A new development team has joined Bridgeport’s collection of Downtown North properties, a key revitalization of Main Street long in need of a brighter face. U.S. Senator Chris Murphy is scheduling a tour of the buildings including the rehab of Harral Security Wheeler, a mixed-use complex with 70 apartments, a rooftop patio, fitness center, and retail space. […]
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City Pushes Downtown North Progress
May 5th, 2017 · 6 Comments · Development and Zoning, News and Events
Tags: Chris Murphy·CT Post·Keila Torres Ocasio·Webster Bank Arena
Murphy, Himes Sickened By Passage Of Republican Health Care Bill
May 4th, 2017 · 8 Comments · National Politics, News and Events
Senator Chris Murphy and Representative Jim Himes issued the following statements after the House of Representatives passed the American Health Care Act by a vote of 217-213. It now goes on to the Senate for action.
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Ganim, Himes, Blumenthal, Murphy To Attend Rally Against Federal Cuts
April 17th, 2017 · No Comments · News and Events
Murphy’s Power Point On TrumpCare
March 16th, 2017 · 5 Comments · National Politics, News and Events
In response to last week’s presentation by Speaker Paul D. Ryan, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, uses a PowerPoint presentation to lay out the facts of Trumpcare.
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City Council Junket Debate, Good For Taxpayers Or Waste Of Money?
March 15th, 2017 · 33 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Budget, City Council, City Politics
Waste of taxpayer dollars or prudent lobbying work on behalf of the city? The majority of the 20-member City Council are in Washington DC this week attending a conference junket hosted by the National League of Cities. They attended government symposiums, were greeted by Connecticut’s U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy and even met […]
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Murphy: Trump’s A Bully, Mocks To Silence You
February 8th, 2017 · 7 Comments · National Politics, News and Events
After Elizabeth Warren was gaveled down for speaking against a Senate colleague who is President Donald Trump’s nominee for attorney general, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy took to the lectern. Video above with excerpts from his speech below:
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Murphy: Trump Will Get Americans Killed
January 30th, 2017 · 6 Comments · National Politics, News and Events
News release from U.S. Senator Chris Murphy: U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee and U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, unveiled legislation on Monday to block President Trump’s harmful restriction on refugees and immigrants from certain Muslim-majority nations in the Middle East. Specifically, the bill would withhold any funding […]
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McCain Breaks From GOP, Healthcare Repeal Fails, Prior To Vote Murphy: Process ‘Nuclear Grade Bonkers’
July 28th, 2017 · 9 Comments · Analysis and Comment, National Politics, News and Events
With John McCain breaking ranks early Friday morning with two other Republicans, repeal of parts of the Affordable Care Act failed. Does this mean the Republicans seven-year crusade is toast? Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says it’s time to move on.
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