | R | $20 | $0 | 82.15% | 3.14 |
| 221 | Jim Ramstad | MN | 3 | R | $20 | $0 | 79.19% | 3.08 |
| 222 | Michael N Castle | DE | 1 | R | $20 | $0 | 78.36% | 3.07 |
| 223 | Chris Smith | NJ | 4 | R | $20 | $0 | 77.99% | 3.06 |
| 224 | Jim Leach | IA | 2 | R | $20 | $0 | 71.06% | 2.92 |
| 225 | Christopher Shays | CT | 4 | R | $20 | $0 | 68.64% | 2.87 |
| 226 | Rodney Alexander | LA | 5 | R | $5,000 | $0 | 47.57% | 2.45 |
| 227 | Joe Schwarz | MI | 7 | R | $0 | $0 | 95.51% | 1.91 |
| 228 | Tom Osborne | NE | 3 | R | $0 | $0 | 93.10% | 1.86 |
| 229 | Todd Platts | PA | 19 | R | $0 | $0 | 89.05% | 1.78 |
| 230 | Frank R Wolf | VA | 10 | R | $0 | $0 | 88.34% | 1.77 |
| 231 | Mark Kirk | IL | 10 | R | $0 | $0 | 86.13% | 1.72 |
| 232 | Gene Taylor | MS | 4 | D | $0 | $0 | 52.84% | 1.06 |
| 233 | Dan Boren | OK | 2 | D | $0 | $0 | 51.69% | 1.03 |
| 234 | Charles J Melancon | LA | 3 | D | $0 | $0 | 45.45% | 0.91 |
| 235 | Henry Cuellar | TX | 28 | D | $0 | $0 | 44.94% | 0.90 |
| 236 | Collin C Peterson | MN | 7 | D | $0 | $0 | 42.26% | 0.85 |
| 236 | Bud Cramer | AL | 5 | D | $0 | $0 | 42.72% | 0.85 |
| 238 | Ike Skelton | MO | 4 | D | $0 | $0 | 41.75% | 0.83 |
| 239 | Mike McIntyre | NC | 7 | D | $0 | $0 | 40.45% | 0.81 |
| 240 | John Tanner | TN | 8 | D | $0 | $0 | 38.18% | 0.76 |
| 241 | Allen Boyd | FL | 2 | D | $0 | $0 | 37.10% | 0.74 |
| 242 | Jim Matheson | UT | 2 | D | $0 | $0 | 36.05% | 0.72 |
| 243 | Lincoln Davis | TN | 4 | D | $0 | $0 | 35.53% | 0.71 |
| 244 | Tim Holden | PA | 17 | D | $0 | $0 | 34.90% | 0.70 |
| 244 | Jim Marshall | GA | 3 | D | $0 | $0 | 34.92% | 0.70 |
| 246 | Betty McCollum | MN | 4 | D | $0 | $0 | 9.44% | 0.69 |
| 247 | John P Murtha | PA | 12 | D | $0 | $0 | 33.59% | 0.67 |
| 247 | Solomon P Ortiz | TX | 27 | D | $0 | $0 | 33.71% | 0.67 |
| 247 | Jim Costa | CA | 20 | D | $0 | $0 | 33.33% | 0.67 |
| 250 | Leonard L Boswell | IA | 3 | D | $0 | $0 | 32.25% | 0.65 |
| 251 | Bart Gordon | TN | 6 | D | $0 | $0 | 31.81% | 0.64 |
| 251 | Marion Berry | AR | 1 | D | $0 | $0 | 32.16% | 0.64 |
| 251 | Chet Edwards | TX | 17 | D | $0 | $0 | 32.16% | 0.64 |
| 254 | Jim Cooper | TN | 5 | D | $0 | $0 | 31.13% | 0.62 |
| 254 | Alan B Mollohan | WV | 1 | D | $0 | $0 | 30.92% | 0.62 |
| 256 | John Tony Salazar | CO | 3 | D | $0 | $0 | 30.68% | 0.61 |
| 257 | Mike Ross | AR | 4 | D | $0 | $0 | 30.00% | 0.60 |
| 257 | David Scott | GA | 13 | D | $0 | $0 | 29.78% | 0.60 |
| 259 | Ben Chandler | KY | 6 | D | $0 | $0 | 29.72% | 0.59 |
| 260 | Jerry F Costello | IL | 12 | D | $0 | $0 | 28.95% | 0.58 |
| 260 | Stephanie Herseth | SD | 1 | D | $0 | $0 | 28.79% | 0.58 |
| 260 | Mike Doyle | PA | 14 | D | $0 | $0 | 28.79% | 0.58 |
| 263 | Sanford D Bishop Jr | GA | 2 | D | $0 | $0 | 28.16% | 0.56 |
| 264 | Earl Pomeroy | ND | 1 | D | $0 | $0 | 26.91% | 0.54 |
| 265 | Dennis Moore | KS | 3 | D | $0 | $0 | 26.24% | 0.52 |
| 266 | Nick Rahall | WV | 3 | D | $0 | $0 | 25.40% | 0.51 |
