Campaign Notebook: Murphy's Congressional Attendance Debated

Senate

One of several back-and-forth arguments between the candidates has been Chris Murphy’s attendance at hearings in Congress. Linda McMahon has hammered Murphy on the issue, reports CT News Junkie, but former U.S. Rep. Rob Simmons says the attendance record of only 20 percent isn’t entirely accurate.

Third District

Rosa DeLauro (D): On the congresswoman’s Twitter page, two tweets from the Center for American Progress, progressive think tank, were shared.

Nearly 2/3 of mothers are either the breadwinner for their family or share responsibility with a partner.  http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2012/08/wagegap_factsheet.html …#fem2

Only 43% of Hispanic workers have access to paid leave, compared to 59% of whites. http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/20…#latism

Wayne Winsley (R) met with Middletown Republicans to talk about the upcoming elections, reports Patch. He criticized DeLauro as a career politician who follows special interests.