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  • August 24, 2018 — by John Burgeson
    BRIDGEPORT — U.S. Sens. Chris Murphy and Richard Blumenthal on Friday announced that the state will be receiving a $10 million grant to better coordinate the treatment that substance abusers receive, an often overlooked aspect of the recovery process those in the field say. The grant will promote integration and coordination between primary... Read More
  • August 07, 2018 — by ANA RADELAT
    Washington – Connecticut’s senators, joined by one from New York, are demanding Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen explain why her agency has shut down visitor access to Plum Island, a spit of land in the Long Island Sound that for years has been shrouded in mystery. Plum Island has been off limits to the general public... Read More
  • July 26, 2018
    The Connecticut congressional delegation is pushing for various amendments aimed at providing financial assistance to homeowners with crumbling foundations, determining the overall financial impact, and creating a map to determine where to find pyrrhotite, the mineral causing foundations to fail. On Tuesday, U.S. Sen. Christopher S. Murphy, who is... Read More
  • July 20, 2018
    Connecticut's senators want a long-term solution to a housing dilemma that involves people who fled from last year's hurricane in Puerto Rico. A federal court recently ordered an extension for the government's Transitional Shelter Assistance program to Aug. 7. It was to end on July 24 after previously being extended from July 3. However, Sens.... Read More
  • June 22, 2018
    U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., a member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, said in a news release Friday that the committee on Thursday approved $5 million he requested for the National Coast Guard Museum planned in downtown New London. The money, which ultimately must be approved by the full Congress, can be... Read More
  • June 21, 2018 — by Ruth Bruno
    For Weruche Uzoka George, a Nigerian immigrant, Thursday marked five years since she had been granted citizenship in the United States. She chose to celebrate the day alongside Sen. Chris Murphy, Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin and gubernatorial candidate Ned Lamont at a rally in Hartford to advocate for immigrant children to be... Read More
  • June 19, 2018 — by Christine Stuart
    HARTFORD, CT — Jonathan Miller, a cystic fibrosis patient who has benefitted from the Affordable Care Act, can’t believe he continues to have to defend it. “I’m tired of defending myself. I’m tired of having to justify my life, my existence,” Miller said. He said the law has literally saved his life in ways that... Read More
  • June 15, 2018
    IVORYTON, Conn. (WTNH) - An effort to protect Connecticut's rivers and shorelines from climate change will be discussed on Friday afternoon. United States Senator Chris Murphy will discuss new legislation that would create a new grant program at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to help states and towns... Read More
  • June 12, 2018
    U.S. Senator Chris Murphy is advocating for better health insurance options for shellfish farmers and the aquaculture industry.  Murphy sent a letter to the U.S. Agriculture Committee Chairman, calling for access to more insurance options. The letter is also signed by Senators Kirsten Gillebrand from New York, Ben... Read More
  • June 06, 2018 — by Denise Coffey
    It was standing room only at the Veterans' Coffeehouse in Danielson, on May 29. Sen. Chris Murphy came to give updates on the status of three issues of particular concern to veterans. He talked about the VA Choice Program aimed at giving veterans access to community providers, rather than VA providers. He spoke about what Washington... Read More
  • June 05, 2018 — by Karla Santos
    NEWINGTON - U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy was joined by students from New Britain High School in a recent visit to a manufacturing company to host a town hall meeting and learn about career opportunities. Murphy, D-Conn., toured Richards Machine Tool Co. Inc. along with the owners, employees, and students from New Britain High School who are interested... Read More
  • June 05, 2018
    (WTNH) - Getting an answer to a yes or no question can be a challenge, just ask Connecticut Senator Chris Murphy. During a Senate hearing on Tuesday, Sen. Murphy had to ask Education Secretary Betsy DeVos the same question six times. "...The question is yes or no. Can a principal call ICE on a student? Is that... Read More
  • June 04, 2018
    U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Ben Carson told homeowners with a failing foundation that the department is committed to finding a solution to the crisis. “I can’t emphasize enough, this is something that impacts a lot of people, all of us. And the solution really needs to be comprehensive and involve all those... Read More
  • May 31, 2018
    Washington — U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson  has accepted an invitation from Sen. Chris Murphy to come to Connecticut and take a first-hand look at the damage to homes that have crumbling foundations made of  tainted concrete. On Monday, Carson plans to visit the Willington home of Maggie... Read More
  • May 30, 2018
    NEW HAVEN — Here is something you don’t hear very often: praise for Connecticut and the large return that public investment in one sector of the economy means for Greater New Haven and the state. U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., called together representatives of several dozen biotech companies and researchers to bring back stories to... Read More
  • May 30, 2018
    HAMDEN, Conn. (WTNH) - United States Senator Chris Murphy will be taking a firsthand look at the storm damage in Hamden on Wednesday afternoon. It has been two weeks since severe storms and a tornado tore through the town, but people are still trying to clean up the debris.  Senator Murphy is urging any homeowner affected by the... Read More
  • May 26, 2018
    A Congressional committee has approved a measure, drafted by U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy, directing the U.S. government to buy domestic-made drones following warnings that unmanned aerial vehicles manufactured by a Chinese company are spying on the U.S. The Senate Appropriations Committee cited a 2017 bulletin by Immigration and... Read More
  • May 21, 2018
    (WTNH) - Some U.S. politicians are making an effort to help our nation's cheese producers. Senators Chris Murphy and Bob Casey have introduced a bill that would increase federal support and resources for small cheese producers in Connecticut and across the United States. The legislation would create a $5 million grant... Read More
  • May 21, 2018
    NAUGATUCK — Michael Machura, chief executive officer of The Phoenix Company of Chicago, grew up working in the company founded in 1969 by his father, Benjamin Machura. Last Friday, Palco Connector, the Phoenix Company subsidiary out of which Machura works, had the eyes and ears of U.S. Sen. Christopher Murphy, for its work supplying the... Read More
  • May 09, 2018
    WASHINGTON — At the Waldington Farm, customers can choose from 21 varieties of heirloom tomatoes. But Will O’Meara, the 24-year-old assistant manager at the Litchfield County farm, can’t choose to own his own agricultural business. That’s because his student loan debt is nearly $59,000, with a monthly loan payment of... Read More

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