| 266 | Adam Smith | WA | 9 | D | $0 | $0 | 25.69% | 0.51 |
| 266 | Dennis Cardoza | CA | 18 | D | $0 | $0 | 25.25% | 0.51 |
| 269 | Rick Boucher | VA | 9 | D | $0 | $0 | 25.13% | 0.50 |
| 269 | Silvestre Reyes | TX | 16 | D | $0 | $0 | 24.96% | 0.50 |
| 269 | Vic Snyder | AR | 2 | D | $0 | $0 | 24.87% | 0.50 |
| 269 | Daniel William Lipinski | IL | 3 | D | $0 | $0 | 25.00% | 0.50 |
| 269 | Bob Etheridge | NC | 2 | D | $0 | $0 | 24.90% | 0.50 |
| 274 | John M Spratt Jr | SC | 5 | D | $0 | $0 | 24.49% | 0.49 |
| 274 | Paul E Kanjorski | PA | 11 | D | $0 | $0 | 24.29% | 0.49 |
| 276 | Jane Harman | CA | 36 | D | $0 | $0 | 23.98% | 0.48 |
| 276 | Jim Davis | FL | 11 | D | $0 | $0 | 24.08% | 0.48 |
| 276 | John Barrow | GA | 12 | D | $0 | $0 | 23.86% | 0.48 |
| 279 | Gene Green | TX | 29 | D | $0 | $0 | 23.48% | 0.47 |
| 280 | Ed Case | HI | 2 | D | $0 | $0 | 23.03% | 0.46 |
| 281 | Robert E Andrews | NJ | 1 | D | $0 | $0 | 22.60% | 0.45 |
| 281 | Jim Moran | VA | 8 | D | $0 | $0 | 22.51% | 0.45 |
| 281 | Melissa Luburich Bean | IL | 8 | D | $0 | $0 | 22.47% | 0.45 |
| 284 | Ruben Hinojosa | TX | 15 | D | $0 | $0 | 22.20% | 0.44 |
| 284 | Bart Stupak | MI | 1 | D | $0 | $0 | 21.99% | 0.44 |
| 286 | Al Green | TX | 9 | D | $0 | $0 | 21.35% | 0.43 |
| 286 | Artur Davis | AL | 7 | D | $0 | $0 | 21.34% | 0.43 |
| 286 | Ellen Tauscher | CA | 10 | D | $0 | $0 | 21.52% | 0.43 |
| 286 | Carolyn McCarthy | NY | 4 | D | $0 | $0 | 21.63% | 0.43 |
| 290 | Michael R McNulty | NY | 21 | D | $0 | $0 | 20.86% | 0.42 |
| 290 | Ron Kind | WI | 3 | D | $0 | $0 | 20.94% | 0.42 |
| 290 | Norm Dicks | WA | 6 | D | $0 | $0 | 21.24% | 0.42 |
| 293 | Steve Israel | NY | 2 | D | $0 | $0 | 20.43% | 0.41 |
| 294 | Bill Pascrell Jr | NJ | 8 | D | $0 | $0 | 20.11% | 0.40 |
| 294 | Joe Baca | CA | 43 | D | $0 | $0 | 19.93% | 0.40 |
| 294 | Darlene Hooley | OR | 5 | D | $0 | $0 | 19.87% | 0.40 |
| 297 | Harold E Ford Jr | TN | 9 | D | $0 | $0 | 19.33% | 0.39 |
| 297 | Dutch Ruppersberger | MD | 2 | D | $0 | $0 | 19.54% | 0.39 |
| 297 | Shelley Berkley | NV | 1 | D | $0 | $0 | 19.26% | 0.39 |
| 300 | David Price | NC | 4 | D | $0 | $0 | 19.01% | 0.38 |
| 300 | Pete Visclosky | IN | 1 | D | $0 | $0 | 19.09% | 0.38 |
| 300 | Ted Strickland | OH | 6 | D | $0 | $0 | 18.80% | 0.38 |
| 300 | Rick Larsen | WA | 2 | D | $0 | $0 | 19.04% | 0.38 |
| 304 | Dale E Kildee | MI | 5 | D | $0 | $0 | 18.73% | 0.37 |
| 304 | Marcy Kaptur | OH | 9 | D | $0 | $0 | 18.60% | 0.37 |
| 304 | David Wu | OR | 1 | D | $0 | $0 | 18.54% | 0.37 |
| 307 | Charlie A Gonzalez | TX | 20 | D | $0 | $0 | 18.13% | 0.36 |
| 307 | Steven R Rothman | NJ | 9 | D | $0 | $0 | 17.77% | 0.36 |
| 307 | Steny H Hoyer | MD | 5 | D | $0 | $0 | 18.15% | 0.36 |
| 310 | Brad Sherman | CA | 27 | D | $0 | $0 | 17.65% | 0.35 |
| 310 | Jay R Inslee | WA | 1 | D | $0 | $0 | 17.47% | 0.35 |
| 310 | Ben Cardin | MD | 3 | D | $0 | $0 | 17.54% | 0.35 |
| 313 | Mike Michaud | ME | 2 | D | $0 | $0 | 17.17% | 0.34 |
