Pelosi defends Murtha vs. GOP reprimand (Repugs getting desparate)

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Source: ap



Pelosi defends Murtha vs. GOP reprimand

1 hour, 55 minutes ago

WASHINGTON - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (news, bio, voting record) is defending a close Democratic ally whom Republicans want to reprimand for threatening a GOP lawmaker's spending projects.
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During a series of House votes Thursday, Murtha walked to the GOP side to confront Rogers, a former FBI agent. This month, Rogers had tried unsuccessfully to strike from an intelligence spending bill an item that would restore $23 million for the National Drug Intelligence Center, a facility in Murtha's Pennsylvania district.

According to Rogers' account, which Murtha did not dispute, the Democrat angrily told Rogers he should never seek earmarks of his own because "you're not going to get any, now or forever."

"This was clearly designed to try to intimidate me," Rogers told The Associated Press on Friday. "He said it loud enough for other people to hear."

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1. I actually got a good laugh out of this. What a whinner---Here comes big

bad Murtha!!

[LynnTheDem]

2. Dear Rogers, in the words of your com"patriot";

Go fuck yourself.

[aquart]

3. A national drug intelligence center?

To do what?

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6. to do what the drug czar is alreally suspose to be doing? Bigger gov proposal??

[William769]

4. O the irony!

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5. Rogers said he planned to file a "privileged resolution" Monday that would

House rules prohibit lawmakers from placing conditions on earmarks or targeted tax benefits that are based on another member's votes.

Murtha's office said in a statement: "The committee and staff give every Democrat and Republican the same consideration. We have extensive hearings and every request is given careful consideration. We will continue to do just that."

Rogers said he planned to file a "privileged resolution" Monday that would seek a House vote on whether to reprimand Murtha.

"I wasn't there" for the confrontation, Pelosi said. "I do know that the Republicans caused quite a stir that was unjustified on the floor of the House, and I'm sure things were said on both sides."

She added, "I don't know that there was going to be a resolution. There was rumor that that might be the form it would take, but we'll deal with it if that's what comes forward. But I think Mr. Murtha's reputation for bipartisanship will hold him in good stead."

[Gman]

7. But it's OK for Tom Delay

to keep the vote on the pharmaceutical medicare bill for 4 hours and bribe and threaten another GOP'er that they'll defeat his son who was going to run for the GOP'er's seat. The son lost in the primary.