more Republicans being elected to Congress in 2004.

DeLay was sentenced to three years in prison and remained free while he was appealing his case.

For the past two days, he has been in Washington meeting with evangelicals -- including Ken Wilde, founder of the National Prayer Center -- to discuss forming a new national prayer organization. DeLay said he would "probably not" seek a return to elected office. "There's too much other things that the Lord wants me to do."

But he conceded some nostalgia at being inside the Capitol and visiting the chapel. "It just brought back a lot of great memories," he said.

Contributing: Brad Heath

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