Rogers, Murtha to Battle Over Alleged Earmarks Threat

• By Susan Davis
• Roll Call Staff
• May 21, 2007, Midnight

The House floor will be the stage for a partisan fight over earmarks and ethics today, as Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Mich.) is scheduled to drop a privileged motion to trigger a House vote on whether to reprimand senior Rep. John Murtha (D-Pa.) for allegedly threatening to deny Rogers’ earmarks for “now and forever.”