Abramoff-Norquist-DeLay Network Defeats Native American Casino Tax Bill

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Jack Abramoff, working for the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, successfully mobilized a network including Grover Norquist’s Americans for Tax Reform and House Majority Whip Tom DeLay to defeat a Congressional bill that would have imposed unrelated business income tax (UBIT) on Native American casinos. This early collaboration established the operational template for the Abramoff lobbying network, demonstrating how strategic political relationships could be leveraged to block targeted legislation.

Key Actors

Jack Abramoff Grover Norquist Tom DeLay Ralph Reed Bill Archer Ernest Istook Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians

Tags

lobbying-corruption regulatory-capture political-corruption native-american-affairs tax-policy

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