John Murtha

...Hill, a group of more liberal House Democrats who oppose a hefty troop increase, including Reps. Dave Obey of Wisconsin and John Murtha of Pennsyvlania, proposed that the president impose a war tax each year to pay for operations. The...

In this article: Robert Gates, Mike Mullen, Barack Obama, Afghanistan, United States, Hamid Karzai, Washington, Pentagon, Germany, and Tax

In this article: Robert Gates, Mike Mullen, Hamid Karzai, Afghanistan, Barack Obama, United States, Pentagon, Washington, Germany, and Tax

...the 80th district, he or she won't have to listen to irate calls from constituents about how the government is wasting their money. Rep. John Murtha, D-Penn., a legend for bringing home federal dollars for "important" projects, has maintained...

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Rep. John Murtha, D-Pa., center, answers a reporter's question in Johnstown, Pa., May 29, 2009. Gene J. Puskar/AP Rep. John Murtha, D-Pa., center, answers a reporter's question in Johnstown, Pa., May 29, 2009. November 16, 2009 A...

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...Afghanistan could drain the Treasury and "devour virtually any other priorities that the president or anyone in Congress had." Rep. John Murtha, D-Pa., the chairman of a subcommittee on defense appropriations, said in an interview that...

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...about getting caught up in a series of investigations into how the defense-spending panel operates. Bloomberg News Rep. John Murtha in a House hearing on Marine Corps equipment in March. For years, lawmakers inserted into bills...

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