| 313 | Brian Baird | WA | 3 | D | $0 | $0 | 16.82% | 0.34 |
| 313 | Loretta Sanchez | CA | 47 | D | $0 | $0 | 17.00% | 0.34 |
| 313 | Mike Thompson | CA | 1 | D | $0 | $0 | 17.09% | 0.34 |
| 317 | Robert Menendez | NJ | 13 | D | $0 | $0 | 16.48% | 0.33 |
| 318 | Frank Pallone Jr | NJ | 6 | D | $0 | $0 | 16.07% | 0.32 |
| 318 | Joseph Crowley | NY | 7 | D | $0 | $0 | 16.17% | 0.32 |
| 318 | Adam Schiff | CA | 29 | D | $0 | $0 | 16.07% | 0.32 |
| 318 | John D Dingell | MI | 15 | D | $0 | $0 | 16.17% | 0.32 |
| 318 | Albert R Wynn | MD | 4 | D | $0 | $0 | 16.01% | 0.32 |
| 323 | Emanuel Cleaver II | MO | 5 | D | $0 | $0 | 15.66% | 0.31 |
| 323 | Susan A Davis | CA | 53 | D | $0 | $0 | 15.49% | 0.31 |
| 323 | Robert Wexler | FL | 19 | D | $0 | $0 | 15.68% | 0.31 |
| 326 | Ed Pastor | AZ | 4 | D | $0 | $0 | 15.08% | 0.30 |
| 326 | William J Jefferson | LA | 2 | D | $0 | $0 | 14.79% | 0.30 |
| 326 | Jim Langevin | RI | 2 | D | $0 | $0 | 15.23% | 0.30 |
| 326 | Stephen F Lynch | MA | 9 | D | $0 | $0 | 15.06% | 0.30 |
| 330 | Dennis J Kucinich | OH | 10 | D | $0 | $0 | 14.28% | 0.29 |
| 330 | Sander Levin | MI | 12 | D | $0 | $0 | 14.68% | 0.29 |
| 330 | Lois Capps | CA | 23 | D | $0 | $0 | 14.58% | 0.29 |
| 333 | Kendrick B Meek | FL | 17 | D | $0 | $0 | 13.99% | 0.28 |
| 333 | James L Oberstar | MN | 8 | D | $0 | $0 | 13.95% | 0.28 |
| 333 | Corrine Brown | FL | 3 | D | $0 | $0 | 13.99% | 0.28 |
| 333 | Patrick J Kennedy | RI | 1 | D | $0 | $0 | 14.08% | 0.28 |
| 333 | G K Butterfield | NC | 1 | D | $0 | $0 | 13.92% | 0.28 |
| 333 | Zoe Lofgren | CA | 16 | D | $0 | $0 | 13.79% | 0.28 |
| 339 | Brad Miller | NC | 13 | D | $0 | $0 | 13.60% | 0.27 |
| 339 | Richard E Neal | MA | 2 | D | $0 | $0 | 13.56% | 0.27 |
| 339 | James E Clyburn | SC | 6 | D | $0 | $0 | 13.28% | 0.27 |
| 339 | Neil Abercrombie | HI | 1 | D | $0 | $0 | 13.71% | 0.27 |
| 339 | Allyson Schwartz | PA | 13 | D | $0 | $0 | 13.48% | 0.27 |
| 339 | Robert C Scott | VA | 3 | D | $0 | $0 | 13.34% | 0.27 |
| 339 | Eddie Bernice Johnson | TX | 30 | D | $0 | $0 | 13.59% | 0.27 |
| 339 | Bennie G Thompson | MS | 2 | D | $0 | $0 | 13.45% | 0.27 |
| 339 | Tom Allen | ME | 1 | D | $0 | $0 | 13.25% | 0.27 |
| 348 | Marty Meehan | MA | 5 | D | $0 | $0 | 12.84% | 0.26 |
| 348 | David R Obey | WI | 7 | D | $0 | $0 | 13.05% | 0.26 |
| 348 | Robert A Brady | PA | 1 | D | $0 | $0 | 12.75% | 0.26 |
| 348 | Sheila Jackson Lee | TX | 18 | D | $0 | $0 | 13.02% | 0.26 |
| 348 | Lloyd Doggett | TX | 25 | D | $0 | $0 | 13.02% | 0.26 |
| 348 | Tom Lantos | CA | 12 | D | $0 | $0 | 13.02% | 0.26 |
| 348 | John B Larson | CT | 1 | D | $0 | $0 | 13.16% | 0.26 |
| 348 | Anna Eshoo | CA | 14 | D | $0 | $0 | 12.83% | 0.26 |
| 348 | Carolyn B Maloney | NY | 14 | D | $0 | $0 | 13.09% | 0.26 |
| 348 | Earl Blumenauer | OR | 3 | D | $0 | $0 | 13.07% | 0.26 |
| 358 | Russ Carnahan | MO | 3 | D | $0 | $0 | 12.36% | 0.25 |
| 358 | Brian M Higgins | NY | 27 | D | $0 | $0 | 12.50% | 0.25 |
