Bart Stupak: “I am very pleased and heartened by all of the outpouring of Members who have come down here for the last few hours, and…”

“I am very pleased and heartened by all of the outpouring of Members who have come down here for the last few hours, and it has also given me an opportunity to say a few things about my friend, Jack Murtha. Jack would be embarrassed about all of the attention being shown to him tonight, but for those of us who knew and love and respected Jack Murtha, it's been an especially hard week, especially those of us who hang out, as we say, in the Pennsylvania Corner. When we always look on the corner to see Jack there, we see a folded American flag. I guess it's appropriate for Jack's service to his country, not only as a soldier, but also as a Member of this House of Representatives. If you want to know more about Jack Murtha, his courage, his love for this country, I would urge you to read the book that he wrote, 'From Vietnam to 9/11: On the Front Lines of National Security.'”