Sen. Chris Murphy, a Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, called Friday for a probe into Rudy Giuliani's efforts to influence investigations in Ukraine he anticipates as possibly beneficial to President Donald Trump, citing "the implications of this for United States foreign policy." In a letter to the committee's Republican... Read More about Sen. Chris Murphy calls for probe into Giuliani efforts in Ukraine on behalf of Trump

As the leaders of the Senate subcommittee focused on foreign policy in the Middle East, Sens. Mitt Romney and Christopher S. Murphy might be spending a lot of time together overseas in the coming years. The Republican from Utah and Democrat from Connecticut are back at the Capitol this week after spending the second half of... Read More about Road trip: Romney and Murphy the newest Senate Middle East travel team

Washington –Sen. Chris Murphy has returned from a five-day trip to the Middle East with Utah Sen. Mitt Romney with the “sense” that Israel’s Muslim neighbors have “low expectations” for the Trump administration’s peace plan for the region, which has yet to be unveiled. “But with low expectations... Read More about Back from Middle East, Murphy has concerns about peace there

WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) - For Jeneva Stone and her family, Medicaid has been a lifesaver. Her son Rob suffers from a rare disease. She said medical bankruptcy was a real possibility before receiving Medicaid in 2012.  "Because of Medicaid Rob can be with his family rather than a nursing home, where no 21-year-old man should be, Stone... Read More about Senator Murphy among Democrats defending Medicaid

NEWTOWN, Conn. — Six years ago this month, Mark Barden and Nicole Hockley watched from the gallery, counting the yeas, as the Senate voted on expanding background checks. Four months had passed since his son, Daniel, and her son, Dylan, were killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School, and at no point in that time had they imagined the bill would... Read More about Newtown Wasn't an End for Gun Control. It Was a Beginning

WATERBURY — U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., has written a letter to Metro-North Railroad asking it to reconsider a schedule change he says “severely diminishes the Waterbury branch line as a commuting option.” As part of dozens of changes that took effect on the New Haven Line and its branches last week, the rail operator pushed... Read More about Sen. Murphy asks Metro-North to fix disruptive schedule change

(WTNH) - Two U.S. senators will be traveling to the Middle East in the coming days. Ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee, Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), and member and chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Near East, South Asia, Central Asia, and Counterterrorism, Sen. Mitt... Read More about Sens. Murphy, Romney traveling to Middle East to meet with U.S. allies

HARTFORD - A visit to a community college, a roundtable at an American job center and a tour of Electric Boat were hosted last Tuesday with U.S. Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta, U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy, U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal and Gov. Ned Lamont to showcase the success of the Eastern Connecticut Manufacturing Pipeline Initiative. The... Read More about Pipeline initiative boosting flow of skilled workers

GUILFORD, CT - U. S. Sen. Chris Murphy toured five different area locales Thursday to push his climate change initiative. One of the places he visited was Bishop's Orchards - the site of largest farm energy project undertaken yet to date in the state of Connecticut. Bishop's has built an extensive solar farm to fuel its operations. On a tour of... Read More about Bishop's Orchards Shows Off Solar Power to Senator Chris Murphy

WALLINGFORD — U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., said Thursday the nation is in a race with the China in the energy sector it can not afford to lose. Murphy said the Chinese are working with energy technology companies in a variety of areas, including developing new ways to make hydrogen that will be used in such things as power storage and... Read More about Murphy in Wallingford: US must match China on hydrogen tech

MADISON, Conn. (WTNH) - A special visitor at the Meigs Point Nature Center in Madison on Thursday. Senator Chris Murphy toured the facility at Hammonasset Beach State Park. He learned about the environmental conservation efforts going on there. The senator also discussed environmental issues impacting the shoreline. Senator... Read More about Senator Murphy tours Hammonasset Meigs Point Nature Center

There were two points U.S. Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta stressed several times throughout his visit to Eastern Connecticut on Tuesday: It's crucial to promote what he calls "demand-driven education," and that manufacturing wages have gone up more than wages for any other sector in Connecticut. At the request of Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn.,... Read More about U.S. labor secretary praises regional manufacturing program

Tara Gottlieb’s parents were closing their jewelry store in Connecticut one evening when a drug addict took both of their lives with a stolen gun. Now, she advocates for gun sense. The gun used to kill Gottlieb’s parents was stolen from a Greenwich home during a break-in. “You know, right now, Connecticut is very focused on safe... Read More about Murphy Hosts Gun Violence Roundtable At Fairfield University

The U.S. Secretary of Labor spent much of Tuesday getting an up-close look at the region’s Manufacturing Pipeline Initiative, a collaborative effort between local employers and schools aimed at addressing the need for qualified workers at high-tech companies such as Electric Boat. Secretary Alexander Acosta, flanked by the U.S. Sens. Richard... Read More about Labor secretary helps celebrate region’s successful job training program

Although his time was brief, U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy took a quick tour of ASML in Wilton on Monday, April 15, and spoke to employees, praising them and the company for their work and the facility’s expansion project. “Thank you for making a big commitment to Connecticut in advanced manufacturing,” Murphy told several hundred ASML... Read More about Chris Murphy praises ASML’s Wilton expansion

Hundreds attended a forum at the Gaelic American Club (GAC) in Fairfield on April 15, 2019 to listen to US Senator Chris Murphy and former Congressman Bruce Morrison talk about Brexit's impact on Ireland, Northern Ireland and the Good Friday Peace Accord. The forum was attended by many community leaders including Fairfield First Selectman Michael... Read More about Murphy Visits Fairfield to Discuss Brexit's Impact on Ireland

FAIRFIELD, CT - U.S. Senators Chris Murphy and Richard Blumenthal visited striking Stop & Shop Workers in Fairfield Monday afternoon on the fifth day of the workers' strike against the company. Murphy said: "Stop & Shop workers are facing big cuts to their health care and take-home pay. I support folks who are standing up and speaking out.... Read More about Murphy, Blumenthal Support Fairfield Stop & Shop Strikers

NORWALK — From the Walk Bridge to the SoNo Collection Mall to the construction at Washington Village, Sen. Chris Murphy received a “bird’s-eye view” of a variety of projects happening in the city. “In this job, you need to make sure you know all the local opportunities so that if some money shows up at the federal... Read More about Norwalk development projects on display for CT senator

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Chris Murphy says it’s time for Congress to reinvent the way colleges and universities are accredited to put the emphasis on the real world outcomes of their students. “The outcomes crisis in higher education is real and it threatens to bankrupt the students, families, and the American treasury if we... Read More about Murphy Seeks Overhaul of Grading Higher Ed

NEW HAVEN,Conn. (WTNH) - U.S. Senator Chris Murphy is set to unveil new legislation Monday that would boost innovation and entrepreneurship in New Haven. Murphy will tour District, a tech hub that includes co-working space, businesses and an engineering school, with CEO David Salinas, a member of Murphy's Advisory Council on fostering... Read More about Sen. Murphy to unveil bill to boost innovation, entrepreneurship in New Haven