| 358 | Howard L Berman | CA | 28 | D | $0 | $0 | 12.43% | 0.25 |
| 358 | Peter DeFazio | OR | 4 | D | $0 | $0 | 12.48% | 0.25 |
| 358 | Mark Udall | CO | 2 | D | $0 | $0 | 12.55% | 0.25 |
| 358 | Nita M Lowey | NY | 18 | D | $0 | $0 | 12.41% | 0.25 |
| 364 | Gregory W Meeks | NY | 6 | D | $0 | $0 | 11.93% | 0.24 |
| 364 | Tim Ryan | OH | 17 | D | $0 | $0 | 11.76% | 0.24 |
| 364 | Elijah E Cummings | MD | 7 | D | $0 | $0 | 11.88% | 0.24 |
| 364 | Rush Holt | NJ | 12 | D | $0 | $0 | 11.95% | 0.24 |
| 364 | Tom Udall | NM | 3 | D | $0 | $0 | 12.01% | 0.24 |
| 364 | Timothy H Bishop | NY | 1 | D | $0 | $0 | 11.99% | 0.24 |
| 364 | Eliot L Engel | NY | 17 | D | $0 | $0 | 11.93% | 0.24 |
| 364 | Gary Ackerman | NY | 5 | D | $0 | $0 | 11.87% | 0.24 |
| 372 | Juanita Millender-McDonald | CA | 37 | D | $0 | $0 | 11.31% | 0.23 |
| 372 | Martin Olav Sabo | MN | 5 | D | $0 | $0 | 11.47% | 0.23 |
| 372 | Rosa L DeLauro | CT | 3 | D | $0 | $0 | 11.74% | 0.23 |
| 375 | Anthony D Weiner | NY | 9 | D | $0 | $0 | 10.76% | 0.22 |
| 375 | Sam Farr | CA | 17 | D | $0 | $0 | 10.81% | 0.22 |
| 377 | Julia Carson | IN | 7 | D | $0 | $0 | 10.31% | 0.21 |
| 377 | Grace Napolitano | CA | 38 | D | $0 | $0 | 10.48% | 0.21 |
| 377 | Diana DeGette | CO | 1 | D | $0 | $0 | 10.41% | 0.21 |
| 377 | Sherrod Brown | OH | 13 | D | $0 | $0 | 10.50% | 0.21 |
| 377 | Rahm Emanuel | IL | 5 | D | $0 | $0 | 10.54% | 0.21 |
| 382 | Alcee L Hastings | FL | 23 | D | $0 | $0 | 10.17% | 0.20 |
| 382 | Louise M Slaughter | NY | 28 | D | $0 | $0 | 9.86% | 0.20 |
| 382 | Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick | MI | 13 | D | $0 | $0 | 9.83% | 0.20 |
| 385 | Edolphus Towns | NY | 10 | D | $0 | $0 | 9.59% | 0.19 |
| 385 | Chris Van Hollen | MD | 8 | D | $0 | $0 | 9.50% | 0.19 |
| 385 | Lane Evans | IL | 17 | D | $0 | $0 | 9.69% | 0.19 |
| 388 | Cynthia A McKinney | GA | 4 | D | $0 | $0 | 9.04% | 0.18 |
| 388 | Luis V Gutierrez | IL | 4 | D | $0 | $0 | 9.20% | 0.18 |
| 388 | Charles B Rangel | NY | 15 | D | $0 | $0 | 9.04% | 0.18 |
| 388 | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | FL | 20 | D | $0 | $0 | 8.99% | 0.18 |
| 388 | Jose E Serrano | NY | 16 | D | $0 | $0 | 9.24% | 0.18 |
| 388 | Chaka Fattah | PA | 2 | D | $0 | $0 | 8.80% | 0.18 |
| 394 | Barney Frank | MA | 4 | D | $0 | $0 | 8.58% | 0.17 |
| 394 | William L Clay Jr | MO | 1 | D | $0 | $0 | 8.60% | 0.17 |
| 394 | Bobby L Rush | IL | 1 | D | $0 | $0 | 8.25% | 0.17 |
| 394 | Bernie Sanders | VT | 1 | I | $0 | $0 | 8.37% | 0.17 |
| 394 | Bill Delahunt | MA | 10 | D | $0 | $0 | 8.35% | 0.17 |
| 399 | Gwendolynne Moore | WI | 4 | D | $0 | $0 | 8.14% | 0.16 |
| 399 | Lucille Roybal-Allard | CA | 34 | D | $0 | $0 | 7.94% | 0.16 |
| 399 | Danny K Davis | IL | 7 | D | $0 | $0 | 8.14% | 0.16 |
| 399 | Melvin L Watt | NC | 12 | D | $0 | $0 | 8.23% | 0.16 |
| 399 | Henry A Waxman | CA | 30 | D | $0 | $0 | 7.95% | 0.16 |
| 404 | James P McGovern | MA | 3 | D | $0 | $0 | 7.61% | 0.15 |
