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  • February 23, 2017
    From a stage lined with posters calling on students to “march,” “write a letter to President Trump” or “sign a petition,” Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Conn., called on students to become politically engaged and reject an intolerant or exclusive view of their country, regardless of their political... Read More
  • February 23, 2017
    It was West Hartford for Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) the other night, the West Hartford Town Hall, a couple of thousand people there to talk with him about their state and their country. This wasn’t one of the "so-called angry crowds" about which the President of the United States tweeted the other day, the kind he says are showing up in some... Read More
  • February 23, 2017
    Town residents had a chance to join in a brainstorming session about transportation and infrastructure Thursday with U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy. Nearly 75 people were on hand for Murphy’s “community conversation” at Town Hall as part of a joint program of Murphy’s office and town officials. The format was informal, with... Read More
  • February 23, 2017
    Concern about unregulated “sober homes” has reached Washington, D.C., where lawmakers want a federal review of the drug recovery homes. The move comes after two young adults from Danbury and Ridgefield died of heroin overdoses in sober homes earlier this year. “There have been several recent overdoses that have occurred in... Read More
  • February 21, 2017
    Instead of boos, there was a standing ovation. Instead of angry chants, there was a request for a selfie. But the anxious liberals at Sen. Chris Murphy's town hall meeting on Tuesday night were no less fired up than the crowds confronting Republican members of Congress in red states. More than 450 constituents from across the Connecticut... Read More
  • February 21, 2017
    Around 2,000 people packed West Hartford Town Hall for a public meeting with Sen. Chris Murphy Tuesday night. Crowds packed the auditorium starting more than an hour before the event was scheduled to start at 7:30 p.m. Some were sent to an overflow room to watch on closed circuit video. Even more were outside, not able to enter... Read More
  • February 13, 2017
    As consumers make their mad, last-minute scramble to honor their loved ones on Valentine’s Day, U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., is urging them to support flowers and plants grown domestically which will benefit the floral and horticulture industry at the state and national levels. That is not as easy as it might seems: Florists and other... Read More
  • February 03, 2017
    Fadi Kassar waited anxiously for hours in a terminal at JFK International Airport on Thursday. At 4 p.m., the plane from Jordan carrying his wife and two young daughters had landed. Would they be allowed in? Or would they be sent back again, like they had on Saturday? It had been over two years since Kassar, 40, originally from Syria, had last seen... Read More
  • January 31, 2017
    U.S. Senator Christopher Murphy held up an oversized photograph Monday night on the floor of the U.S. Senate of two little girls caught in the midst of a presidential executive order that bans travel to the United States from certain countries. The two little girls, ages 5 and 8, could be here in Milford with their father; instead they have been... Read More
  • January 31, 2017
    U.S. Sen. Chris Muphy (D-Conn.) shared a story on the Senate floor Monday night of a Milford resident from Syria who has been unable to reunite with his family as a result of President Donald Trump's executive order preventing refugees from entering the country. Fadi Kassar's wife and two daughters – ages 5 and 8 – were stopped Saturday... Read More
  • January 30, 2017
    On the first day Congress was in session since President Donald Trump signed a controversial executive order restricting immigration, Connecticut's two U.S. senators were championing legislation to block the actions and working to reunite a Milford family who remains separated because of the order. Sen. Chris Murphy's... Read More
  • January 29, 2017
    Congressional Republicans have largely fallen in line behind Donald Trump’s executive orders on immigration. House Speaker Paul Ryan, who once opposed Trump’s “Muslim ban,” has announced his support for the new restrictions. Other prominent Republicans have followed suit. But Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy (D) says he... Read More
  • January 27, 2017
    Donald Trump’s long-awaited Muslim ban became a reality today. No, you might say, it’s not actually the proposal he outlined during the campaign. True, the ban doesn’t cover every Muslim globally, just a set of Muslims from countries Trump perceives, rather arbitrarily, to be dangerous. But today’s announcement is anchored... Read More
  • January 26, 2017
    Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) is joining several of his Democratic colleagues in publicly announcing his intention to vote against Betsy DeVos for Education secretary. "Guns in classrooms? Elementary schools run for profit? No thanks,” Murphy tweeted. "I will vote NO on Betsy DeVos for Secretary of Education.” A member of... Read More
  • January 24, 2017
    One of the features on the White House website that didn’t vanish when President Trump took the oath of office on Friday is the “We the People” page, which allows ordinary Americans to petition their government to address an issue of importance to them. The Obama White House, which created the feature, responded to... Read More
  • January 24, 2017
    FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Con. -- Connecticut Senators Chris Murphy and Richard Blumenthal joined Senate Democrats on Tuesday in unveiling a major $1 trillion transportation infrastructure investment plan to rebuild America’s roads, rails, bridges, and other critical infrastructure projects over the 10 ten years. The plan would create 15 million... Read More
  • January 23, 2017
    WATERBURY – Sitting on a meeting table at Platt Brothers and Co., Monday was a small, dense metal bar that was a sample of a product that performs a big job. David W. Miecskowski, president and COO of the company, explained to U.S. Sen. Christopher S. Murphy, D-Conn., that the zinc and steel bar, called Plattline, is installed along... Read More
  • January 23, 2017
    MIDDLETOWN, Conn. (WTNH)– Making sure things are made in Connecticut is the goal of Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) who plans to tour the state touting some “Made in America” laws. He’s pushing President Donald Trump to put his executive power where his mouth is and offered different executive actions he... Read More
  • January 18, 2017
    With Donald Trump's inauguration less than 48 hours away, much of the world's attention is focused squarely on Washington. Hosting her prime time CNN program from America's capital city, on Wednesday evening Erin Burnett welcomed Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Connecticut, for an interview, and the topic of conversation moved to Betsy... Read More
  • January 18, 2017
    Steve Inskeep talks to Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy of Connecticut about hearings for Betsy DeVos, Trump's pick for education secretary, and Tom Price, Trump's pick to lead Health and Human Services. Transcript --  STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Senator Chris Murphy, Democrat of Connecticut, joins us now. He's among those who questioned President-elect... Read More

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