Dirty Money Watch: Rep. John Murtha, D-Pa.
By: Kevin Mooney
Commentary Staff Writer
November 18, 2009
WHO: Rep. John Murtha, D-Pa.
WHAT: Murtha received $10,000 from Rep. Charles Rangel's National Leadership PAC, the political action committee of the powerful New York Democrat who is chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee that writes tax law.
WHY IT'S DIRTY: Rangel is being investigated on multiple issues by the House Ethics Committee, including failure to report income from properties he owns in New York and the Dominican Republic. A company that gave $1 million to a New York school facility that will bear Rangel's name subsequently received lucrative tax breaks, and he has reportedly solicited political contributions on official stationary.
WILL MURTHA GIVE IT BACK? Murtha did not respond to The Examiner's request for comment.
THE SCORE:
Number of Democrats who have given it back: 0
Number of Republicans who have given it back: 0
Gave donation to charity: Rep. Steve Israel, D-N.Y., Rep. Nita Lowey, D-N.Y., Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas, Rep. Allyson Schwartz, D-Pa., Rep. Ed Perlmutter, D-Colo., Rep. David Price, D-N.C.
YOUR TURN: You can reach Murtha's Washington office at 202-225-2065.
Don't know who is your congressman? Go to house.gov and look in the upper left-hand corner. Don't know who are your state's two senators? Go to senate.gov and look in the upper right-hand corner.
Dirty Money is researched and written by Mark Hemingway of The Washington Examiner's commentary staff.
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