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To: MR. PANAMA (I am a PLAYER) who wrote (47509)	5/14/1999 12:23:00 AM
From: Harvey Allen	Respond to of 67261

Ethics panel chastises DeLay over threat - report WASHINGTON, May 14 (Reuters) - The House Ethics Committee has privately chastised House Majority Whip Tom DeLay for threatening a Washington trade association with retaliation last year for hiring a prominent Democrat as its president, the Washington Post reported Friday. The newspaper, quoting unidentified sources, said the panel has not released its letter cautioning the Texas Republican about his conduct, but did issue a memorandum this week warning House members, officers and employees against linking their official actions to partisan considerations. The sources told the Post that memo was prompted by concern over DeLay's role last year in trying to pressure the Electronic Industries Alliance into dropping plans to hire a Democrat, former Rep. David McCurdy of Oklahoma, as its president. House Republican leaders last fall postponed votes on implementing an international treaty desired by the association to show its displeasure with the group's decision not to hire retiring Rep. Bill Paxon, a leading Republican. The Post said the letter highlighted apprehension among House members about DeLay, who has accumulated considerable power in the House through his successful fund-raising, aggressive courtship of lobbyists and knack for counting votes. The Post said the private letter also offered a rare instance in which the ethics committee acted without receiving a formal complaint. Sources told the newspaper that the letter to DeLay mirrored the public letter sent out this week to House members. That memo stated that ''government officials, including House members and staff, are prohibited from taking or withholding any official action on the basis of the partisan affiliation or the campaign contributions or support of involved individuals, or the prospect of personal gain either for oneself or anyone else.'' biz.yahoo.com

To: MR. PANAMA (I am a PLAYER) who wrote (47509)	5/14/1999 1:51:00 AM
From: Neocon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 67261

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