John P. Murtha was a longtime American politician from Pennsylvania who served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1974 until his death in 2010. He was a Democrat, a Vietnam War veteran, and the chair of the House Appropriations subcommittee on defense, known for both his defense spending influence and his role as a vocal critic of the Iraq War after initially supporting it. He passed away on February 7, 2010, at age 77 following complications from surgery.
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www.cbsnews.comJohn Murtha dies at 77; Pennsylvania Democrat forcefully opposed Iraq war in Congress
www.latimes.comJohn P. Murtha, the powerful dean of Pennsylvania's congressional delegation who survived scandal and seismic political shifts to become
www.post-gazette.comSecretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki mourned the loss of Rep. John P. Murtha, Chairman of the House Appropriations’ subcommittee on defense and a champion of the Nation’s Veterans.
news.va.govPowerful Democrat Representative from Pennsylvania Served 36 Years in the House, Died Today at the Age of 77
www.cbsnews.comRep. Murtha, the first Vietnam veteran to serve in Congress, called in 2005 for an immediate pullout of U.S. forces from Iraq. He also delivered billions in federal dollars to his home state.
www.latimes.comRep. John Murtha (D-PA) died Monday of complications from surgery at the age of 77. Murtha was a retired Marine Corps Officer, a Vietnam veteran, one of the most outspoken critics of the U.S. war in Iraq and a strong defender of Congressional deal-making. NPR’s Senior Washington Editor Ron Elving remembers Murtha and his legacy.
www.npr.orgRep. John Murtha (D-PA), the first veteran of the Vietnam war to be elected to the House and one of the most powerful lawmakers in Congress, died Monday afternoon at Virginia Hospital Center in Arlington, VA, after complications from gallbladder surgery.
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