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Wayne McCarthy of Pratt & Whitney in Cheshire met State Senator Sam Caligiuri for the first time today before the debate in New Britain. Wayne asked him why Sam hadn't stepped up to help the workers there like Chris Murphy did when Pratt announced that the plant would be closed and the jobs moved to Singapore. Take a look:
Chris Murphy stood with more than 100 Connecticut supporters in New Britain today to denounce the new smear ads sponsored by a shadowy Washington interest group. The group, the American Action Network, is spending $800,000 on these attacks and their agenda puts Wall Street ahead of Connecticut: more tax breaks for the wealthy, outsourced jobs, and no accountability for Wall Street’s riskiest practices.
Chris made it clear that he will fight these false attacks by relying on his strong grassroots support. Voters here know that Chris is fighting for jobs across the district and regular people spoke about how Chris has helped them in this tough economy. Kathy Platt of Aldermen Motors spoke about how Chris was one of the first to listen, and help save her family’s car dealership after GM sent notice to close it after eight decades in business in Meriden.
Jan Smolinski, a Cheshire resident whose son went missing in Waterbury years ago, also spoke at the event. Murphy and Smolinski have worked on federal legislation to update missing persons laws so that families across the nation won’t have to go through what the Smolinski family has gone through in their search for their loved one.
Chris is fighting hard for the families of the Fifth District, and with the help of his grassroots supporters, we will overcome the money flowing out of Wall Street and Washington.
Below, Chris greets the crowd of supporters
The candidates met for the first of six debates this morning. Here's video of one of the most prescient exchanges - Sam Caligiuri announcing his opposition to common sense 21st century Buy American laws to foster job creation right here at home.
Sunday, Chris visited the second annual Harvest Festival in New Milford, speaking with area residents enjoying the beautiful October weather. He spoke with local business owners about the economic climate in New Milford, and was pleased to see three new businesses open up in the past few months on Bank Street alone. He listened to residents’ thoughts about sparking job creation, including tax credits and lending programs in recent jobs bills supported by Chris in Washington, which are helping Connecticut’s economy recover.
Chris had a great time at the Harvest Festival, and he and Team Murphy will be all around the district in the next 22 days of the campaign.
Chris greeting locals at the Harvest Festival.
This weekend, volunteers across the district will knock on doors in support of Chris Murphy, Dick Blumenthal and Dan Malloy.
Identifying voters and turning them out on Election Day is the critical component of any good field operation, and our field operation is as good as it gets. There's no experience necessary to volunteer; all you have to do is pick a canvass, sign-up and meet us on Saturday or Sunday at noon. Once your there, our field coordinators will conduct a short training and set you loose. Also, everyone will be paired with another Team Murphy supporter, so you'll always have company throughout the day.
All the canvasses start on Saturday at 12 noon. Pick one from the list below and sign-up today.
Saturday October 16 at Noon
Sunday October 17 at Noon
We're now 29 days away from Election Day, and Team Murphy spent this beautiful first weekend of October canvassing across the district, from Waterbury and Woodbury up to Torrington in the Northwest Corner. On Saturday, Chris greeted dozens of volunteers at our Waterbury canvass, along with Senate candidate Richard Blumenthal, and then walked around the Harwinton Fair, where voters thanked him for his work protecting American jobs.
On Sunday, volunteers gathered at our Torrington office to canvass for Chris up there, and heard voters' concerns about education and keeping good jobs here in Connecticut.
Over the next four weeks, we'll be around the district, relying on grassroots support to get Chris over the finish line on November 2. Hope to see you out there!
Representative Chris Murphy has been named a “Defender of Children” by the First Focus Campaign for Children, a national, bipartisan child advocacy group. First Focus is recognizing legislators who worked for legislative solutions that would best meet the needs of children. In addition, the organization considered Members who demonstrated extraordinary initiative by spearheading activities such as sponsoring hearings or garnering the support of their colleagues to improve the health and well-being of children.
Check out the press release here!
Chris has been a strong supporter of children’s rights and advancing their opportunities, though fighting for children’s health care and voting for continued funds to public schools at a time when cities and towns are strapped for cash during these tough economic times.
Chris thanks the First Focus Campaign for their support, and looks forward to continuing the fight for children in Congress.
On the ground all across the district, Murphy campaign volunteers are making calls and knocking on doors for Chris. In Torrington, one volunteer brought apples and cider into Democratic headquarters from their orchard. In Danbury, volunteers make calls and assemble lawn signs for their neighbors to show their support of Chris, and in New Britain, students are filling up our headquarters making calls.
This month, Chris finished his “41 Towns in 41 Days” tour of the district, talking with constituents about his plan to strengthen our “Buy American” laws to keep manufacturing jobs here in Connecticut. He also is listening to the concerns of voters about jobs, health care, and education, and getting their ideas on all sorts of matters, which he will bring back to Washington.
In the next 33 days, Chris and the rest of Team Murphy will be rallying support. You can help by volunteering in one of our field offices in all corners of the district. Chris will need the help of grassroots supporters to win this race.
Here's video from the latest stop in Roxbury on Chris's "41 Towns in 41 Days" tour.
On this stop, Chris talked with a resident - who chased him down the street! - to talk about prescription drug costs.
The campaign's YouTube page now has 22 video uploads, most from this tour. Please stop by and watch a few from the various stops.
The "Forty-one Towns in Forty-one Days" tour continued in New Britain where Chris was joined by State Rep. Tim O'Brien. They met with voters, registered a few to vote, and talked about Chris's "21 Century Buy American Act." Here's some video from the day.
Chris began his "41 Towns in 41 Days" tour of the 5th District today, starting at the Warren General Store in the Northwest corner of the district. Chris talked about work being done to help small businesses like the General Store, including tax credits in the Health Care Reform bill enabling an employer to deduct up to 50% of the health insurance of their employees.
In Salisbury, Chris talked with a public school teacher worried about education funding while towns are being forced to slash budgets. He spoke about the importance of sustaining these jobs, and keeping up the policies that are getting us out of our economic hole.
Chris' tour will continue through August. Hope to see you in your town!
Some of the best ideas come from listening to people in Connecticut.
What issues are the most important to you? Creating jobs, improving education, developing alternative sources of energy? Or maybe you're passionate about another idea. Do you have ideas for Chris on how to get Connecticut's economy going?
Share your thoughts and ideas with Chris today by filling out our 2010 Summer Survey.
