Boss Congressman Murtha Protects His sources of Payola **
Posted in Politics
Aug. 15, 2008 at 11:49
by BrendaBee
Let us hope the next Congress man to be taken down for his blatant flaunting of all ethical practices in Congress and in life is Democrat Representative John Murtha from Pennsylvania. He is slim and a disgrace even in a disgraceful Congress. BBHeadlines: Murtha Intervenes for Company That Broke Export Law
Congressman Urges State Dept. to Meet With Pennsylvania Firm, Saying Sanctions Could Sink It
By Christopher Lee Washington Post Staff WriterFriday, August 15, 2008; Page A05
" Rep. John P. Murtha, the Pennsylvania Democrat known for delivering federal money to defense contractors in his district, and chairman of the House Appropriations defense subcommittee, wrote State Department officials in late June urging them to meet with the president of Electro-Glass Products, a 50-employee company that was convicted in April 2007 of illegally exporting components of night-vision goggles to a company in India. The Mammoth, Pa., firm has been sanctioned by the State Department, and Murtha argues that the action threatens to put the firm out of business.
"Electro-Glass is a highly respected company known for its honesty," Murtha wrote. He said the company, which manufactures small glass rings called "preforms," would not have made the shipments "if they truly believed the shipments were in violation of the law." He added: "It will be genuinely unfortunate if they are forced to close their doors."
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** payola n.
- Bribery of an influential person in exchange for the promotion of a product or service, such that of disc jockeys for the promotion of records.
- A bribe or a number of bribes given to an influential person in exchange for a promotion of a product or service: "I do not mean to imply that most Wall Street analysts typically receive payola for touting particular stocks"
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