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==Race for Majority Leader==
==Race for Majority Leader==
After Democrats won control of Congress in the 2006 midterm elections for the first time in fourteen years, Representative Murtha made a run for House Majority Leader and was supported by incoming Speaker of the House [[Nancy Pelosi]] (D-CA). Despite Murtha claiming that he had enough votes to win the leadership position, he was defeated by Minority Whip Steny Hoyer by a margin of 149-86 within the caucus. He now serves as the chairman of the House Appropriations Defense Subcommittee.
After Democrats won control of Congress in the 2006 midterm elections for the first time in fourteen years, Representative Murtha made a run for House Majority Leader and was supported by incoming Speaker of the House [[Nancy Pelosi]] (D-CA). Despite Murtha claiming that he had enough votes to win the leadership position, he was defeated by Minority Whip Steny Hoyer by a margin of 149-86 within the caucus. He now serves as the chairman of the House Appropriations Defense Subcommittee.
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