Congressman John Murtha (D-Penn.) will visit Minnesota to support Second District Congressional Candidate Coleen Rowley on Sunday, September 17th. Congressman Murtha, Minnesota’s senior Congressman, Jim Oberstar (D-MN 8th) and Ms. Rowley will meet U.S. military veterans and the public at the V.F.W. Post No. 9433, Highway 3 at 120th Street West in Rosemount at noon. This represents a change of venue from previous announcements.[SNIP]Northfield, MN (PRWEB) September 12, 2006 -- Congressman John Murtha (D-Penn.) will visit Minnesota to support Second District Congressional Candidate Coleen Rowley on Sunday, September 17th. Congressman Murtha is a 37-year Veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps who has served in the U.S. Congress since 1975. He has taken the lead in Washington by proposing to redeploy American troops in Iraq with a resolution widely known as “The Murtha Plan.”
Rowley noted, by way of contrast, that Kline’s continued praise for and defense of George Bush and Donald Rumsfeld is not playing well in the district. “Bush and Kline’s cumulative refusal to admit mistakes by “staying the course” comes at too high a cost to the country. So the race here in Minnesota’s 2nd District is shaping up as a key one that could help John Murtha re-take the Chairmanship of the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee and Jim Oberstar become the next Transportation Committee Chair.”
The public is invited to call Coleen Rowley’s campaign headquarters in Northfield at (507) 664-3850 for more information about Congressman Murtha’s visit.
Additional Media Information:
Candidate Coleen Rowley and Congressman Jim Oberstar will introduce Congressman Murtha to the press at the Homewood Suites Hotel, 22610 Killebrew Drive in Bloomington, at 11:00 a.m. on Sunday, September 17th. Members of the press and media are invited to join them after the press conference at V.F.W. Post No. 9433, Highway 3 at 120th Street West in Rosemount, when they meet local veterans and the public.
I was thinking, why don't us folks in Minnesota show up to Murtha's little soiree, and give Mr. Murtha a "warm" Minnesota welcome. Email me at psycmeistr at fastmail dot fm if you're interested.
****UPDATE*****
The venue for Murtha's visit has changed:
The site for the event is at the VFW Post
Place: V.F.W. Post No. 9433
Highway 3 at 120th Street West in Rosemount
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