I've been in the minority in Congress for the last 12 years, having been elected the only freshman Democrat west of the Rockies in 1994. I am so pleased that Nancy Pelosi has asked House Democrats to elect Jack Murtha as our new majority leader.
As the senior woman on the House Judiciary Committee I have often been in the lead in the effort to protect choice. One year I was proud to receive an "F minus" rating from the National Rifle Association (you have to do extra work for the minus!). That Jack and I don't see eye to eye on these two issues simply is irrelevant to the majority leader position. Our Democratic caucus will call the shots on these issues and others of a similar controversial nature, not the majority leader. What we have in Jack Murtha is someone courageous enough to speak out on Iraq when others were afraid to do so. He will lead the caucus with distinction and he will round out a team of leadership headed by our incoming Speaker Pelosi. I hope that netroots can help make his election a reality by letting your representatives know that this matters to you. The 2006 elections are not quite over!
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