On Monday evening, Sen. Chris Murphy, a Connecticut Democrat who sits on the Foreign Relations Committee, sent out an alarming series of tweets. “It's time to take Trump seriously as he keeps hinting, over and over, that he wants to go to war with North Korea,” Murphy tweeted. He went on to argue that the media’s... Read More about Sen. Chris Murphy: it's time to take Trump's threat of war against North Korea seriously

In the escalating war of words between Sen. Bob Corker and President Donald Trump, Chris Murphy is siding with the Republican chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, which he also serves on. Corker, in a New York Times interview, said Trump’s threats toward other countries, like North Korea, could set the... Read More about Murphy Says Trump Must Tone Down Rhetoric, Recertify Iran Deal

In the hours after the deadliest mass shooting in modern US history, when a man alone in a hotel suite sprayed gunfire on 22,000 concertgoers 32 floors below, leaving 58 dead and injuring almost 500, Senator Chris Murphy rose once again to demand lawmakers do more to prevent these tragedies. It’s a grim exercise that... Read More about Chris Murphy: senator at heart of gun control push senses a change in debate

Linda McMahon made her first trip to Connecticut as head of the Small Business Administration Friday, including a bipartisan visit to a kitchen cabinet manufacturer with the two men who defeated her in consecutive contests for the U.S. Senate. McMahon toured Express Kitchens’ newly renovated headquarters on Weston Street... Read More about McMahon Returns To Connecticut As Head Of Small Business Administration

Sens. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., and Richard Blumenthal, both D-Conn., are urging congressional negotiators to keep intact increased funding for submarine production and design. The House and Senate both have passed versions of an annual defense policy bill that sets funding limits for the Pentagon. Those versions will now have to be merged, with any... Read More about Murphy, Blumenthal urge Congress to keep funding for subs

Connecticut’s congressional delegation came up with a few hard-fought wins Wednesday when a Senate committee reauthorized the stalled Children’s Health Insurance Program and Republican House leaders backed away from revoking deductions for state and local taxes. “The jury is still out, but I’m cautiously optimistic this... Read More about State’s congressional delegation gets hard-fought wins on children’s health care, taxes

Democratic lawmakers called for swift congressional action in response to the Las Vegas shooting that left at least 59 dead — the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history — with Sen. Chris Murphy saying it is “time for Congress to get off its ass and do something” on gun control. Murphy, who led a filibuster on the... Read More about Murphy: ‘Time for Congress to get off its ass’ in the wake of Las Vegas shooting

Connecticut senators Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy are demanding an increased federal response to deal with the crisis in Puerto Rico. They said not enough is happening to help the island reeling from Hurricane Maria and the damage it left behind. They are calling this a crisis they have failed to address. “Texas and Florida got 3 times... Read More about US Senators Demand Increased Federal Response In Puerto Rico

Software company Checkmate is “Murphy’s Innovator of the Month” for August, announced U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn) on Friday. Checkmate was founded in 2015 by Quinnipiac University alumni. The company designs and builds custom software for innovative startups in the medical, travel, financial services, virtual reality,... Read More about Checkmate named 'Murphy's Innovator of the Month'

U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, called on Senate leaders on Monday to immediately work with Puerto Rico Governor Ricardo Roselló to formulate and pass an emergency bill to rebuild Puerto Rico and restore stability to the island in the wake of Hurricanes Irma and Maria. The hurricanes... Read More about Murphy: Congress must provide relief to Puerto Rico

U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., doesn’t give up easily, particularly when it comes to changing federal rules regarding the government buying products from American companies. Murphy has been seeking to close loopholes in “Buy American” laws since 2009, when he was U.S. representative for Connecticut’s congressional 5th... Read More about U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy talks about strengthening ‘Buy American’ rules

U.S. Sens. Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy are teaming with five of their Democratic colleagues in reintroducing the Students Before Profits Act, a bill designed to protect students who attended for-profit colleges from predatory lending and deceptive marketing practices. Currently, for-profit colleges enroll 10 percent of all postsecondary... Read More about Sens. Murphy and Blumenthal reintroduce bill aimed at predatory for-profit colleges

With the Republican health care bill apparently dead, congressional Democrats are brainstorming their own ideas for how to transform the health insurance system in case they take back power. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) has captivated the base with a cry for Medicare-for-all, but other Senate Democrats worry his proposal — which envisions a... Read More about Sen. Murphy thinks he can build an on-ramp to single-payer health care

Sen. Chris Murphy, a member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, released a statement on Sept. 7 after the Appropriations Committee restored $400 million in funding for the Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) – the only federal community service and work-based job training program for low-income or unemployed older... Read More about Murphy supports job training funding for seniors

As one of the youngest members of the U.S. Senate, Chris Murphy’s message resonated with a group of students, faculty and administrators at a roundtable discussion Friday on the cost of college at Southern Connecticut State University. “I might be the only member of the Senate that is still paying back student loans,” Murphy, who... Read More about Murphy Backs Plan For Free College

U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, released the following statement following Chief Medical Examiner Dr. James Gill’s announcement that there have been 539 accidental drug overdose deaths in Connecticut over the first half of the year. The figures include 322... Read More about Murphy calls for action to combat drug overdose deaths

If there was any doubt about the value of Long Island Sound to the people of Connecticut, U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy spelled it out during a visit to Greenwich Point Park on a perfect beach day. "People want to spend time by the water — it is why people come to Connecticut," Murphy said Thursday in the Bruce Museum Seaside Center, a rustic... Read More about Sen. Murphy Explains How Long Island Sound Funding Went From Zero To $8M

DANBURY — Sen. Chris Murphy visited a local Veterans of Foreign Wars post Friday to tout reforms and tell veterans of a bill he introduced this spring that would provide mental health care to those with other-than-honorable discharges. At the post, he received thanks for his efforts and requests for more help from some 50 veterans and... Read More about Sen. Murphy meets with veterans in Danbury

Sen. Chris Murphy told manufacturers Friday he’s forging an unlikely alliance with President Trump to boost U.S. manufacturing by trying to close loopholes allowing federal agencies to buy goods made outside the United States. Murphy met with a group of manufacturers, business representatives and others in Waterbury to... Read More about Murphy Finds Common Ground With Trump On 'Buy American' Policy

Sen. Chris Murphy told manufacturers Friday he’s forging an unlikely alliance with President Trump to boost U.S. manufacturing by trying to close loopholes allowing federal agencies to buy goods made outside the United States. Murphy met with a group of manufacturers, business representatives and others in Waterbury to... Read More about Murphy Finds Common Ground With Trump On 'Buy American' Policy