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  • July 06, 2016 — by Abigail Tracy
    With the debate over gun control once again dominating headlines in the wake of another horrific mass shooting, Connecticut senator Chris Murphy has emerged as a powerful new figure in Democratic politics. Elected just weeks after the 2012 mass shooting in Newtown, Murphy took office amid a major legislative effort to pass a background-check bill... Read More
  • July 06, 2016
    WATERBURY — The Northwest Regional Workforce Investment Board is set to receive a $4 million federal grant to support workforce training throughout Connecticut. Members of the state’s Congressional delegation made the announcement late last week. The support, provided by the Department of Labor, will go toward the agency’s... Read More
  • July 06, 2016 — by Ana Radelat
    Washington – As the U.S. House of Representatives passed an overhaul of federal mental health policy on Wednesday, Sen. Chris Murphy pressed for a Senate vote on a similar bipartisan bill he has sponsored with Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana. "The House took an important step today to expand treatment and prevention programs for the... Read More
  • July 05, 2016 — by Ken Dixon
    HARTFORD — As at least two Connecticut companies get closer to developing a vaccine for the dreaded Zika virus, Connecticut’s U.S. senators warned that attempts by congressional Republicans to stop federal funding for Planned Parenthood threaten legislation that would invest $1.1 billion to combat the mosquito-borne illness. Manon M.J.... Read More
  • July 05, 2016 — by Rob Polansky and Sujata Jain
    NEW HAVEN, CT (WFSB) - Connecticut's two senators served meals to needy students as part of a push to make a food program available to children across the country all year round. It's a mission New Haven Public Schools continues to fulfill and lawmakers hope to extend it elsewhere. "Cutting the red tape, increasing the funding, raising... Read More
  • June 27, 2016 — by Christopher Fortier
    BRISTOL — City manufacturer Bauer Inc. was the focus last week of U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy’s weekly manufacturing spotlight, “Murphy’s Monday Manufacturer.” Founded in 1916 by Connecticut resident Frank Bauer, Bauer Inc. develops and manufactures test and support equipment, such as engine test stands, fuel component test... Read More
  • June 27, 2016 — by Rob Polansky
    HARTFORD, CT (WFSB) - Following news that the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Texas' regulation of abortion clinics on Monday, Connecticut leaders issued their responses. The justices voted 5 to 3 in favor of Texas clinics that had argued the regulations were only an attempt to make it harder for women to get abortions, according to The... Read More
  • June 25, 2016 — by Brian Zahn
    State and federal officials have openly acknowledged a growing opioid epidemic in the state for months, but an estimated 20 New Haven overdoses linked to an unknown drug serves as a reminder that the problem is immediate and deadly. U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Connecticut, said hundreds of people are dying of overdoses in the state and it’s... Read More
  • June 24, 2016 — by Ken Dixon
    HARTFORD — Back from a history-making attempt to force Republican majorities to act on gun safety, Connecticut’s congressional delegation said Friday they believe change is finally on the way. After last week’s near-record filibuster by U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy and an unprecedented Democratic sit-in on the floor of the U.S. House of... Read More
  • June 24, 2016 — by Andrew Larson
    WATERBURY - After a rash of thefts from cars parked at the Waterbury Train Station, police have increased patrols and made an arrest, but the city isn't getting the cooperation it needs from the Metropolitan Transit Authority, U.S. Sen. Christopher S. Murphy, D-Conn., said during a news conference Friday. The city has asked the MTA, which owns... Read More
  • June 23, 2016 — by Celeste Katz
    Shocking incidents of gun-related violence have horrified people on both sides of the pond in recent days. In the United States, a man killed 49 people and injured more than 50 others at Pulse, a gay nightclub in Florida. And in the U.K., Britons reeled after the shooting and stabbing murder of Parliament member Jo Cox ahead of the contentious... Read More
  • June 20, 2016 — by Janet Reitman
    Last Tuesday night, three days after 49 people were brutally gunned down at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Sen. Chris Murphy reached a breaking point. The Connecticut Democrat, who was elected to the Senate just a month before the Sandy Hook shooting, is one of Congress' most vocal anti-gun-violence crusaders — though, like those of all... Read More
  • June 20, 2016 — by Christopher Fortier
    WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Chris Murphy, D-Connecticut, voted last week to support a bill to sustain state’s aerospace and submarine manufacturing industries. Murphy supported the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017, which passed the Senate by a vote of 85-13. Earlier this year, Murphy secured increased federal... Read More
  • June 19, 2016
    U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy stood on the floor of the Senate for 15 hours Wednesday into Thursday, never sitting, in a filibuster to prompt action on stalled gun safety legislation. The Democrat from Connecticut finally sat down after Republican colleagues agreed to bring two measures to a vote on Monday. These are excerpts from Murphy’s... Read More
  • June 19, 2016 — by Russell Blair
    A nearly 15-hour filibuster to push a vote on gun control legislation quickly elevated U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy's national profile and cemented his place as a leader in the Democratic movement for stricter gun laws following the mass shooting at an Orlando club. Murphy shut down the Senate last week, the latest push the Connecticut delegation has... Read More
  • June 18, 2016 — by Renee Chmiel
    STAMFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — Federal and local leaders Saturday hosted a meeting with Connecticut’s Muslim and LGBT leaders on the shooting in Orlando. The meeting, held at First Congregational Church of Stamford, was open to the public. Senators Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy, Congressman Jim Himes and Stamford Mayor David Martin... Read More
  • June 16, 2016
    In the closing moments of a nearly 15-hour filibuster, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) announced early Thursday morning that Senate Democrats received a commitment from Republicans to schedule votes to close the terror gap and expand background checks for firearm purchases. Murphy began speaking at 11:21 a.m. on Wednesday to delay Senate... Read More
  • June 16, 2016 — by Ana Radelat
    Washington – For nearly 15 hours, Sen. Chris Murphy was limited to standing – never sitting—near his desk on the Senate floor. Since bathroom breaks were not allowed, he popped lozenges instead of drinking water to be able to keep a talkathon going about the need to tighten gun regulations in the wake of the Orlando shootings. He... Read More
  • June 16, 2016
    Connecticut has reason to be proud of its U.S. senator, Chris Murphy, for his determination — and stamina — in trying to keep dangerous weapons out of the hands of would-be terrorists. On Wednesday, he waged a 15-hour filibuster into the early hours of Thursday, demanding a vote on expanded gun background checks and a ban on gun sales... Read More
  • June 16, 2016 — by Susan Cornwell and Richard Cowan
    A decades-long battle over gun control in the United States could reach a critical stage next week in the U.S. Senate amid signs that Americans are more willing to accept limited restrictions after a Florida nightclub massacre. It is far from likely any new measures will be approved in the short term. But the Orlando mass shooting and remarks from... Read More

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