Honorable Patrick J. Murphy
United States Representative, Pennsylvania, Democrat
Representative Murphy was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in November 2006. He serves on the Armed Services Committee and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. Prior to his election to Congress, he was stationed in Iraq with the U.S. Army. The following is excerpted from the February 14–16, 2007, House floor debate on H. Con. Res. 63, the Iraq War Resolution. I take to the floor today,not as a Democrat or a Republican, but as an Iraqwar veteran who was a captain of the 82nd Airborne Division in Baghdad. I speak with a heavy heart for…
