U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy will hold an open town hall meeting Sunday in Norwalk on the recently passed Republican tax bill. A statement from the senator’s office announcing the event said: “Murphy — who has heard from many Connecticut residents with questions and concerns about the plan – will discuss the contents of the bill and how it will impact Connecticut residents.” The event begins at 3 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 10 in Norwalk High School Auditorium, 55 County St. Free parking is available in the high school parking lot.
The attempt to repeal Obamacare, attempts to change immigration policy, the bombing in Syria and American democracy itself were all part of the discussion when U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy on Wednesday talked to and took questions from a standing-room-only crowd of constituents. Murphy opened his comments at the Retired Men’s Association at the First Presbyterian Church in Greenwich by saying, “This is a trying time, an unprecedented time.”
“There is a conversation happening in the American public about our faith in American democracy,” he said, adding that many citizens had become disappointed at how long it takes to get things done. “A lot of Americans looked at democracy over the last 10 to 15 years and thought it looked more inefficient than ever as they watched cable news cover the dysfunction of Washington,” he said. “Then they saw this economic recovery that seemed to accrue to only a small percentage of Americans, and their lives seemed more miserable even after the economy technically recovered.”
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“And then they get a candidate who uses a ‘CEO model of government’ that looks different, and people gravitate toward that message in part because there is this tiring of democracy,” Murphy said.
U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy will lead a roundtable discussion on infrastructure at at 2:45 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 23 at Greenwich Town Hall. Most of the panel consists of Greenwich officials and community members, but all are invited, and invitations have gone out to area mayors and first selectmen. Murphy, who is among many Senators supporting a $1 trillion infrastructure plan, will be introduced by Greenwich Selectman Drew Marzullo. Murphy is looking forward to engaging as many people as he can.
