I remember this also... LOL
In the House, Murtha is considered an old-style vote broker who shuns publicity. In spite of his high-level position as ranking Democrat of the Appropriations' defense subcommittee, Murtha generally keeps a low profile and often refuses interviews with the media.
http://asp.usatoday.com/news/politicselections/CandidateProfile.aspx?ci=462&oi=H
re: abscram (yes, no more)
BTW, remember Murtha give evidence against Murphy and Thompson.
Murtha, as with the Clintons....
Memory lane never had this may rocks in the road until we looked back at it.
"The Fiscal Year 2005 defense appropriations bill also created problems for Murtha. He helped write the bill, and it reportedly contained millions of dollars in federal funding for at least 10 companies represented by KSA Consulting -- a lobbying firm that includes the congressman's brother, Robert "Kit" Murtha, as a senior partner."
"Murtha has denied any wrongdoing, and an Ethics Committee investigation into the KSA Consulting matter may be conducted later this year [2006]."
I attribute Murtha's fairly recent high profile to: (1) Concerns that the KSA scandal could cause him problems, which he will attribute to his anti-Bush stance on the war; and (2)he is engaged in a competitive reelection race and wants to create the illusion that he is a mover and shaker in Congress instead of what he really is, i.e., a political hack.