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John Murtha
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John Murtha's Biography

John Patrick “Jack” Murtha, Jr. (born June 17, 1932) is an American politician from the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. Murtha, a Democrat, has represented Pennsylvania's 12th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives since 1974. The district presently stretches southwest from Johnstown (the largest city in the district and Murtha's hometown).

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  • Ethics inquiry looks into several House panel members

    Visalia : CA : USA | 24 days ago

    Nearly half the members of the House subcommittee that oversees more than $600 billion in Pentagon spending have been targeted by ethics investigators who are probing the conduct of a once-influential ...

  • Lawmakers targeted in ethics probe

    Washington : DC : USA | 25 days ago

    A leaked document shows that House ethics investigators are probing the activities of nearly three dozen lawmakers — an ethical dust storm that will empower the Republicans and could imperil efforts ...

  • Senate to vote on defense bill

    Washington : DC : USA | about 1 month ago

    For the first time in a decade-long effort, the bill will include a provision that expands the federal hate-crimes law to cover offenses based on sexual orientation. The provision received a boost ...

  • Some Republicans see DeLay tactics in Rangel resolution

    Washington : DC : USA | about 1 month ago

    Several of the six Republicans who didn’t support their party’s resolution to remove Rangel from his committee chairmanship said it was because it reminded them of a maneuver Democrats used ...

John Murtha News Stories

  • News Source: The New York Times | about 15 hours ago
    As President Obama nears a decision on a troop increase for the war in Afghanistan, he is facing increasingly vocal criticism from senior Congressional Democrats over the war’s cost, the size of the United States troop commitment and the
  • News Source: Politico | 5 days ago
    Rep. Jeff Flake has drafted a resolution that would condemn defense appropriators for failing to protect the dignity of the House in the wake of a lobbying scandal involving the panel's earmarks. The Arizona Republican says his aim is to alter the
  • News Source: USA Today | 5 days ago
    The newspaper found that many retired officers collect their annual pensions, work for defense firms and draw government consulting fees as "senior mentors" to the military services. Of the 158 retired generals and admirals identified as senior

John Murtha Blogs

  • Blog Source: www.stealthfusion.com | 3 days ago
    Flashback: August 3, 2007 Rep. John Murtha presides, ignores reality to push through his preferences without a vote.
  • Blog Source: meganmcardle.theatlantic.com | 3 days ago
    If this home-buyer program were canceled, the money would be wasted instead on John Murtha's empty airport. Would you rather give them an empty airport in Pennsylvania ... or $8000 in your pocket when you sell your home? ...
  • Blog Source: www.riehlworldview.com | 3 days ago
    Charles Rangel (D., N.Y.), the powerful chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, and Rep. John Murtha (D., Pa.), chairman of the defense appropriations subcommittee. Murtha and other appropriators are under fire for their ...

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