Senator Spends Day Off With Homeless Man For A Lesson You Can't Learn From An Office

[Lady Freedom Returns]

The Huffington Post | By Eleanor Goldberg
Posted: 01/03/2014 1:23 pm EST | Updated: 01/04/2014 1:22 pm EST

Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) has no specific homelessness agenda at the moment other than to better understand the struggles people on the streets face. So he spent his vacation day on Monday shadowing a man who has lost everything.

Murphy, a freshman U.S. Senator, didn’t have any delusions when he decided to spend eight hours with a homeless man, whom he referred to as “Nick” on his Twitter feed to protect his identity.

His goal was to simply “put flesh and bones” on what he’s already gleaned of what it means to be homeless in one of the country's richest states, he told the New Haven Independent.

“It’s unacceptable,” he told ThinkProgress, “that people in the richest state in the richest nation in the world should have to live this dehumanizing experience.”

Read the full story @ http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/01/03/chris-murphy-homelessness_n_4536771.html?utm_hp_ref=homelessness

[sharp_stick]

1. That's my Senator

I spent a lot of time and money to keep that seat out of the grubby greedy hands of Linda McMahon and I'm damned happy for it.

[freshwest]

5. Thank you for all of that. Did the nation a favor. n/t

[louis-t]

2. It should be a requirement for every member of Congress.

Just one day.....

[Zorra]

3. Recommend. nt

[Blue Owl]

4. Now that's called getting to know a constituent