| 404 | Edward J Markey | MA | 7 | D | $0 | $0 | 7.30% | 0.15 |
| 406 | George Miller | CA | 7 | D | $0 | $0 | 6.92% | 0.14 |
| 406 | Jerrold Nadler | NY | 8 | D | $0 | $0 | 6.98% | 0.14 |
| 406 | Nancy Pelosi | CA | 8 | D | $0 | $0 | 7.25% | 0.14 |
| 406 | Xavier Becerra | CA | 31 | D | $0 | $0 | 6.99% | 0.14 |
| 406 | Mike Honda | CA | 15 | D | $0 | $0 | 6.88% | 0.14 |
| 406 | Jesse Jackson Jr | IL | 2 | D | $0 | $0 | 7.06% | 0.14 |
| 406 | Stephanie Tubbs Jones | OH | 11 | D | $0 | $0 | 7.23% | 0.14 |
| 406 | John F Tierney | MA | 6 | D | $0 | $0 | 7.01% | 0.14 |
| 414 | Jim McDermott | WA | 7 | D | $0 | $0 | 6.25% | 0.13 |
| 414 | Maurice Hinchey | NY | 22 | D | $0 | $0 | 6.49% | 0.13 |
| 414 | Nydia M Velazquez | NY | 12 | D | $0 | $0 | 6.63% | 0.13 |
| 414 | Maxine Waters | CA | 35 | D | $0 | $0 | 6.64% | 0.13 |
| 414 | Diane E Watson | CA | 33 | D | $0 | $0 | 6.33% | 0.13 |
| 414 | John Lewis | GA | 5 | D | $0 | $0 | 6.28% | 0.13 |
| 420 | Bob Filner | CA | 51 | D | $0 | $0 | 5.99% | 0.12 |
| 420 | John W Olver | MA | 1 | D | $0 | $0 | 6.16% | 0.12 |
| 420 | Major R Owens | NY | 11 | D | $0 | $0 | 5.94% | 0.12 |
| 420 | Pete Stark | CA | 13 | D | $0 | $0 | 5.77% | 0.12 |
| 420 | Lynn Woolsey | CA | 6 | D | $0 | $0 | 6.04% | 0.12 |
| 420 | Michael E Capuano | MA | 8 | D | $0 | $0 | 6.13% | 0.12 |
| 426 | Donald M Payne | NJ | 10 | D | $0 | $0 | 5.57% | 0.11 |
| 426 | John Conyers Jr | MI | 14 | D | $0 | $0 | 5.46% | 0.11 |
| 426 | Tammy Baldwin | WI | 2 | D | $0 | $0 | 5.58% | 0.11 |
| 426 | Doris Matsui | CA | 5 | D | $0 | $0 | 5.66% | 0.11 |
| 430 | Hilda L Solis | CA | 32 | D | $0 | $0 | 4.80% | 0.10 |
| 431 | Linda Sanchez | CA | 39 | D | $0 | $0 | 4.22% | 0.08 |
| 431 | Jan Schakowsky | IL | 9 | D | $0 | $0 | 4.09% | 0.08 |
| 431 | Barbara Lee | CA | 9 | D | $0 | $0 | 4.18% | 0.08 |
| 434 | Raul M Grijalva | AZ | 7 | D | $0 | $0 | 2.92% | 0.06 |
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The real scandal of Tom DeLay
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Creators Syndicate) -- Forget the freebie trips across the Atlantic and the Pacific. Forget the casinos and the allegedly illicit contributions -- they represent only degrees of avarice.
To grasp the moral bankruptcy of the public Tom DeLay, the House majority leader, you only have to know about Frank Murkowski and Saipan.
Today, Frank Murkowki is the governor of Alaska, but from 1980 to 2002, he was a conservative Republican senator from Alaska.
How conservative? His voting record earned him zero ratings from organized labor's AFL-CIO and the liberal Americans for Democratic Action, and perfect 100s from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the American Conservative Union.
But as chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, Frank Murkowski became furious at the abusive sweatshop conditions endured by workers, overwhelmingly immigrants, in the U.S. territory of the Northern Mariana Islands, of which Saipan is the capital.
