This is a man that "served" a very poor part of the country... but really only served himself.
I've read newspaper articles about all the businesses in Johnstown that flourished because he channeled federal money through the place.
Remembering my brief time in the software sector (specifically, a supplier to government and defense contractors): If you wanted to do business with Johnstown, you had to do business through John Murtha.
Not that he wasn't a good pimp or anything. All his bitches had mink coats.