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  • April 18, 2016 — by Joyce Ogirri
    NORWALK, Conn. (WTNH) — On Monday, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy released the first in a series of reports called, “Fed Up: Traffic on the I-95 Corridor.” These reports take a town-by-town approach to find trouble areas for commuters and ways to improve Connecticut’s infrastructure. The first report focuses on exits 14, 15 and... Read More
  • April 18, 2016 — by Robert Koch
    NORWALK — After hearing from hundreds of frustrated Norwalk commuters, Sen. Chris Murphy is recommending improvements to Exit 16 and East Avenue, adding parking for the city’s two stations and expediting replacement of the Walk Bridge. “My goal is to marry the voice of commuters with real data and use both to propose and advance a... Read More
  • April 16, 2016 — by Harlan Levy
    WINDSOR LOCKS — The U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee on Thursday passed a bill allocating $6.3 million to construct a new air terminal at Bradley International Airport to support the Connecticut Air National Guard’s eight C-130s aircraft. The bill now heads to the House of Representatives. If passed, it goes to the president.U.S.... Read More
  • April 15, 2016
    GROTON, Conn. (AP) _ A Navy attack submarine has returned to its Connecticut homeport following a mission that took it to the Arctic. The USS Hartford, a Los Angeles-class submarine, and another attack submarine out of San Diego, California, spent about five weeks on the mission known as Ice Exercise 2016. The Navy says the periodic operations in... Read More
  • April 13, 2016 — by Jenn Bernstein
    WASHINGTON--Saudi Arabia is battling the Iranian-linked Hoothis in a war over territory in Yemen, which is in the midst of a civil war. Many of the weapons used by the Saudis are provided by the United States, according to U.S. Senator Chris Murphy. But some of them aren't being used in the ways in which our country intended them to be. "They are... Read More
  • April 13, 2016 — by Justin Salhani
    A bipartisan effort in the Senate is taking aim at arm sales to Saudi Arabia, in light of reports that the Gulf Kingdom has killed civilians in Yemen using U.S. weapons. Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) and Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) are behind a proposed resolution that would set conditions on the United States selling Saudi Arabia air-to-ground weapons.... Read More
  • April 13, 2016 — by Rebecca Kheel
    A bipartisan pair of senators has introduced a resolution that would set conditions on sales of U.S. air-to-ground weapons to Saudi Arabia. Sens. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Rand Paul (R-Ky.) offered the measure after reports emerged that the Saudis have used U.S. weapons in attacks in Yemen that killed civilians. “Saudi Arabia is an important... Read More
  • April 12, 2016 — by Ana Radelat
    Washington – In what is becoming a spring ritual, “Team 26” a group of cyclists arrived here from Newtown to honor victims of gun violence – and participate in a bit of Congress bashing. Named after the 26 people slaughtered on Dec. 14, 2012, at Sandy Hook Elementary School, the group of 26 bicyclists rolled through cold,... Read More
  • April 12, 2016 — by Karoun Demirjian
    As Congress and the administration look for ways to contain Iran, one Democratic senator is launching a new effort to deny weapons to Tehran’s chief rival in the Middle East: Saudi Arabia. The Senate hasn’t taken a vote to prevent arms sales to longtime U.S. ally Saudi Arabia for three decades. But Murphy’s efforts comes amid... Read More
  • April 11, 2016 — by Christopher Fortier
    BRISTOL — Arthur G. Russell Company Inc. at 750 Clark Ave. is the focus of U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy’s weekly manufacturing spotlight, "Murphy’s Monday Manufacturer." Founded in 1945 and operating in a facility that spans nearly 83,000-square-feet, AGR designs and manufactures customized high-speed, automatic assembly and packaging... Read More
  • April 09, 2016
    U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, applauded President Obama’s new action plan to combat the United States’ growing opioid and heroin addiction epidemic. Murphy urged Congress to vote as quickly as possible on his Mental Health Reform Act and the... Read More
  • April 09, 2016 — by Kristin Stoller
    WEST HARTFORD — Eighteen young baseball ambassadors started their long journey to Holguin, Cuba, early Saturday morning, with nearly half a ton of school supplies, baseball equipment and musical instruments in tow to be donated to kids there. "I'm really excited for the kids and this opportunity that they have," said Tim Brennan, assistant... Read More
  • April 04, 2016
    U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) announced that Moore Tool Company — a fourth generation, family-owned and -operated manufacturer in Bridgeport — is this week’s “Murphy’s Monday Manufacturer.” Richard F. Moore founded Moore Tool in 1924 as a tool and die company, but not long after, he realized that the... Read More
  • April 04, 2016 — by Eric Bedner
    WILLINGTON — While visiting Saturday with homeowners affected by crumbling foundations, U.S. Sen. Christopher S. Murphy called out insurance companies for not covering failing concrete. Murphy said the legal system and insurance companies are in place “to make you whole” when residents are faced with life-altering circumstances... Read More
  • April 04, 2016 — by Jay Polansky
    NORWALK, Conn. — The vision for the future of the Danbury Branch of Metro-North Railroad should include electrification, U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) said Friday after a ride on the rails with commuters from Danbury to Norwalk. "The holy grail of this line is electrification," Murphy said after talking with commuters on the train Friday... Read More
  • April 03, 2016 — by Kathleen McWilliams
    WILLINGTON — Sen. Chris Murphy said Saturday that homeowners need coverage for their failing concrete foundations. "People need a level of protection," Murphy told eight homeowners grappling with the issue. "You assume it [homeowners insurance] covers your house. If you advertise a homeowners insurance policy that it covers your entire home.... Read More
  • April 02, 2016 — by Gregory B. Hladky
    HARTFORD — Mothers United Against Violence, an anti-gun violence group developed on the city's streets, has been named Connecticut's sole recipient this year of a federal grant from the Department of Justice. The group, organized 12 years ago, has been given a $4,744 grant from the Department of Justice's Office of Victims of Crime, according... Read More
  • March 31, 2016 — by Ana Radelat
    Washington – Sen. Chris Murphy is at war with the Pentagon over what he says is the military’s failure to comply with “Buy American” laws that require the purchase of U.S. made goods – with certain exceptions. On Friday, Murphy wrote Frank Kendall, the undersecretary of defense for acquisitions, about two inspector... Read More
  • March 30, 2016 — by Nicholas Rondinone
    As part of broader federal efforts to address a heroin and opioid epidemic, the president's administration announced a proposed change Tuesday that could increase access to medication-assisted treatment for addiction. President Barack Obama, at the National Rx Drug Abuse & Heroin Summit, said: "I think the public doesn't fully appreciate yet... Read More
  • March 29, 2016
    (WTNH) — In the wake of the ongoing water crisis in Flint, Michigan, local lawmakers are pushing for legislation to prevent lead poisoning in Connecticut. People who are most at risk for lead poisoning are those with old infrastructure, with lead pipes or lead based paint. That could mean any building built before 1978, but especially for... Read More

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