21st Century Guide to the Public Career of Tom DeLay, Congressman from Texas and former House Majority Leader (CD-ROM) [CD-ROM]

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Publication Date: February 4, 2006

This electronic book on CD-ROM provides a unique collection of documents about Tom DeLay, Congressman from Texas and former House Majority Leader. The official biography states: “A native Texan, Tom DeLay was born along the banks of the Rio Grande River in the historic border city of Laredo on April 8, 1947. During his childhood, the DeLay family lived in South America for a number of years. His father's career in the oil and gas industry required several job postings to Venezuela's rural interior, and the DeLay family made their home in small towns near the oil fields. DeLay's years in Venezuela were a formative political experience. His family lived through the turbulence and uncertainty of three revolutions. Two of these events were violent, and neighboring townspeople died at the hands of marauding revolutionaries. DeLay points to this early exposure to political violence as the source of his lifelong "passion for freedom." DeLay graduated from the University of Houston in 1970 with a degree in biology. Shortly afterwards, DeLay opened and operated a successful small business in Houston. During a Fort Bend County Republican Committee meeting in ! 1978, a party official suggested that DeLay run for an open Texas State House seat that had never before elected a Republican. After serving in Austin for six years, he succeeded in becoming the first Republican Fort Bend County ever elected to the United States Congress. Long considered a leading voice on domestic policies, DeLay increasingly asserts leadership on international affairs. Two dominant principles shape his response to foreign policy questions. DeLay believes the United States must strongly support democratic allies who share our commitment to liberty, like Israel and Taiwan, while aggressively promoting the expansion of freedom to closed societies. He also believes tyrants and rogue regimes must be confronted before they harm American interests. In his view, the price of freedom remains an active opposition to terror and tyranny. Over the course of his congressional career, DeLay has built a voting record that consistently supports limited, constitutional government, peace through strength, lower taxes, and the sanctity of life. Tom and Christine DeLay have a daughter Danielle and became grandparents in 2002 when she and her husband Steve had their first child. Since 1984, DeLay has represented the 22nd District of Texas, which includes Brazoria, Fort Bend, Galveston, and Harris Counties.” In all, the disc has over 27,000 pages reproduced using Adobe Acrobat PDF software - allowing direct viewing on Windows and Apple Macintosh systems. Reader software is included on the CD. As a bonus, this disc also includes a virtual federal reference bookshelf of 18 vital and interesting core federal documents with extraordinary material: HISTORIC AND FOUNDING DOCUMENTS - Constitution with Index, Declaration of Independence; Constitution as amended with Unratified Amendments and Analytical Index; Pocket Version; Emancipation Proclamation 1863. GOVERNMENT FUNCTIONS AND CONGRESSIONAL DOCUMENTS - How Laws are Made House of Representatives; Management Challenges Facing the New Administration; American Government; Minutes of the Senate Democratic Conference 1903-1964 Minutes of the Senate Republican Conference 1911-1964. U.S. GOVERNMENT MANUALS - Complete reproductions from 1997 through the brand-new 2005-06 edition (nine documents). As the official handbook of the Federal Government, The United States Government Manual provides comprehensive information on the agencies of the legislative, judicial, and executive branches. Our CD-ROMs are designed to provide a convenient user-friendly reference work, utilizing the benefits of the Acrobat format to uniformly present thousands of pages that can be rapidly reviewed or printed without untold hours of tedious searching and downloading. Vast archives of important public domain government information that might otherwise remain ina

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In all, the disc has over 27,000 pages reproduced using Adobe Acrobat PDF software - allowing direct viewing on Windows and Apple Macintosh systems. Reader software is included on the CD. As a bonus, this disc also includes a virtual federal reference bookshelf of 18 vital and interesting core federal documents with extraordinary material: HISTORIC AND FOUNDING DOCUMENTS - Constitution with Index, Declaration of Independence; Constitution as amended with Unratified Amendments and Analytical Index; Pocket Version; Emancipation Proclamation 1863. GOVERNMENT FUNCTIONS AND CONGRESSIONAL DOCUMENTS - How Laws are Made House of Representatives; Management Challenges Facing the New Administration; American Government; Minutes of the Senate Democratic Conference 1903-1964 Minutes of the Senate Republican Conference 1911-1964. U.S. GOVERNMENT MANUALS - Complete reproductions from 1997 through the brand-new 2005-06 edition (nine documents). As the official handbook of the Federal Government, The United States Government Manual provides comprehensive information on the agencies of the legislative, judicial, and executive branches. Our CD-ROMs are designed to provide a convenient user-friendly reference work, utilizing the benefits of the Acrobat format to uniformly present thousands of pages that can be rapidly reviewed or printed without untold hours of tedious searching and downloading. Vast archives of important public domain government information that might otherwise remain inaccessible are available for instant review no matter where you are. This book-on-a-disc makes a great reference work and educational tool.

Product Details

• CD-ROM: 27245 pages
• Publisher: Progressive Management (February 4, 2006)
• ISBN-10: 1422004910
• ISBN-13: 978-1422004913
• Product Dimensions: 5.6 x 4.9 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)