Congressman Jim Moran was elected to his eighth term in the U.S. House of Representatives in November 2004. He is a member of the Appropriations Committee, where he serves on the Defense Subcommittee and Interior Subcommittee.

Blog Entries by Rep. Jim Moran

Dear Colleague: Close Guantanamo

Posted June 26, 2007 | 01:47 PM (EST)


Last week media reports surfaced that senior officials within the Bush Administration were coming to a consensus to close detention facilities at Guantanamo Bay and transfer remaining detainees to the U.S. Disciplinary Barracks at Fort Leavenworth. Such a move reflects the growing sentiment within the Administration that Guantanamo Bay serves...

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How to Shut Down Gitmo

Posted May 10, 2007 | 01:13 PM (EST)


The House Defense Appropriations Subcommittee focused on the Guantanamo Bay Detention Facility (Gitmo) Wednesday, holding a hearing with military officials in charge of running the base and lawyers who have represented the detainees imprisoned there.

It's my belief that every day Gitmo continues to operate is another day we make...

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Only Murtha Plan Supports the Troops

Posted February 27, 2007 | 05:31 PM (EST)


This Congress is about to engage in the legislative equivalent of the gunfight at the OK Corral.

The stage was set when Defense Spending Chairman Jack Murtha described his plans to use the President's Supplemental Iraq spending request for another hundred billion dollars as a vehicle to support...

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Jack Murtha: The Best Man for the Job

Posted November 15, 2006 | 03:22 PM (EST)


The netroots played a huge role in this year's elections. From advocating for strong candidates that put us over the top in the Senate (Tester, Webb) to bringing press attention to the do-nothing rubber stamp Republican House, blog activists were a force in bringing about a new direction in American.

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