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From: Karen Lawrence	10/13/2004 11:50:44 AM
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Hefley: ‘I was threatened’ Ethics committee’s actions against DeLay trigger angry response from Republicans By Alexander Bolton House ethics committee Chairman Joel Hefley (R-Colo.) said last week that Republican lawmakers have threatened him in the wake of his panel’s recent admonishments of House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-Texas). Asked what response he has received from House Republicans since two ethics committee admonishments were issued in a span of seven days, Hefley said, “I’ve been attacked; I’ve been threatened.” However, Hefley would not reveal who or how many of his colleagues had threatened him, or what retaliation had been threatened. Earlier, Hefley had told a group of reporters, “I’m not getting any threats from leadership.” Rep. Joel Hefley -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Many House GOP lawmakers are incensed over the ethics committee’s handling of the admonishments of DeLay, which have resulted in at least 10 critical editorials of the House Republican leadership by newspapers around the country, some in political battlegrounds such as Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. Legislators who criticized the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct said they were upset that it had given DeLay’s enemies so much political fodder less than a month before the election, particularly in response to an ethics complaint filed against DeLay by outgoing freshman Rep. Chris Bell (D-Texas). Bell filed the complaint after he had lost his seat as a result of Republican efforts, spearheaded by DeLay, to redraw Democratic congressional districts in Texas. Many Republicans say Bell’s complaint was motivated by partisan politics and a desire for revenge. hillnews.com

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