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  • May 08, 2018
    HARTFORD - Connecticut's senators campaigned for gun reform in the state's capital and in the nation's capital Monday. Sen. Richard Blumenthal held an event in Hartford, accusing President Donald Trump of pandering to the NRA while backing a state ban of bump stocks. In Washington, D.C., Sen. Chris Murphy appeared on the steps of the... Read More
  • April 27, 2018
    U.S. Senator Chris Murphy released a statement today after the Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) heeded his call to launch an investigation to examine why Eversource — New England’s largest energy provider — has nearly doubled the rate at which it disconnects customers from electricity for nonpayment over... Read More
  • April 25, 2018 — by Susan Haigh
    Connecticut's Democratic U.S. senators are introducing federal legislation to help state homeowners with concrete foundations crumbling due to the presence of an iron sulfide. One bill would provide $100 million over five years for states like Connecticut with funds to help repair residential structures damaged by pyrrhotite. A second proposal... Read More
  • April 25, 2018 — by Gregory Seay
    Connecticut's two U.S. senators say they have introduced federal legislation to aid homeowners and small-business owners in this and other states with fixing their crumbling foundations. Christopher Murphy and Richard Blumenthal, both Democrats, said they co-sponsored two bills introduced Wednesday on Capitol Hill meant primarily to provide... Read More
  • April 25, 2018 — by Ana Radelat
    Connecticut’s U.S. senators on Wednesday introduced a pair of bills aimed at helping homeowners with crumbling foundations, but conceded it will be an “uphill fight” to win congressional approval of the legislation. The Aid to Homeowners with Crumbling Foundations Actintroduced by Sen. Chris Murphy and co-sponsored by Sen.... Read More
  • April 24, 2018
    U.S. Sens. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., and Chris Murphy, D-Conn., and U.S. Rep. John Larson, D-1st District, announced $1.4 million in funding from the federal Department of Veterans Affairs to fund construction projects at the Connecticut Veterans Home in Rocky Hill through the VA State Veterans Home Construction Grant Program. The funding mainly... Read More
  • April 23, 2018
    A group in Westport gathered Sunday to speak about the importance of taking care of the Long Island Sound.Sen. Chris Murphy visited Earthplace to discuss new federal funding that will help protect and clean up the Sound. The Long Island Sound 'Geographic Program' will receive $12 million from the latest federal budget bill.  That’s an... Read More
  • April 23, 2018
    U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., announced Monday that Acme Wire Products Co. of Mystic is this week’s “Murphy’s Monday Manufacturer.” After learning precision fabrication techniques as an employee at a Connecticut manufacturing firm, Edward J. Planeta founded Acme Wire Products in Norwich in 1970. Today, three of... Read More
  • April 21, 2018 — by Kels Dayton
    State legislators are calling for more action on mental health reform nationally.  Connecticut Senators Chris Murphy and Richard Blumenthal are among those calling for more funding for mental health services after a  mental health reform act was signed into law in 2016. It has not been fully... Read More
  • April 19, 2018 — by Bill Cummings
    After the Trump administration proposed eliminating the National Sea Grant College Program U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn, is leading a bipartisan group of senators calling for the program to be funded at least at current levels. "As senators from some of the states with Sea Grant programs, we see firsthand how this federal investment is leveraged... Read More
  • April 18, 2018 — by Alexander Soule
    U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy is coauthoring a bill that would forgive student debt for “beginner” farmers with less than 10 years experience, with U.S. Rep. Joe Courtney having introduced a similar bill in the House of Representatives. The Student Loan Forgiveness for Farmers and Ranchers Act would be limited to farms producing at least... Read More
  • April 18, 2018 — by Ana Radelat
    Sen. Chris Murphy on Wednesday introduced legislation that would allow individuals and businesses to purchase Medicare coverage. A Medicare option would be available in all state and federal Affordable Care Act exchanges, according to Murphy’s bill, which was co-sponsored by Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore. Medicare, a government-run health plan, is... Read More
  • April 18, 2018 — by Jessica Lerner
    U.S. Sens. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., and Bill Cassidy, R-La., have introduced bipartisan legislation to ensure health care providers have clear guidelines about when they are allowed to tell a patient’s family about a nonfatal overdose while abiding by federal privacy laws and regulations. During a medical emergency such as a nonfatal overdose,... Read More
  • April 16, 2018 — by Howard French
    The number of Eversource Energy customers whose electricity has been shut off due to nonpayment has soared by more than 82 percent in only two years, statistics from the state Public Utilities Regulatory Authority show. PURA said Eversource made 28,851 disconnections in 2015 and 52,298 disconnections in 2017. Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Conn., has... Read More
  • April 15, 2018 — by Erica Drzewiecki
    U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy left Autism Families CONNECTicut Sunday with new insight into the lives of people affected by the disorder. The organization hosted the senator at its North Mountain Road facility for a roundtable discussion about improving the way the state and nation handle issues surrounding autism. Autism Families CONNECT-icut serves... Read More
  • April 13, 2018
    U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy wants to help put a stop to the opioid crisis. Halting the crisis will require much work, said the junior senator from Connecticut. It’s why he’s taking time to talk with people who see how opioid addiction is hurting so many. Murphy joined with dozens of Stratford residents and town officials to talk about the... Read More
  • April 12, 2018
    U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., says U.S. Labor Secretary Alex Acosta is taking him up on his offer to see firsthand a program that has been set up in eastern Connecticut to train workers for jobs with Electric Boat and other manufacturers. Murphy "secured the commitment" from Acosta during a hearing of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Labor, Health... Read More
  • April 12, 2018 — by George Colli
    US Senator Chris Murphy is calling for the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority to investigate Eversource after a News 8 investigation found the number of customers disconnected for non-payment nearly doubled in the last two years. Murphy sent a letter to the PURA chair Katie Dykes on Thursday asking the state utility regulator to look into the... Read More
  • April 12, 2018 — by Sheridan Cyr
    U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) visited CV Tool Company, Inc. on April 4 for a guided tour of the facility and discussion with employees and owners as part of “Murphy’s Monday Manufacturer” series, which highlights manufacturers across the state for their unique contributions. CV Tool’s Southington branch, at 44 Robert... Read More
  • April 03, 2018 — by Erica Moser
    Local business leaders and transportation executives gathered on Tuesday afternoon for a transportation forum that touched on the viability of public-private partnerships, rail siting and transit outlook for the coming decades. Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., hosted the summit at the Lyman Allyn Art Museum. Nancy Cowser, executive director of the... Read More

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