Murtha Defends Earmarks for Johnstown Area

By Paul Singer
Roll Call Staff

May 29, 2009, 11:05 a.m.

JOHNSTOWN, Pa. — Rep. John Murtha (D-Pa.) on Friday vigorously defended the hundreds of millions of dollars in earmarks he has secured for his Rust Belt district and said he is not responsible for wrongdoing by companies that have received those earmarks.

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