Former Abramoff client hosts DeLay fundraiser tonight while energy bill de

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EXCLUSIVE
FORMER ABRAMOFF CLIENT HOSTS FUNDRAISER FOR DELAY TONIGHT
Fundraiser is held at energy firm offices while
energy bill debated on the floor of Congress

By John Byrne | RAW STORY Editor

A former client of fallen lobbyist Jack Abramoff will host a fundraiser for the political action committee of House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-TX) tonight at 7 p.m., RAW STORY has learned.

The client, an energy company named Fluor, employed Abramoff as their corporate lobbyist in 1998.

The firm is hosting a $2,000-$5,000-a-plate fundraiser for DeLay's political action committee, Americans for a Republican Majority (ARMPAC), this evening at 403 East Capitol Street SE.

In their most recent lobbying disclosures Fluor reported lobbying on H.R. 6, the Energy bill, through the end of 2004. Fluor maintains an office in Sugar Land, Texas, the district DeLay represents.

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