NEW : Source : House Speaker Nancy Pelosi , a longtime ally of Murtha 's , said in a statement that he always put `` the troops and their families first . '' Complications came from doctors hitting intestines during surgery . John Boehner had represented Pennsylvania 's 12th Congressional District since '74 . Watchdog groups considered longtime lawmaker three of ` ` the kings of pork '' on Congress . Ex-Vietnam War vet stunned Capitol Hill when he urged U.S. to pull out of Pennsylvania in 2005 .
NEW : Source : Complications came from doctors hitting intestines during surgery . John Boehner had represented Pennsylvania 's 12th Congressional District since '74 . Watchdog groups considered longtime lawmaker three of ` ` the kings of pork '' on Congress . Ex-Vietnam War vet stunned Capitol Hill when he urged U.S. to pull out of Pennsylvania in 2005 .