Category: Chris Murphy

Murphy Joins Other Senators In Support Of New Ukrainian Government Threatened By Moscow

With Russian forces crossing over to Crimea this weekend, concerns grow about an outbreak of hostilities between the new Ukrainian government and Russia. That is especially so among families in New Britain's Ukrainian-American community that includes three parishes and an estimated 3,000 residents.Chris MurphyU.S. Senator Chris Murphy and other senators of the Foreign Relations Committee … Continue reading Murphy Joins Other Senators In Support Of New Ukrainian Government Threatened By Moscow

In Seeking Support For Senate Murphy Shares a New Britain Story

U.S. Rep. Chris Murphy, in a holiday weekend message seeking support for his Senate bid,  shares the story of his mother's upbringing in hardscrabble New Britain.The appeal for support draws a sharp contrast with Republican frontrunner Linda McMahon and the untold millions the former WWE CEO will spend in 2012."Yesterday, like many of you, I … Continue reading In Seeking Support For Senate Murphy Shares a New Britain Story

Bush Visit At Taxpayer Expense Raises Big Bucks For Murphy Challenger

President Bush's visit to Connecticut and the 5th Congressional District on Friday raised as much as $700K, according to press reports . Much of the money is supposed to benefit the presumptive opponent of first-term U.S. Rep Chris Murphy, State Senator David Cappiello.Bush used a Hartford speech on malaria-fighting efforts to underwrite an obviously partisan … Continue reading Bush Visit At Taxpayer Expense Raises Big Bucks For Murphy Challenger

Iraq On $330 Million A Day: Cong. Murphy Responds To Bush Plan To Stay The Course

NEW BRITAIN, CT (September 13) Two hours before President Bush layed out a vague, stay the course policy on Iraq from the Oval Office, Cong. Chris Murphy (D-5) made his strongest statements yet on why U.S. policy is on a disastrous course, and why he favors a "precipitous withdrawal" with a firm date.Speaking at New … Continue reading Iraq On $330 Million A Day: Cong. Murphy Responds To Bush Plan To Stay The Course

Murphy Reports On War Without End At First New Britain Forum

Cong. Chris Murphy (D-CT 5), just returned from a visit to Iraq and Afghanistan with a six-member Congressional Delegation (CODEL) led by Cong. Steve Lynch (D-MA 9), provided a sobering assessment of U.S.. intervention in both countries at a Slade Middle School forum on Saturday, April 21st.Standing beside posters showing the growing costs of the … Continue reading Murphy Reports On War Without End At First New Britain Forum

Murphy Reports On War Without End At First New Britain Forum

Cong. Chris Murphy (D-CT 5), just returned from a visit to Iraq and Afghanistan with a six-member Congressional Delegation (CODEL) led by Cong. Steve Lynch (D-MA 9), provided a sobering assessment of U.S.. intervention in both countries at a Slade Middle School forum on Saturday, April 21st.Standing beside posters showing the growing costs of the … Continue reading Murphy Reports On War Without End At First New Britain Forum