WASHINGTON – Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., said President Obama does not have the authority to wage a military operation against Islamic militants known as ISIS in Syria who beheaded an American journalist and are trying to destabilize the Iraqi government.
Chris Murphy
Chris Murphy, Connecticut’s junior U.S. senator, was first elected in 2012. Sen. Murphy has supported stricter gun legislation and affordable health care.
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With control of Senate in the balance, Connecticut senators help colleagues
Connecticut Sens. Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy are donating a lot of money to other Democrats this year because control of the U.S. Senate, now in Democratic hands by a margin of six seats, could very well flip to the GOP in November.
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Connecticut lawmakers skeptical of Obama’s engagement in Iraq
WASHINGTON – Connecticut lawmakers are skeptical of President Obama’s decision to approve “targeted” airstrikes on militants in Iraq and to drop food, water and medicine to civilians trapped by fighting in the mountains in the north of the country.
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Murphy is campaign cash poor
WASHINGTON – It’s a good thing for Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., that HE does not have to run for re-election this year because he barely has the money to do so
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Saying gun control measures snubbed, Blumenthal, Murphy reject ‘sportsman bill’
Washington – Sens. Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy opposed moving ahead on a bill that would, among other things, expand the reach of shooting ranges on federal lands and expedited duck hunting permits, saying Congress should instead vote for gun control.
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Charla Nash leads new push to ban trafficking of apes and monkeys
WASHINGTON – Charla Nash, horribly mauled by a friend’s pet chimpanzee , stepped on a plane for the first time since the 2009 attack to fly to Washington and become a persuasive advocate for efforts to make it it more difficult for someone to own a monkey as a pet.
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Murphy, Blumenthal seek reforms to aid thousands of immigrant children
U.S. Sens. Christopher Murphy and Richard Blumenthal called Thursday at the state Capitol for passage of an immigration reform bill they called crucial to safeguard as many as 80,000 children expected to illegally enter the U.S. alone this fiscal year.
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Junkets or not, taxpayers pick up the tab for CT lawmaker trips
WASHINGTON – Connecticut’s Senators are fairly new to office, but they picked up a congressional tradition in a flash, joining their elders in logging thousands of miles in taxpayer-funded trips to destinations as diverse as Belgium and Egypt.
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Washington Watch, Week of June 29-July 5
The House and Senate will be out next week for Independence Day break. Connecticut’s lawmakers have therefore ramped up events in the state. The Supreme Court will issue two important rulings this week and Chilean President Michelle Bachelet will visit the White House.
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Connecticut restaurants, tourist attractions on display on Capitol Hill
Washington – The Connecticut State Society, a club that allows people from Connecticut, especially those working on Capitol Hill and for federal agencies, to socialize together is hosting an event Tuesday to showcase the state’s food producers, restaurants, breweries, tourist attractions, and other businesses .
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Number of deficient CT bridges on the rise
WASHINGTON – The Walk Bridge in Norwalk is not the only bridge in Connecticut that has problems by a long shot. There are hundreds, and the number in poor condition has been climbing since 2006.
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Murphy, Esty win first legislative victories
Washington – Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., and Rep. Elizabeth Esty,D-5th District, won their first legislative victories on Monday as the House overwhelmingly approved a bill that would allow the town of Canton to reopen two very old dams to produce electricity.
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CT lawmakers lean on Harry Reid to schedule Schwartz VA vote
WASHINGTON – Members of the state’s congressional delegation on Thursday told Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid they are tired of tapping their feet waiting for a confirmation vote for Linda Schwartz, the head of the Connecticut Department of Veterans Affairs, who has been nominated by President Obama for a top VA job in Washington.
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Murphy joins Biden, McCain in trip to Eastern Europe
Sen. Chris Murphy has just returned from a weekend trip to Eastern Europe, where he attended the inauguration of new Ukrainian President Petro O. Poroshenko in Kiev as part of an eight-member U.S. delegation that included Vice President Joe Biden and Arizona Sen. John McCain.
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Washington Watch, Week of June 8
This week Congress will fight over the Bowe Bergdahl prisoner swap, and over how to find money to avert at a summertime highway-project funding “cliff” that could slow and even halt road projects in the state.