New Britain's Congressman, Chris Murphy, was the speaker at today's Chamber of Commerce breakfast forum.
Senator Don DeFronzo, Rep. John Geragosian, Alderman Phil Sherwood, Alderman Adam Platosz and I joined New Britain's business community to hear Cong. Murphy discussion issues he is working on in Washington. The event was very well attended.
He emphasized three areas. First, the ongoing mortgage crisis, something that he said requires thoughtful solutions. He warned that the crisis is going to get worse before it starts to get better.
Then he discussed the new energy legislation that was approved by Congress. It increases automobile fuel efficiency standards for the first time in thirty years. He also discussed the new standards for renewable energy and investments he hopes will drive a new generation of high-tech clean energy industry in Connecticut.
Finally, he talked about his efforts as a new member of Congress to press for ethics legislation. He emphasized the importance of doing at the federal level what we have already done at the state level in Connecticut - a Citizen Election system with public financing of election campaigns to replace special interest dominated privately-funded candidacies.
Murphy also emphasized that he wants to be open to hearing from people in the district, saying that he wants his role to be to open the decision-making in Washington to the people and away from the top-down decision making that has dominated the US Government.
I think he impressed a lot of people.
Senator Don DeFronzo, Rep. John Geragosian, Alderman Phil Sherwood, Alderman Adam Platosz and I joined New Britain's business community to hear Cong. Murphy discussion issues he is working on in Washington. The event was very well attended.
He emphasized three areas. First, the ongoing mortgage crisis, something that he said requires thoughtful solutions. He warned that the crisis is going to get worse before it starts to get better.
Then he discussed the new energy legislation that was approved by Congress. It increases automobile fuel efficiency standards for the first time in thirty years. He also discussed the new standards for renewable energy and investments he hopes will drive a new generation of high-tech clean energy industry in Connecticut.
Finally, he talked about his efforts as a new member of Congress to press for ethics legislation. He emphasized the importance of doing at the federal level what we have already done at the state level in Connecticut - a Citizen Election system with public financing of election campaigns to replace special interest dominated privately-funded candidacies.
Murphy also emphasized that he wants to be open to hearing from people in the district, saying that he wants his role to be to open the decision-making in Washington to the people and away from the top-down decision making that has dominated the US Government.
I think he impressed a lot of people.
