DeLay Rule
5280 Weblog: "Because of a death in her family, Marilyn Musgrave was not in attendence at a Republican meeting earlier this week, where members voted on a measue that[base ']s become known as the 'DeLay Rule.' When asked how the congresswoman would have voted, press secretary Aaron Johnson said he didn't know and that due to the death, they have not spoken about it. For those keeping score among Colorado's congressional delegates, that makes one vote for (Beauprez), one against (Hefley), and one no vote."
Josh Marshall: "There are five Republicans on the Ethics Committee (and five Dems). Of those, Chairman Joel Hefley of Colorado is in the Shays Handful. He voted against the DeLay Rule. Missouri's Kenny Hulshof is in there too. Ohio's Steven LaTourette is telling constituents that he's in the Shays Handful; but as of yet we've seen no press reports that confirm this. As we reported earlier today, Illinois Congresswoman Judy Biggert seems to be hanging tough with the 'private vote' line, refusing to say how she voted. We had Washington state's Doc Hastings down as a letter-writer. But late this afternoon we received word that a Hastings staffer told at least one constituent that Hastings supported the DeLay Vote but wouldn't reveal how he voted because it was a 'secret' vote. (I guess he sort of wanted to mix up the categories a bit.) If anyone hears more on Hastings, let us know."
5280 Weblog: "Rocky Mountain News columnist Bill Johnson fills in the remaining blank on how returning members of Colorado's Republican Congressional delegation voted on the DeLay Rule. Centennial Congressman Tom Tancredo voted to relax the party's ethical standards. That leaves Scott McInnis as Colorado's only unaccounted for Republican rep. Because McInnis is retiring, it's unclear if he participated in the vote. We'll continue looking into it Monday."
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