Skip to content
  • February 25, 2019 — by Sen. Chris Murphy
    British Brexiteers and their U.S. cheerleaders promised a return to Britain’s glory days once they shed the bureaucratic constraints of the European Union. Steve Bannon celebrated Brexit as a victory for far-right nationalism and called for other countries to follow. The reality of Brexit, of course, is turning out to be entirely different.... Read More
  • February 25, 2019
    Washington – More than six years after the Newtown shootings, the U.S. House of Representatives plans this week to pass a bill introduced in response to that massacre that would mandate federal background checks on all gun sales, including private transactions. The expanded background check bill has faltered several times in the Senate, and... Read More
  • February 22, 2019
    (WTNH) - The federal government is making investments to improve and protect the quality of Long Island Sound. The U.S. Senate approved the National Resources Management Act. Senator Chris Murphy says the money will help protect Connecticut and New York's coast lines from pollution, and to monitor water quality and prevent agricultural runoff. Read More
  • February 21, 2019
    U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy of Connecticut, together with Senators Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand of New York, are introducing the Plum Island Conservation Act to stop the sale of the island to potential developers. Plum Island is located off Orient Point in Long Island Sound and is owned by New York. It’s the home... Read More
  • February 20, 2019
    WASHINGTON (WFSB) - Connecticut's senators cosponsored a bill to repeal the president's tax cut act, which led to the double taxing of millions of middle class Americans. Sens. Chris Murphy and Richard Blumenthal joined the legislation led by Sen. Bob Menendez and Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr. of New Jersey. The bill would repeal the federal cap on state... Read More
  • February 13, 2019
    WASHINGTON — The Senate on Tuesday approved legislation to designate portions of three New England rivers as “wild and scenic” — including two in Connecticut. The protective designations, which make the rivers eligible for up to $100,000 a year in federal funds for conservation purposes, were included a broader public lands... Read More
  • February 12, 2019
    Blumenthal and Murphy joined the measure’s chief sponsor, Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J., in saying that smaller magazine capacity means a shooter must reload more often, giving potential victims time to flee or resist. Murphy said that at Sandy Hook Elementary School, “children fled the school most likely while the shooter fumbled with... Read More
  • February 12, 2019
    United States Sen. Chris Murphy discussed potential solutions to food insecurity in higher education at a roundtable with University of Connecticut students and professors and nearby community members Monday morning. According to the Journal of Nutrition, food insecurity is defined as “limited or uncertain availability of nutritionally... Read More
  • February 12, 2019
    WASHINGTON — U.S. Sens. Richard Blumenthal and Christopher S. Murphy have reintroduced federal legislation aimed at providing $200 million to homeowners and business owners with crumbling foundations. A bill led by Blumenthal would establish a grant program administered through the Federal Emergency Management Agency to provide up to $100... Read More
  • February 11, 2019
    HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) - Google is spending some time in Connecticut this week. The search engine giant is helping local businesses, students and job seekers expand their digital skillsets. Monday's "Grow with Google" workshop took place at the Hartford Public Library. Connecticut Senator Chris Murphy was there to meet with local leaders and small... Read More
  • February 11, 2019
    U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy has compared the Green New Deal proposal floated by U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to the 1960s space program. In a Sunday interview on CNN’s “State of the Union,” the Connecticut Democrat pushed back at concerns raised by U.S. Sen. Angus King of Maine and Obama former Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz that... Read More
  • February 10, 2019
    NEW BRITAIN - U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy treated the winners of his third annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Essay Challenge to a pizza party Sunday at the New Britain Police Department. Last month, the senator announced the 15 elementary, middle and high school students from across Connecticut who had been selected as winners. The contest asked... Read More
  • February 07, 2019
    WASHINGTON — Connecticut Democratic lawmakers on Thursday called on President Donald Trump and congressional leaders to adjust the $10,000 cap on state and local taxes — SALT — after Trump said in an interview that he was “open to talking about” revisions to the 2017 GOP tax law. "The number one concern I've heard over... Read More
  • February 07, 2019
    (WTNH) - A Connecticut senator is looking to create a code of conduct for the nation's top court. Senator Chris Murphy wants to hold U.S. Supreme Court justices ethically accountable. On Thursday, he introduced the Supreme Court Ethics Act. It would require the U.S. Supreme Court to adopt a code of ethics. Supreme Court justices are exempt from the... Read More
  • February 07, 2019
    Connecticut’s U.S. senators have been joined by Massachusetts’ U.S. senators in their efforts to combat the crisis that has led to hundreds, and potentially thousands of homes crumbling to the ground. U.S. Senators Chris Murphy and Richard Blumenthal have proposed separate bills, but have signed on to each as a co-sponsor, aimed at... Read More
  • February 06, 2019
    (WTNH) - Connecticut Senator Chris Murphy wants drug companies to explain why the price of insulin continues to skyrocket. Murphy and other members of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee have sent a letter to executives at Eli Lilly, Novo Norodisk and Sanofi seeking information about the rising costs for patients. The... Read More
  • February 04, 2019
    WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump’s administration recently announced a Buy American executive order in support of American manufacturers. The order directs federal agencies to use products manufactured in the United States to satisfy federal contracts. U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy released a statement saying that he urged Trump’s... Read More
  • February 01, 2019
    After a lengthy round of will-they/won’t-they invite President Donald Trump to read his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress next week, it turns out they will. And per tradition, Connecticut’s congressional delegation is sending a message with their invited guests. U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy has invited Regina Moller,... Read More
  • February 01, 2019
    U.S. Sens. Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy have asked Ben Carson, secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, to ensure nonprofits affected by the 35-day shutdown receive the federal grant money they earned. In a Thursday letter to Carson, the senators highlighted Noank Community Support Services, a Groton nonprofit that helps... Read More
  • January 29, 2019 — by Chris Murphy and Ben Rhodes
    Chris Murphy, a Democrat from Connecticut, serves on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Ben Rhodes served as deputy national security adviser during the Obama administration. You can’t blame strongmen around the world for being a bit confused this week. After two years of showering praise on the likes of North Korea’s Kim Jong... Read More

Search

Filter