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Recent Votes
Votes to block investigation of
"Airport to Nowhere"
On
May 21, 2009 Patrick Murphy
voted no on a measure that would that would have recommitted a
bill back to committee to investigate nearly $800,000 going to John
Murtha's "Airport to Nowhere" to repave an alternative runway.
This airport,
which ABC News has recently reported only handles an average of 20
passengers a day, has already received over $150,000,000 from earmarks
by John Murtha. Now Murtha wants to send "stimulus" money to
this same airport! Read the
full article from ABC News and see the ABC News story online
here.
A recap of the motion that Murphy voted no on is listed
here at
Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington's website.
The motion had bipartisan support but failed 154-263 vote,
with 11 Democrats crossing the aisle to vote with Republicans and 28
Republicans voting with the Democratic majority. Murphy voted no along
with Nancy Pelosi and John Murtha instead of voting to end this
obvious abuse and waste.
Again Murphy continues to break his campaign promises of going to
Washington to "clean up" the waste and abuse of career politicians.
Instead he incredibly backs and supports these corrupt politicians
every step of the way. How does this help his Bucks County
constituents?
Votes for Spending Bill
Pat Murphy
again threw fiscal conservatism aside and voted for another huge
spending bill on top of the already gigantic $787 billion spendulous
bill. This time it was to increase spending by another $410
billion and
Murphy voted to approve the omnibus spending bill without a second
thought.
In 2006 candidate Murphy criticized Congressman Mike Fitzpatrick in
this
article. Note Murphy said "Our country is in a fiscal
crisis" and he criticized Fitzpatrick for "reckless spending and
irresponsible fiscal policies." He also blasted Fitzpatrick for
voting for a transportation bill that had earmarks in it like a teapot
Museum in North Carolina and an aquarium in Connecticut.
So when it came time for Congressman Murphy, not the
candidate but the actual elected Representative, to vote for real he
certainly would not vote for a bill with wasteful spending in it,
right?
Well the $410
billion omnibus spending bill passed the House of
Representatives on Feb 25, 2009 and I guess all these projects that
Murphy voted for somehow are not so bad now:
 
-- $1.8 million for “swine odor and manure
management” in Ames, Iowa
-- $6.6 million for Formosan subterranean termite
research in Louisiana,
-- $1.7 million for the honeybee lab in Weslaco, Texas
-- $1.1 million for mosquito trapping research in Gainesville, Fla.
-- $1 million for “mormon crickets” in Utah, requested by Sen. Bob
Bennett (R-Utah)
-- $935,000 for egg pasteurization in Michigan
-- $2.9 million for “shrimp aquaculture” in Arizona, Hawaii,
Louisiana, Massachusetts, Mississippi, South Carolina, and Texas
-- $1.5 million for “pinniped research” in Alaska. Pinnipeds are a
class of animals that includes walruses, seals, and sea lions.
-- $491,000 for the Baltimore City Public School System’s health care
program
-- $950,000 for the Myrtle Beach International Trade and Convention
Center in Myrtle Beach, S.C.
-- $100,000 for a “robotics training center” in the City of Union,
S.C.
-- $300,000 for the Montana World Trade Center
-- $1.5 million for the California National Historic Trail
Interpretive Center in Nevada
-- $2.2 million for the Arkansas River Special Recreation Management
Area in Colorado
-- $500,000 for the Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail in California
-- $332,000 for buses at the Bronx Zoo in New York City
-- $855,000 for the Chelsea Intermodal Parking Garage in Chelsea,
Mass.
-- $1.9 million for the Pleasure Beach water taxi in Connecticut
-- $2.9 million for bicycle and pedestrian trail improvements in
Illinois
-- $475,000 to renovate the façade of the Italian American Museum in
New York City
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