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| − | '''Americans for a Republican Majority Political Action Committee''', also known as '''ARMPAC''', | + | '''Americans for a Republican Majority Political Action Committee''', also known as '''ARMPAC''', was former House Majority Leader [[Thomas D. DeLay]]'s leadership committee. ARMPAC was "quietly closed" at the end of April 2007 "after a decade-long run as one of the most influential - and infamous - PACs run by members of [[Congress]]." [http://blog.washingtonpost.com/capitol-briefing/2007/05/delays_pac_closes_shop.html] |
==DeLay's Political Money Carousel== | ==DeLay's Political Money Carousel== | ||
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*[[Thomas D. DeLay: Related SourceWatch Resources]] | *[[Thomas D. DeLay: Related SourceWatch Resources]] | ||
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*Michael Weisskopf and David Maraniss, [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/special/campfin/stories/cf031295.htm "Forging an Alliance for Deregulation,"] ''Washington Post'', March 12, 1995. | *Michael Weisskopf and David Maraniss, [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/special/campfin/stories/cf031295.htm "Forging an Alliance for Deregulation,"] ''Washington Post'', March 12, 1995. | ||
*Alison Mitchell and Marc Lacey, [http://menic.utexas.edu/~bennett/__310/DeLay.htm "DeLay Inc.. -- A special report: A Lawmaker Amasses Power, and Uses It. A CLOSER LOOK: DeLay's Fund-Raising Vehicles,"] ''New York Times'', October 26, 1999. | *Alison Mitchell and Marc Lacey, [http://menic.utexas.edu/~bennett/__310/DeLay.htm "DeLay Inc.. -- A special report: A Lawmaker Amasses Power, and Uses It. A CLOSER LOOK: DeLay's Fund-Raising Vehicles,"] ''New York Times'', October 26, 1999. | ||
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*Ellen Miller, [http://www.tpmcafe.com/story/2005/8/15/131134/779 "Auditing DeLay,"] ''TPM Cafe'', August 15, 2005. | *Ellen Miller, [http://www.tpmcafe.com/story/2005/8/15/131134/779 "Auditing DeLay,"] ''TPM Cafe'', August 15, 2005. | ||
*[http://www.hillnews.com/thehill/export/TheHill/News/Frontpage/100505/brief1.html "Republicans return DeLay PAC donations,"] ''The Hill'', November 26, 2005. | *[http://www.hillnews.com/thehill/export/TheHill/News/Frontpage/100505/brief1.html "Republicans return DeLay PAC donations,"] ''The Hill'', November 26, 2005. | ||
| + | *[http://www.citizensforethics.org/press/newsrelease.php?view=140 News Release: "CREW FEC Complaint Against Rep. DeLay PAC – ARMPAC – Results in $115,000 Fine. One of Largest Fines in FEC History,"] [[Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington]], July 20, 2006. | ||
| + | *Paul Kane, [http://blog.washingtonpost.com/capitol-briefing/2007/05/delays_pac_closes_shop.html "DeLay's PAC closes shop,"] ''Capitol Briefing'' Blog/''Washington Post'', May 1, 2007. | ||
Also see:<br> | Also see:<br> | ||
Latest revision as of 22:10, 10 August 2008
Americans for a Republican Majority Political Action Committee, also known as ARMPAC, was former House Majority Leader Thomas D. DeLay's leadership committee. ARMPAC was "quietly closed" at the end of April 2007 "after a decade-long run as one of the most influential - and infamous - PACs run by members of Congress." [1]
DeLay's Political Money Carousel
ARMPAC was run by Jim Ellis, who was also the founder of Texans for a Republican Majority PAC (TRMPAC), DeLay's leadership political action committee.
TRMPAC was "launched, in part, with a $75,000 contribution" from ARMPAC, Texans for Public Justice reported June 28, 2004.
According to Federal Election Commission records, "in its first year DeLay's ARMPAC pulled in $312,000; in 1996, $681,000; and in 1998, $904,000. This year [2000], ARMPAC is on track to collect a staggering $2 million. The list of ARMPAC political contributors is twenty pages long, from Philip Morris and the National Rifle Association to banks, oil companies, insurers, drug makers, Merrill Lynch, and Microsoft." --Texas Observer, February 4, 2000.
See the main article on Tom DeLay and Complaints, Investigation & Indictments for details.
SourceWatch Resources
External links
- Michael Weisskopf and David Maraniss, "Forging an Alliance for Deregulation," Washington Post, March 12, 1995.
- Alison Mitchell and Marc Lacey, "DeLay Inc.. -- A special report: A Lawmaker Amasses Power, and Uses It. A CLOSER LOOK: DeLay's Fund-Raising Vehicles," New York Times, October 26, 1999.
- Roberty Dreyfuss, "DeLay, Incorporated," The Texas Observer, February 4, 2000.
- Ellen Miller, "Auditing DeLay," TPM Cafe, August 15, 2005.
- "Republicans return DeLay PAC donations," The Hill, November 26, 2005.
- News Release: "CREW FEC Complaint Against Rep. DeLay PAC – ARMPAC – Results in $115,000 Fine. One of Largest Fines in FEC History," Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, July 20, 2006.
- Paul Kane, "DeLay's PAC closes shop," Capitol Briefing Blog/Washington Post, May 1, 2007.
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