[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 29 (Wednesday, March 3, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E293]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




      IN TRIBUTE TO REPRESENTATIVE JOHN P. MURTHA OF PENNSYLVANIA

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                               speech of

                       HON. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, February 24, 2010

  Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas. Madam Speaker, I rise today to 
celebrate the life and honor the accomplishments of Congressman John 
Murtha who passed away on February 8, 2010.
  America lost a great patriot with the passing of Congressman Murtha, 
and I join the people of Pennsylvania's 12th Congressional District and 
countless other Americans in mourning his death. As a veteran, he never 
forgot the needs of our military and through his leadership as Chairman 
of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, he made sure that 
our military had the tools it needed to secure America's future. A 
frequent visitor to injured troops at Walter Reed Army Medical Center 
and the National Naval Medical Center, Congressman Murtha deeply 
understood the sacrifices that these men and women made for our 
country. His ability to empathize with our servicemembers and veterans 
was absolutely remarkable, and I will deeply miss his leadership in 
Congress.
  Madam Speaker, today I join my fellow colleagues in mourning the 
death of Congressman Murtha who spent his life serving our country in 
both the military and the halls of Congress.

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