Chooses “K” Street over Inner City School on Historic Day.
On the 145th anniversary of slavery being outlawed in US Territories and on the 43rd anniversary on the passage of the landmark Civil Rights Act of 1964, June 19,2007, Congressman Murphy will not rejoice with children in Danbury or Waterbury or New Britain.
Chris “Ethics” Murphy will instead celebrate these American achievements by privately meeting with high ranking attorneys, with business before congress and deep pockets, from the law firm of Kirkpatrick&Lockhart,Preston,Gates,Ellis LLP on “K” Street, in the heart of Jack Abramoff country.
Rather than cleaning up Congress, as Murphy claimed he would, he has quickly become part of the deal cutting, quid pro quo culture of Washington DC.
What’s worse, rumors suggest that Murphy’s vote to cover up ethically challenged fellow legislator Jack Murtha may have served as the catalyst for organizing the event for Murphy.
According to the Federal Election Commission, the law firm’s political action committee has donated thousands of dollars to Murtha’s campaigns and its employees and clients likely have donated thousands more.
The law firm, known to Washington insiders as K&L Gates, is comprised of approximately 1,400 lawyers. According to their own web site, K&L Gates’ main practice areas consist of Bankruptcy/Insolvency, Betting & Gaming, Class Action Litigation Defense, Energy & Utilities, Executive Compensation, Government Contracts & Procurement Policy, Health Care, Hedge Funds and Venture Funds, Media and Entertainment, White Collar Crime/Criminal Defense.
It appears that Mr. Murphy has some explaining to do
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