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Congress

Longtime Defense Appropriator Rep. Jim Moran Won’t Seek Reelection

Defense Daily Staff

Wednesday, January 15th, 2014

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Longtime Defense Appropriator Rep. Jim Moran Won’t Seek Reelection

Rep. Jim Moran (D-Va.), member of the House Appropriations defense subcommittee

Longtime defense appropriator Rep. Jim Moran (D-Va.) said Wednesday he would not seek reelection this year, after serving 23 years in Congress and 19 years working with defense spending. Moran is the second-most senior Democrat on the House Appropriations defense subcommittee. Moran’s departure follows a change in subcommittee chairmanship late last year, when chairman Bill Young died in October and Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-N.J.) took over the subcommittee. In a statement, Moran noted the appropriations process has struggled in recent…

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