Republican Sam Caligiuri wants to debate Democratic U.S. Rep. Chris Murphy in every town in the 5th District.
"This election year is too important to voters to keep them in the dark on the most important issues we are facing as a state and as a nation,'' Caligiuri said. "Voters are looking for answers, and for the better way out of this economic mess. Murphy has touted his token stops in each town, but visiting a handful of doors does not bring the real discussion to each of the 41 towns in our District - debates do. It is in this spirit that I have sent a letter to Congressman Murphy, asking him for 41 debates in each of our 41 towns. If he is planning to be in each of these towns anyway, why not open up the dialogue to all residents and let them judge for themselves if they want to continue down the path of the Pelosi-Murphy agenda, or find a new and better way forward?"
Kenny Curran, Murphy's campaign manager, said the Democrat looks forward to participating in "as many debates as it takes to make sure everyone in the district has a chance to hear about the differences between the two candidates.
"Thankfully, the 5th Congressional District has a strong tradition of local organizations sponsoring such forums throughout the district and we look forward to participating in them,'' Curran said. "However, Chris didn't wait for these forums to listen to what is on the minds of Connecticut residents. In case Senator Caligiuri wasn't aware, Chris just wrapped up a 41 town door to door campaign, asking for and getting citizen cosponsors to his Buy American jobs bills, which he is working on with both Republicans and Democrats as a way to create jobs here in Connecticut. The numerous fall debates will allow Chris to talk about these kind of ideas, which will stand in contrast to Senator Caligiuri, who so far has offered no ideas about how to improve our economy, instead choosing to launch political attack after political attack."