300px|Tom DeLay Republican Tom DeLay, representative from the 22nd Congressional District of Texas, announced on Saturday that he will not attempt to reclaim his majority leader position in the United States House of Representatives. Fellow Republicans, spear-headed by Jeff Flake (R-AZ) and Melissa Hart (R-PA), began circulating a petition last week urging to elect a new majority speaker, thus setting the stage for House leadership elections. He asked Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert to convene a body to elect a new majority leader. "I cannot allow our adversaries to divide and distract our attention," wrote DeLay. Previous related news
 Republican Tom DeLay, representative from the 22nd Congressional District of Texas, announced on Saturday that he will not attempt to reclaim his position in the United States House of Representatives. Fellow Republicans, spear-headed by (R-AZ) and Melissa Hart (R-PA), began circulating a petition last week urging to elect a new majority speaker, thus setting the stage for House leadership elections. He asked to convene a body to elect a new majority leader. "I cannot allow our adversaries to divide and distract our attention," wrote DeLay. Related news
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