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No Murtha isn't sheilded from a civil suit.


You are correct, sort of. The speech or debate clause protects them from lawsuits for anything said on the senate or house floor. According to Hutchinson vs. Proxmire senators and house reps are not protected from statements made to public entities or in press releases.

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