DERBY — The tears flowed freely outside Luis Barrios’ Chestnut Drive home late Wednesday afternoon. But they weren’t the expected sorrowful ones coming from his four American-born children and Guatemalan wife as they said goodbye before he was to have left on a 10-year exodus from the U.S. These were tears of happiness and... Read More about Tears flow as the clock stops on Derby man’s deportation

HARTFORD — An immigrant facing deportation to Guatemala has the support of Connecticut’s two U.S. senators, who are trying to prevent him from being sent back to a country he left 25 years ago amid threats to his family. Luis Barrios, a married father of four U.S.-born children, is scheduled to board a flight from New York to Guatemala... Read More about Murphy, Blumenthal back immigrant facing deportation to Guatemala

New London — The budget deal reached Sunday night by congressional negotiators includes $5 million for the National Coast Guard Museum planned for downtown New London. Congress still needs to pass the $1 trillion budget bill, which will fund the government through the remainder of this fiscal year, which ends Sept. 30. The measure... Read More about Federal budget deal calls for $5 million for National Coast Guard Museum

Sen. Chris Murphy took credit for portions of President Donald Trump’s executive order Tuesday intended to boost federal “Buy American” policies. Murphy, D-Conn., has been an outspoken critic of many of the president’s policies. But he said Trump included some ideas he sent to the White House shortly after the... Read More about Murphy Says Trump's 'Buy America' Executive Order Is Step In The Right Direction

STAMFORD — As a critical deadline to keep the federal government open approaches, Connecticut’s two U.S. senators told a local crowd of Planned Parenthood supporters Thursday that funding for the organization is in jeopardy. U.S. Sens. Chris Murphy and Richard Blumenthal and Mayor David Martin at the... Read More about In Stamford, Murphy and Blumenthal urge Planned Parenthood supporters to stay vigilant

ANSONIA — Federal funding and tax credits could help turn the city’s brownfields green again. And U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy said Congress’ passing his and U.S. Rep. Elizabeth Esty’s joint clean-up legislation could make that happen. “It’s not a game changer, but one more small economic benefit to a... Read More about Murphy tours Ansonia, touts tax breaks for brownfield clean up

United States Senator Chris Murphy visited the Konover Auditorium at the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center on April 11 to unveil his new foreign policy proposal, “Rethinking the Battlefield.” The event was hosted by University of Connecticut Global Affairs and the Thomas J. Dodd Center, and around 200 people- including UConn students,... Read More about Chris Murphy talks foreign policy at Dodd Center

HARTFORD --  Senator Chris Murphy announced Wednesday a legislation to protect and grow manufacturing jobs here in Connecticut. It's all part of the "American Jobs Matter Act" to get those manufacturing jobs back to the U.S. Murphy said the new act would require the Department of Defense (DoD) to take into account U.S. jobs when awarding government... Read More about Murphy proposes “American Jobs Matter Act” to bring back manufacturing jobs to the US

WASHINGTON, DC (WTNH)  –  Democratic Connecticut U.S. Senator Chris Murphy is leading the call for new funding to upgrade the nation’s rail lines including the Northeast Corridor. Murphy and other Senators sent two letters to the U.S. Senate Appropriations Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development... Read More about Senator Murphy leads call for rail upgrades

Growing and keeping manufacturing jobs is a top priority in Connecticut. As part of his strong support of Connecticut’s workers, Sen. Christopher S. Murphy, D-Conn., has a weekly series called “Murphy’s Monday Manufacturer,” in which one of Connecticut’s manufacturers is recognized for its outstanding contributions to... Read More about Letter to the Editor: Murphy deserves credit for efforts

Sen. Chris Murphy proposed his own foreign policy strategy Monday that stands in stark contrast to President Donald Trump's foreign affairs budget. While Trump's proposed budget calls for a $54 billion increase in defense spending, and cuts United States Agency for International Development and Department of State funding by almost a... Read More about Challenging Trump, Murphy Pitches His Own Foreign Policy

U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D- Conn.) lambasted President Donald Trump's decision to execute missile strikes on Syrian targets overnight, calling the action "ill-thought out," and warned the attacks were "dragging us further into a civil war in which we cannot tip the scales." United States forces fired 59 Tomahawk Missiles at sites held by... Read More about Murphy Blasts Lack Of Strategy In Syria After U.S. Airstrike

Lawmakers on Capitol Hill want the Trump administration to outline a broader strategy in Syria following the president's decision to authorize U.S. missile strikes Thursday night in response to the apparent chemical weapons attack by Syrian President Bashar Assad. "I think it was appropriate but I would like to say, despite all the enthusiasm we... Read More about Congressional Leaders Urge Trump Administration For Broader Syria Strategy

WASHINGTON, D.C. (WTNH) – US Senators from Connecticut, Senator Richard Blumenthal and Senator Chris Murphy, joined US Senator Bernie Sanders to introduced legislation to make public colleges and universities free for working families in order to reduce student debt. The bill would make four year colleges and... Read More about US Senators push for free college for Connecticut working families

NEW HAVEN, CT — Recent investigations show that the Department of Defense has issued thousands of other-than-honorable (OTH) discharges to veterans, including hundreds in Connecticut, with mental health and behavioral health diagnoses. U.S. Sens. Chris Murphy and Richard Blumenthal and seven other senators introduced legislation to change... Read More about Connecticut’s US senators aim to help veterans with mental health issues

U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy has asked the U.S. Government Accountability Office to investigate the federal government compliance with laws and regulations that require U.S. agencies to give priority to buying American-made goods over products made in other countries. Murphy, who is the ranking member of U.S. Senate Appropriations Legislative Branch... Read More about Sen. Murphy questions federal compliance of ‘Buy American’ laws

NEW HAVEN >> U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., simplified the issue. “The veterans that need the greatest level of care are getting the least. The veterans who need the most care are getting none,” Murphy said in a press conference at City Hall on the Honor Our Commitment Act he just introduced in Congress. Murphy, former veterans... Read More about Sen. Chris Murphy introduces act to help get mental health care for veterans

U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., and 22 other U.S. Senators are calling on President Trump not to eliminate $73 million federal Sea Grant funding for university research into coastal environmental and climate issues. Connecticut stands to lose $1.16 million in funding for the University of Connecticut’s Sea Grant... Read More about U.S. Senators From Coastal States Urge Trump Not to Cut Sea Grant Programs

Attention is on President Trump’s failed health care plan and possible ties to Russia. But U.S. Senator Chris Murphy, D-Conn., says the Trump administration is quietly sending hundreds of new troops to Syria. Murphy took issue with the troop increase in an op-ed for the Huffington Post and the Hartford Courant. Troops are going behind... Read More about Sen. Murphy: Trump Is Quietly Leading Us Into War

Members of Connecticut’s and New York’s congressional delegations are joining forces in an effort to protect Long Island Sound environmental funding from $65 million a year in proposed Trump Administration budget cuts. “This legislation is essential to future restoration efforts, especially in light of the Trump... Read More about Connecticut, NY Congressional Delegations Seek To Protect Long Island Sound Funding