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  • August 02, 2016 — by Brian McCready
    NAUGATUCK, CT — U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) announced in a news release that Palco Connector, Inc. of Naugatuck is this week’s “Murphy’s Monday Manufacturer.” Founded in Connecticut in 1978, Palco Connector manufactures radio frequency and microwave connectors and cables, as well as audio, data, and battery... Read More
  • August 01, 2016 — by Meredith Guinness
    BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy took a tour of the Smilow-Burroughs Clubhouse Friday, even trying his hand at a round of ping pong against 13-year-old Alyssa Thomas. He drew the line at jumping into the spirited game of basketball going on in the gym next door. “I play, I play. But not in these shoes,” he said, looking... Read More
  • July 29, 2016 — by Jean Falbo-Sosnovich
    ANSONIA >> U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy says if $4 billion in emergency funding was found to fight 10 reported cases of Ebola in 2014, there has to be money to fight the “crippling” opioid epidemic that is spiraling out of control. Murphy, D-Conn., paid a visit Friday to BHcare, the region’s local mental health authority, hosting... Read More
  • July 29, 2016 — by Jack Kramer
    One of the new initiative’s goals in New Haven, U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy said Thursday, will be to reduce recidivism by 50 percent over a five-year period. Murphy was on hand at the New Haven Opportunity Center for the official opening of part of the center’s programming — job training for recently incarcerated people. The center,... Read More
  • July 26, 2016 — by Lindsay Boyle
    New London — The Coast Guard Band is here to stay, Adm. Paul Zukunft announced Tuesday.In a prepared statement, Coast Guard Commandant Zukunft said the “careful review” of whether to relocate the 55-member band, which began in September, was initiated in part to ensure the band is fulfilling its role of representing the Coast... Read More
  • July 25, 2016 — by Vincent Salzo
    WALLINGFORD, CT — U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) announced that Nucor Steel Connecticut, Inc. of Wallingford is this week’s “Murphy’s Monday Manufacturer.” Nucor Steel Connecticut uses rolling and forming processes to manufacture a broad range of steel products, including concrete reinforcing bars, hot-rolled... Read More
  • July 22, 2016
    HARTFORD — Sens. Christopher S. Murphy and Richard Blumenthal, both D-Conn., and Reps. John B. Larson, D-1st District, and Elizabeth H. Esty, D-5th District, continued their fight to create a U.S. National Park Service protective designation for the Lower Farmington River and Salmon Brook. The river runs through Avon, Bloomfield, Burlington,... Read More
  • July 20, 2016 — by Jem Aswad
    Sadly and surreally, there has been so much gun violence in the United States over the past few weeks that it’s been difficult keeping this interview with Senator Chris Murphy (D, Conn.) -- who made headlines by leading a pro-gun-control filibuster in the Senate in June -- current. No less than four major incidents of gun violence have... Read More
  • July 20, 2016
    Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., and Sen. John Boozman, R-Ark., announced Wednesday that they have introduced legislation called the Century Farms Act to recognize farms that have been in continuous operation for 100 or more years. Eight farms in New London County would be eligible for the designation. They are: Homberg Orchards in Gales Ferry;... Read More
  • July 19, 2016
    U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) called for immediate passage of his 21st Century Buy American Act on Thursday after the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) released an alarming report revealing that the agency spent approximately $11.3 billion on purchases from foreign entities in Fiscal Year (FY) 2015. The report also revealed that an overwhelming... Read More
  • July 19, 2016
    Senator Chris Murphy said he supports the Obama Administration and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) efforts to combat the opioid epidemic. Specifically, HHS issued a final rule to increase the number of patients that qualified physicians can provide buprenorphine to from 100 to 275 patients. The new rule will greatly expand... Read More
  • July 18, 2016
    RTFORD — Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., has relocated his office to the former Colt manufacturing complex in the building under the blue, onion-shaped dome. Murphy said Monday he is taking a stake in the Colt Gateway redevelopment by leasing space in the East Armory, visible from I-91 and one of the oldest structures on the property. "The... Read More
  • July 18, 2016 — by Chloe Morales
    U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) announced that Z-Medica® of Wallingford is this week’s “Murphy’s Monday Manufacturer.” Connecticut resident and Apollo Space Program Engineer Frank Hursey co-founded Z-Medica in Wallingford with Bart Gullong in 2002 after discovering a new hemostatic agent to stem blood flow. Today,... Read More
  • July 14, 2016 — by Lee Howard
    U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy said Thursday he intends to file legislation in the coming months to help stop group-home abuse of people with developmental disabilities nationwide. Murphy's statement followed a new investigation released Thursday by the U.S. Health and Human Services Department's Office of the Inspector General about abuse in Massachusetts... Read More
  • July 13, 2016
    U.S. Senator Chris Murphy this week named Davis-Standard of Pawcatuck as “Murphy’s Monday Manufacturer,” intended to highlight the importance of Connecticut's manufacturing sector. Founded in 1848, Davis-Standard is the largest extrusion machinery manufacturer in North America and serves hundreds of companies in the packaging,... Read More
  • July 12, 2016 — by Jacqueline Rabe Thomas
    With two-thirds of Connecticut's black and Hispanic children attending segregated schools – one of the highest rates in the country – U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy hopes Congress will step up to offer funds to entice school districts to diversify. "If you look at a state like mine, you see unconscionable levels of racial and economic... Read More
  • July 09, 2016
    As Connecticut and the nation continue to be ravaged by the growing opioid and heroin addiction epidemic, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy applauded the Obama Administration and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on Wednesday after they announced new steps to combat the epidemic. Specifically, HHS issued a final rule to increase the... Read More
  • July 08, 2016
    Wherever one stands on the issue of gun violence in America, there’s no disagreement that improved mental health care is a key component in any formula that’s to succeed. A gun in the hands of an unstable person is, as we have seen repeatedly, a disastrous combination.On Wednesday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed HR 2646, the... Read More
  • July 08, 2016 — by Wes Duplantier
    NEW HAVEN >> As news of the murders of five police officers in Dallas spread overnight and into Friday, the New Haven Police Department announced it would change the way officers patrol in the Elm City, while state officials and police expressed sorrow at the officers’ deaths and Gov. Dannel Malloy directed U.S. and Connecticut flags to... Read More
  • July 07, 2016
    U.S. Senator Chris Murphy released the following statement on Wednesday opposing legislation that prohibits states from mandating labels on foods that contain genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and exempts many foods from being labeled as genetically modified: “This bill is not a good deal for consumers in Connecticut,” said Murphy.... Read More

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