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Texas Tribe Reacts to Revelations about D.C. Insiders

TEXAS – As reported by the El Paso Times: "Tigua leaders and tribal members are angry at revelations this weekend that two associates of House Majority Leader Tom DeLay took $4.2 million from them to help reopen Speaking Rock Casino after working behind the scenes to shut down the tribe's economic lifeline.

"Washington lobbyist Jack Abramoff and political consultant Michael Scanlon were not able to convince Congress to pass laws that could have allowed Speaking Rock to reopen -- and it is unclear how they used the $4.2 million.

"…'There's outrage right now,' Tigua Gov. Art Senclair said Monday. 'You can sense it among tribal members who are asking, 'How could this happen?' '

"…The Washington Post story chronicled the alleged efforts of Abramoff and Scanlon to exploit the tribe's financial crisis, even as they privately condemned 'those moronic Tiguas.'…"

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