U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., a member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, said in a news release Friday that the committee on Thursday approved $5 million he requested for the National Coast Guard Museum planned in downtown New London. The money, which ultimately must be approved by the full Congress, can be... Read More about Senate committee approves $5 million requested by Murphy for CG Museum

For Weruche Uzoka George, a Nigerian immigrant, Thursday marked five years since she had been granted citizenship in the United States. She chose to celebrate the day alongside Sen. Chris Murphy, Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin and gubernatorial candidate Ned Lamont at a rally in Hartford to advocate for immigrant children to be... Read More about Connecticut Politicians Turn Out To Rally For Immigrant Families

HARTFORD, CT — Jonathan Miller, a cystic fibrosis patient who has benefitted from the Affordable Care Act, can’t believe he continues to have to defend it. “I’m tired of defending myself. I’m tired of having to justify my life, my existence,” Miller said. He said the law has literally saved his life in ways that... Read More about Murphy Continues To Make A Case for Coverage of Pre-Existing Conditions

IVORYTON, Conn. (WTNH) - An effort to protect Connecticut's rivers and shorelines from climate change will be discussed on Friday afternoon. United States Senator Chris Murphy will discuss new legislation that would create a new grant program at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to help states and towns... Read More about Murphy proposes new legislation that would protect Connecticut shorelines

U.S. Senator Chris Murphy is advocating for better health insurance options for shellfish farmers and the aquaculture industry.  Murphy sent a letter to the U.S. Agriculture Committee Chairman, calling for access to more insurance options. The letter is also signed by Senators Kirsten Gillebrand from New York, Ben... Read More about Sen. Murphy joins group advocating for better health insurance options for shellfish farmers

It was standing room only at the Veterans' Coffeehouse in Danielson, on May 29. Sen. Chris Murphy came to give updates on the status of three issues of particular concern to veterans. He talked about the VA Choice Program aimed at giving veterans access to community providers, rather than VA providers. He spoke about what Washington... Read More about Sen. Chris Murphy Addresses Veterans In Danielson

NEWINGTON - U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy was joined by students from New Britain High School in a recent visit to a manufacturing company to host a town hall meeting and learn about career opportunities. Murphy, D-Conn., toured Richards Machine Tool Co. Inc. along with the owners, employees, and students from New Britain High School who are interested... Read More about Senator Murphy, high school students tour Newington manufacturing plant

(WTNH) - Getting an answer to a yes or no question can be a challenge, just ask Connecticut Senator Chris Murphy. During a Senate hearing on Tuesday, Sen. Murphy had to ask Education Secretary Betsy DeVos the same question six times. "...The question is yes or no. Can a principal call ICE on a student? Is that... Read More about Murphy presses DeVos on whether or not school principals can report students to ICE

U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Ben Carson told homeowners with a failing foundation that the department is committed to finding a solution to the crisis. “I can’t emphasize enough, this is something that impacts a lot of people, all of us. And the solution really needs to be comprehensive and involve all those... Read More about Ben Carson Says HUD Is Committed To Finding A Solution For Homeowners With Failing Foundations

Washington — U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson  has accepted an invitation from Sen. Chris Murphy to come to Connecticut and take a first-hand look at the damage to homes that have crumbling foundations made of  tainted concrete. On Monday, Carson plans to visit the Willington home of Maggie... Read More about HUD’S Carson to visit Willington to view crumbling foundation

NEW HAVEN — Here is something you don’t hear very often: praise for Connecticut and the large return that public investment in one sector of the economy means for Greater New Haven and the state. U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., called together representatives of several dozen biotech companies and researchers to bring back stories to... Read More about Murphy: Return on investments in Connecticut draws kudos

HAMDEN, Conn. (WTNH) - United States Senator Chris Murphy will be taking a firsthand look at the storm damage in Hamden on Wednesday afternoon. It has been two weeks since severe storms and a tornado tore through the town, but people are still trying to clean up the debris.  Senator Murphy is urging any homeowner affected by the... Read More about Murphy to tour Hamden storm damage

A Congressional committee has approved a measure, drafted by U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy, directing the U.S. government to buy domestic-made drones following warnings that unmanned aerial vehicles manufactured by a Chinese company are spying on the U.S. The Senate Appropriations Committee cited a 2017 bulletin by Immigration and... Read More about Measure Protecting U.S. Drone Manufacturing Advances In Congress

(WTNH) - Some U.S. politicians are making an effort to help our nation's cheese producers. Senators Chris Murphy and Bob Casey have introduced a bill that would increase federal support and resources for small cheese producers in Connecticut and across the United States. The legislation would create a $5 million grant... Read More about Murphy, other senators introduce bill to help cheese producers

NAUGATUCK — Michael Machura, chief executive officer of The Phoenix Company of Chicago, grew up working in the company founded in 1969 by his father, Benjamin Machura. Last Friday, Palco Connector, the Phoenix Company subsidiary out of which Machura works, had the eyes and ears of U.S. Sen. Christopher Murphy, for its work supplying the... Read More about Focused on ‘Buy American’ in Naugatuck

WASHINGTON — At the Waldington Farm, customers can choose from 21 varieties of heirloom tomatoes. But Will O’Meara, the 24-year-old assistant manager at the Litchfield County farm, can’t choose to own his own agricultural business. That’s because his student loan debt is nearly $59,000, with a monthly loan payment of... Read More about Sen. Murphy pushes to help young farmers as interest in agriculture grows

HARTFORD - Connecticut's senators campaigned for gun reform in the state's capital and in the nation's capital Monday. Sen. Richard Blumenthal held an event in Hartford, accusing President Donald Trump of pandering to the NRA while backing a state ban of bump stocks. In Washington, D.C., Sen. Chris Murphy appeared on the steps of the... Read More about Blumenthal, Murphy make strong messages for gun reform

U.S. Senator Chris Murphy released a statement today after the Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) heeded his call to launch an investigation to examine why Eversource — New England’s largest energy provider — has nearly doubled the rate at which it disconnects customers from electricity for nonpayment over... Read More about PURA launches investigation into Eversource shutoffs

Connecticut's Democratic U.S. senators are introducing federal legislation to help state homeowners with concrete foundations crumbling due to the presence of an iron sulfide. One bill would provide $100 million over five years for states like Connecticut with funds to help repair residential structures damaged by pyrrhotite. A second proposal... Read More about Connecticut senators introduce federal legislation to help homeowners

Connecticut's two U.S. senators say they have introduced federal legislation to aid homeowners and small-business owners in this and other states with fixing their crumbling foundations. Christopher Murphy and Richard Blumenthal, both Democrats, said they co-sponsored two bills introduced Wednesday on Capitol Hill meant primarily to provide... Read More about CT's U.S. senators push crumbling-foundation aid