Because they were produced in a territory of the United States, garments traveled tariff-free and quota-free to the profitable U.S. market and were entitled to display the coveted "Made in the USA" label.
Among the manufacturers that had profited from the un-free labor market on the island were Tommy Hilfiger USA, Gap, Calvin Klein and Liz Claiborne.
Moved by the sworn testimony of U.S. officials and human-rights advocates that the 91 percent of the workforce who were immigrants -- from China, the Philippines, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh -- were being paid barely half the U.S. minimum hourly wage and were forced to live behind barbed wire in squalid shacks minus plumbing, work 12 hours a day, often seven days a week, without any of the legal protections U.S. workers are guaranteed, Murkowski wrote a bill to extend the protection of U.S. labor and minimum-wage laws to the workers in the U.S. territory of the Northern Marianas.
So compelling was the case for change the Alaska Republican marshaled that in early 2000, the U.S. Senate unanimously passed the Murkowski worker reform bill.
But one man primarily stopped the U.S. House from even considering that worker-reform bill: then-House Republican Whip Tom DeLay.
According to law firm records recently made public, lobbyist Jack Abramoff, paid millions to stop reform and keep the status quo, met personally at least two dozen times with DeLay on the subject in one two-year period. The DeLay staff was often in daily contact with Abramoff.
DeLay traveled with his family and staff over New Year's of 1997 on an Abramoff scholarship endowed by his client, the government of the territory, to the Marianas, where golf and snorkeling were enjoyed.
DeLay fully approved of the working and living conditions. The Texan's salute to the owners and Abramoff's government clients was recorded by ABC-TV News: "You are a shining light for what is happening to the Republican Party, and you represent everything that is good about what we are trying to do in America and leading the world in the free-market system"
Later, DeLay would tell The Washington Post's Juliet Eilperin that the low-wage, anti-union conditions of the Marianas constituted "a perfect petri dish of capitalism. It's like my Galapagos Island."
Contrast that with what then-Sen. Murkowski told me in a 1998 interview: "The last time we heard a justification that economic advances would be jeopardized if workers were treated properly was shortly before Appomattox."
The "Made in the USA" label means standards of quality and standards of conduct.
But more important than how a product is made is how the people who make that product are treated -- as human beings with innate dignity -- who are free to organize and entitled to a living wage.
Did somebody say something about moral values?
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