(Washington, D.C.) – Congressman Rahm Emanuel, Chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee released the following statement today on the resignation of Tom DeLay:

"Tom DeLay may be gone, but the delay in real reform continues. The refusal of the brand new majority leader of the House Republicans to pass comprehensive ethics and lobbying reform, the power of the special interests, the control the powerful lobbyists continue to hold, tells the American people everything they need to know about Tom DeLay's departure -- that DeLay may be gone, but nothing has changed," said Congressman Rahm Emanuel, Chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. "National Republicans want you to believe they have turned the page, but the Republican culture of putting the special interests first does not revolve around just one man. The drug companies, the insurance industry, and the oil and energy companies still hold sway over the Republican Congress and write the legislation that affects the lives of the American people, and that is why the American people are so desperate for a change from the old ideas and status quo of the Republican Congress."

Facts about Nick Lampson and his campaign for change:

Lampson has the resources to take on whomever the GOP nominates: