Following Senate Republicans’ unsuccessful push to ban abortion after 20 weeks, U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn. hosted a roundtable discussion in the Elm City on Thursday to hear from medical providers and local residents. About 50 people attended the event, which was held at Planned Parenthood of Southern New England and focused on issues... Read More about Sen. Murphy visits Planned Parenthood

President Donald Trump’s latest immigration proposal, which would give thousands of young undocumented immigrants in the state an eventual path to citizenship, landed with a thud among congressional Democrats, including those from Connecticut. “President Trump’s so-called immigration framework is a total non-starter,” said... Read More about CT lawmakers say Trump immigration plan is DOA

When Caroline Johnson’s cellphone showed a call from Washington, D.C., she first worried that it might be Arlington National Cemetery officials with a complication about her husband’s burial. After all, it had taken a lengthy campaign to have Scott Johnson, a popular city firefighter and Coast Guard veteran, laid to rest at Arlington in... Read More about Caroline Johnson, Widow of New Britain Firefighter, To Attend State Of The Union In D.C.

WASHINGTON -- Senator Chris Murphy has announced that Caroline Johnson, of New Britain, will accompany him at Tuesday's State of the Union Address at the Capitol. Johnson is the wife of Scott Johnson, a former Coast Guard officer and New Britain firefighter who died in August from colorectal cancer at age 43. Since her... Read More about New Britain mother who lost her husband due to cancer, chosen to attend State of the Union Address

Senator Chris Murphy has announced that Caroline Johnson, of New Britain, will accompany him at Tuesday's State of the Union Address at the Capitol. Johnson is the wife of Scott Johnson, a former Coast Guard officer and New Britain firefighter who died in August from colorectal cancer at age 43. Since her husband's death, Caroline, who has three... Read More about New Britain mother who lost her husband due to cancer, chosen to attend State of the Union Address

Voices of reason are pushing back against the Federal Communications Commission decision last month to repeal Obama-era net neutrality rules. There is enough bipartisan support in Congress for net neutrality that a bill to reverse the FCC decision is a possibility. Failing that, look for it to become an issue in the 2018 campaign. Even if a... Read More about Fighting to save net neutrality

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy on Wednesday said he fears the Trump administration may take “a giant step backwards” when it comes to addressing school discipline policies that fall heaviest on minorities and disabled students. In a keynote address at the Center for American Progress, Murphy said that he is concerned... Read More about Murphy Seeks End to Discriminatory School Discipline Policies

Whether his initiative on steering more U.S. defense spending to American companies succeeds — and we hope it does — U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., has already made some headway on improving the situation in Washington. Last week, the junior senator proposed legislation that would strengthen American companies, many of which are in... Read More about Editorial: ‘Buy American’ gets overdue support

U.S. Sens. Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy Connecticut joined their New England colleagues in backing a bill that would ban offshore drilling along the New England coast. The New England Coastal Protection Act, which was introduced by Sens. Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island and Edward J. Markey of Massachusetts, came in response to an action... Read More about Sens. Blumenthal and Murphy seek ban on New England offshore drilling

Editor’s note: These are excerpts from U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy’s address to Congress Thursday. Colleagues, I wanted to come to the floor this afternoon to just talk very briefly about the real world impacts of the decisions we’re going to make in the next week or so regarding the future of the budget. And I really implore my... Read More about Chris Murphy: Lives at stake in budget

Describing the recently passed Tax Cuts and Jobs Act as hurtful “in a big way,” U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy said that home values in Connecticut, if not the entire country, will likely drop, while vowing to continue fighting to amend or overturn the law. Murphy’s comments came during a Jan. 5 address at the offices of Berkshire... Read More about U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy: New tax law ‘hurts us in a big way’

Leaders in the state’s immigrant community said President Donald Trump was being ignorant and racist when he talked at a White House meeting this week about limiting immigration from “shithole” nations, including Haiti, El Salvador and African countries. “He’s never been to any of these countries... Read More about Connecticut Leaders Condemn Trump's 'Shithole' Remark About Haiti, African Countries

With key Republican support, Sen. Chris Murphy on Tuesday unveiled pet legislation of his intended to boost the purchase of U.S.-made goods by federal agencies. Connecticut’s junior Democratic senator brought aboard Republican Sens. Rob Portmanof Ohio and Lindsey Graham of South Carolina. Murphy called the two... Read More about Murphy Wins Over 2 GOP Senators For 'Buy American' Measure

WASHINGTON — Sen. Chris Murphy is rolling out his measure to thwart foreign competition for military contracts and thereby help U.S. subcontractors in Connecticut and elsewhere compete for Pentagon business. Murphy promised to introduce his BuyAmerican.gov Act last August, but hit a roadblock of practical politics on Capitol Hill: With... Read More about Murphy finds GOP partners for “Buy American” bill

Washington – In an unusual alliance with the Trump White House and GOP senate colleagues, Sen. Chris Murphy on Tuesday introduced a “Buy American” bill aimed at helping small American companies, including many in Connecticut, get their fair share of federal government business. Murphy has pressed his “Buy... Read More about Murphy taps GOP help in ‘Buy American’ campaign

U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., launched his second annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Essay Contest this week. He encourages students from all grade levels in Connecticut to submit essays that reflect on King’s dream and what he would think about it today, as well as their own aspirations and how they relate to King’s work. Essays... Read More about Sen. Murphy launches Martin Luther King Jr. essay competition

Returning from a visit to view the recovery effort in Puerto Rico, U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy said Thursday that the “island is still in crisis” more than 100 days after Hurricane Maria made landfall.  Lingering power outages and a lack of drinking water are compounded by what Murphy, D-Connecticut, described as a lack of urgency from... Read More about Murphy returns from Puerto Rico saying ‘island still in crisis’

Connecticut U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy say the $81 billion in disaster relief funds being considered for Florida, Texas, California, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands is not enough. Blumenthal says Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands alone need double that amount.    Speaking on the phone from Puerto Rico... Read More about Sens. Blumenthal And Murphy Seek To Double Aid For Puerto Rico

Half a day after he arrived in Puerto Rico alongside Sen. Chris Murphy to survey the island’s recovery from Hurricane Maria, Sen. Richard Blumenthal said it was clear a lot of work remains to be done. “The simple blunt fact is that there is a continuing humanitarian and economic crisis here,” Blumenthal... Read More about Blumenthal, Murphy Visit Puerto Rico, Say More Government Help Is Needed

Frustrated by what they say is a woefully inadequate federal response, Sen. Chris Murphy and Sen. Richard Blumenthal plan to tour storm damage in Puerto Rico on Tuesday and Wednesday. They are scheduled to tour the hurricane-battered town of Las Piedras, meet with Gov. Ricardo Rossello and visit Hospital UPR to hear about the obstacles it faces as... Read More about Murphy, Blumenthal To Tour Puerto Rico's Storm Damage