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"As the top Democrat on Get up to $50,000 Free Grant Money with this Government Grant * would jeopardize the House military spending subcommittee, he often delivers Democratic aM oramstast com their careers over pennies. votes to Republican leaders in a tacit exchange for earmarks for himself They all either have personal weaiih or have jobs that pay very well. Maybe one could and his ailies," The New York Times noted. Murtha's use of earmarks has come under attack in the past. In 1998, he sympathize with a small : ; EIND POST INVESTIGATIONS ON: businessman or farmer who helped start Concurrent Technologies, a tax-exempt charity that has employees dozens of people grown into a contracting powerhouse despite its lackluster results, The G Facensok (_t Scribd — Twitler and has fo cut corners Post's Robert O'Harrow found. Between 2003 and 2007, Concurrent 4 Fri > wherever possible to stay . ae un d Co ren a Friendieeg Fy RSS G Googie Reader competitive, but how sorry received $226 million in earmarks from Murtha and other lawmakers. can one feel for someone . . with big bucks who pinches Murtha and Kuchera met in 2001, when a Murtha aide approached the pennies from the pay of one defense contracting firm about a non-profit being started for disabled or two individuals; at most workers. Kuchera joined the board of the non-profit, began employing they are saving a few thousand a year. Penny more disabled workers and hired Ervin Technical Associates as his wise, pound foolish. lobbying firm. — Posted by csintala79, ‘Nanny‘ Issue Still Vexes Murtha spokesman Matthew Mazonkey told UPI that the 19-term Candidates congressman's Office "has a working relationship with most companies in our district. As far as this case is concerned, we have not been contacted by any of the agencies involved." 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