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Senators Blumenthal, Murphy Get COVID Vaccine
Senators Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy both got their COVID vaccines this weekend, they said on Twitter. Both senators say they trust the effectiveness of the vaccine. “Since this pandemic began, I’ve looked to public health officials to inform my decisions. That’s why, when the capitol attending physician made the vaccine available and my doctor recommended I get it,...
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Officials Worry About Russian Disinformation in Election
Secretary of the State Denise Merrill and U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy said there’s no doubt that foreign governments, especially Russia, are intent on influencing the 2020 election. But they said there has been no specific instance of foreign interference in Connecticut’s elections this year. “I’m very worried this administration is not taking seriously the threat of Russian interference and...
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Election Officials Warn About Voting Misinformation
Connecticut’s Secretary of the State and other leaders said Thursday they are more concerned about election misinformation than about actual voter fraud.
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Murphy: CT in Need of Critical Federal Funds to Continue Testing
“This is what will decide whether we’re able to keep the progress going,” Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin said. Ahead of the fourth of July holiday weekend, Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin and Senator Chris Murphy urged residents to get tested for COVID-19 and continue to practice social distancing. “This is no time to give up on all of the personal...
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Murphy: CT in Need of Critical Federal Funds to Continue Testing
Ahead of the fourth of July holiday weekend, Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin and Senator Chris Murphy urged residents to get tested for COVID-19 and continue to practice social distancing.
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Senator Murphy Tweet Celebrates New Haven Pizza
If you’re reading this, then you probably live in Connecticut and know about local pizza – particularly New Haven-style pizza. Well, Senator Chris Murphy is sharing his appreciation for New Haven pizza through his Twitter account. His Tweet came in response to a Tweet about a robot at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas that can assemble 300 perfect…
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CT Lawmakers React to Rising Tensions With Iran
Senators Chris Murphy and Richard Blumenthal voiced concerns about American security after the killing of an Iranian general by a US airstrike in Iraq.
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Connecticut's Junior U.S. Senator Looking For a New Home For His Family in the State
A U.S. Senator is without a home. At least for now, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy does not have property in our state that he can call his own. Yet he still represents Connecticut and does not expect that to change anytime soon. This is not without precedent. It has happened before but does not happen often. Senator Murphy explained this...
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Sen. Chris Murphy Without at Connecticut Home
Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy is without a Connecticut residence after selling his home in Cheshire.
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Sen. Murphy Visits Home of Imprisoned Bahrain Rights Activist
A U.S. senator from Connecticut visited the home of a detained human rights activist in the Mideast island kingdom of Bahrain.
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U.S. Senate Votes to Get Funding to Detect Destructive Mineral in Concrete Basements
Efforts to develop testing for the mineral that has damaged hundreds of basements in Connecticut are moving ahead.
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CT Athletes React to NCAA Compensation Rule Changes
Student-athletes, including at Trinity College, are applauding a major move that could allow them to cash in on endorsement deals.
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Sen. Murphy Pushing for Funds for Long Island Sound Projects
U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy says he’s helped secure investments for the Long Island Sound in Senate appropriations bills.
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Sen. Chris Murphy Says Russia Has Denied Him a Visa
U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy of Connecticut says the Russian government has denied him a visa to enter the country.
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Connecticut Officials React to Deadly Mass Shootings in El Paso, Dayton
Connecticut officials are reacting after deadly mass shootings in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio within 24 hours of each other this weekend.
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Murphy Says He's Unfollowed Trump on Twitter
Sen. Chris Murphy tweeted on Sunday that he was unfollowing President Donald Trump on Twitter because his feed was “hate-filled, racist and demeaning.”
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Senators Hope to Force Vote on Arms Sales to Saudi Arabia
Opposition to President Donald Trump’s Saudi Arabia policy and use of executive power is building in Congress, where senators have introduced more legislation aimed at blocking the sale of weapons to the kingdom. Sen. Chris Murphy of Connecticut, a Democrat, and Sen. Todd Young of Indiana, a Republican, said in a statement Sunday they hope to force a vote on...
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Senators Hope to Force Vote on Arms Sales to Saudi Arabia
Opposition to President Donald Trump’s Saudi Arabia policy and use of executive power is building in Congress, where senators have introduced more legislation aimed at blocking the sale of weapons to the kingdom. Sen. Chris Murphy of Connecticut, a Democrat, and Sen. Todd Young of Indiana, a Republican, said in a statement Sunday they hope to force a vote on...
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AG Barr Opens a Second Investigation of Russia Probe, Source Says
Attorney General William Barr is stepping up the probe into the origins of the Russia investigation, naming a U.S. attorney to oversee the investigation and working with intelligence chiefs to see how surveillance was conducted....
Barr tapped John Durham, the U.S. attorney in Connecticut, to lead the inquiry, but remains directly involved in the probe, which he initiated about three weeks... -
Trump Lawyer Giuliani Threatens, Then Abandons, Ukraine Trip
Democrats denounced a plan by President Donald Trump’s personal attorney to push Ukraine to open investigations that he hopes could benefit Trump politically, saying it was an overt attempt to recruit foreign help to influence a U.S. election. But lawyer Rudy Giuliani has scrapped plans to visit Ukraine, citing concerns about who he would be dealing with there. “I’ve decided...