Schwartz and Murphy Battle Sestak Over Willow Grove

There’s a spat brewing on Capitol Hill today, but not of the traditional partisan variety. This one’s between Rep. Joe Sestak and Reps. Allyson Schwartz and Patrick Murphy — suburban Philadelphia Democrats — over Willow Grove Naval Air Station.

The lawmakers are at odds over a measure offered by Schwartz, 13th District, and Murphy, 8th, that would bar the base from being used as a civilian airport, a ban long sought by a group of vocal residents.

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