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Chris in Congress
Chris Participates in the CT Alzheimer's Association Walk in New Milford
Chris joined Carolyn DeRocco, Regional Director, Alzheimer’s Association, CT Chapter, Dr. Joseph P. Frolkis, President and CEO of New Milford Hospital, and Patricia Murphy, Mayor of New Milford.
Should the President suspend input into the Strategic Petroleum Reserve?
Recently, Chris sent a "MurphMail" asking his constituents if they think the President should suspend oil input into the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR), putting more oil on the market. Click here to find out what your neighbors thought about this issue.
Latest News
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Murphy Calls Possible Candlewood Lake Sale Outrageous', Asks Congressional Committee to Examine Effects of Short Term Ownership
Friday May 09, 2008Today, Congressman Chris Murphy (CT-5) wrote to the Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee John Dingell (MI-15) about the potential turnover in ownership of Candlewood Lake, along with Lakes Lillinonah and Zoar, just two years after the entities were sold to a hedge fund owned company, FirstLight Power Resources.
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Murphy Touts Comprehensive Housing Bills Aimed at Boosting the Economy; Builds on His Work to Protect Home Buyers from Predatory Loans
Thursday May 08, 2008Today, Congressman Chris Murphy (CT-5) announced passage of comprehensive housing legislation intended to help stabilize the national housing crisis, keep families in their homes, provide tax breaks to new homebuyers, and provide a boost to the economy.
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Murphy Questions Bush Administration's Commitment to ER Preparedness for Catastrophic Events
Wednesday May 07, 2008Today, Congressman Chris Murphy (CT-5) questioned two Cabinet Secretaries at a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing on how the President's proposed Medicaid cuts will affect the ability of emergency rooms nationwide to absorb a surge in patients produced by a natural disaster or a terrorist attack.
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House Rejects President Bush's Medicaid Cuts
Wednesday April 23, 2008Today, Congressman Chris Murphy (CT-5) joined his colleagues in the House of Representatives to support passage of a bill to reject President Bush's planned Medicaid cuts. According to Families USA, the implementation of the seven new Medicaid regulations in Connecticut would result in a loss of $83.5 million in federal funding, about $174 million in business activity, and approximately 1,500 jobs in the first year.
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