Washington, D.C.-U.S. Congressman Mike Pence issued the following statement today on Tom DeLay:
“The time has come for the election of a new Majority Leader in the United States House of Representatives. As he has done so many times throughout his public career, Tom DeLay has put the interests of the Republican Congress ahead of his own personal interest in calling for this election.
“I join colleagues and supporters around the nation as we express our gratitude for a career of conservative leadership in Congress and the confident hope that he will continue to serve his district, his nation and the conservative cause for many years to come.”

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