DeLay blames Democrats for ethics panel problems

HoustonChronicle.com - DeLay blames Democrats for ethics panel problems: "Democrats are deliberately gumming up the works of the House Ethics Committee, House Majority Leader Tom DeLay charged Wednesday as he reasserted his readiness to disclose a decade's worth of his oft-questioned travel records.

The beleaguered committee, whose stalemate on its rules of operation ended recently, is nevertheless unable to proceed because of partisan fights over the makeup of its staff."