NEW BRITAIN — U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy met with mental health professionals, providers, clients and advocacy groups Friday at Community Mental Health Affiliates. The senator discussed the importance of addressing mental health prevention, intervention and treatment in Congress. Murphy heard the concerns and needs of the New Britain mental... Read More about Murphy gets mental health input to take back to D.C.

WASHINGTON -- Democratic senators unveiled legislation Friday night to repeal the 2001 Authorization for the Use of Military Force, a sweeping 9/11-era war authorization that never expired and that President Barack Obama is now using to justify the U.S. military campaign against the Islamic State. Sens. Ben Cardin (D-Md.) and Chris Murphy... Read More about Democrats Introduce Bill To Repeal Sweeping 2001 War Authorization

President Barack Obama is asking Congress to formally authorize war against Islamic State militants. The request is limited to three years, with no restriction as to where U.S. forces could pursue the threat. Obama's proposal bans "enduring offensive combat operations," an ambiguous term intended as compromise between lawmakers who want authority... Read More about Sen. Chris Murphy Questions Obama's Plan to Authorize War on ISIS

U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy of Connecticut is working on a bill to increase the amount of information provided to parents who choose to exempt their children from vaccinations for non-medical reasons. “As a parent of a 3-year-old and 6-year-old, the recent spread of the measles virus is especially concerning — as it is to any parent with... Read More about Senator: Reduce non-medical exemptions to immunization vaccines

Washington -- As the reported number of measles cases around the nation steadily grows, Sen. Chris Murphy announced Tuesday he will introduce a bill requiring parents who chose not to vaccinate their children to hear the dangers of their decision. “The irony is that if you’re getting a medical exemption in most states, you actually have... Read More about Murphy pushes bill that would prod parents to vaccinate their kids

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - Twenty-five U.S. senators are sponsoring a bill they say will help the American craft beer industry by reducing the excise tax on beer made by small brewers. Among the sponsors of the legislation are Connecticut's two senators, Democrats Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy, as well as Democrat Ben Cardin of Maryland and... Read More about Bill would lower excise tax on craft beer

A half-dozen Democrats who are longtime gun control champions are hoping to keep their fight alive in the GOP-controlled Congress with a new bill that would vastly restrict ammunition capacities. Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Thursday touted the bill, which would ban magazines of more than 10 rounds, hours after reports circulated that police had... Read More about Dem uses Capitol threat in push for ammo limits

Two Democratic senators are mocking the latest Republican plan to replace ObamaCare, arguing it could result in “millions and millions” of people losing insurance. Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), who spearheads the Senate’s “ACA Works” campaign, dismissed the new GOP replacement plan as a “nonstarter” and... Read More about Dems: Millions would lose coverage under GOP healthcare plan

One of Obamacare’s top Democratic champions said Thursday there is no reason to make contingency plans for a Supreme Court ruling that could blow a hole through the law by striking down subsidies on the federal exchange. Sen. Chris Murphy, Connecticut Democrat, said there is “no question” in his mind that Congress intended to... Read More about Chris Murphy says Obamacare loss at Supreme Court would be ‘stunning’ judicial overreach

Washington – Sens. Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy invited dozens of Connecticut local officials, business executives and heads of non-profit agencies to the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday for a day of accessing the sometimes puzzling ways of Washington. “Connecticut in the Capitol” was an event begun by former Sen. Chris Dodd, but... Read More about CT officials, executives on fact-finding trip to D.C.

BLOOMFIELD — Thomas Hooker Brewery has been named a “Murphy’s Monday Manufacturer,” an accolade originated by Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy. “Thomas Hooker Brewery has committed themselves [sic] to providing the highest-quality and freshest products,” said Murphy. “But, more important, the brewery is... Read More about Local brewery committed to quality and community

New London — If Congress doesn’t meet its Feb. 27 deadline to fund the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Secret Service reform won’t happen and terrorists who are moving back and forth between Europe, Syria and Iraq may be able to gain easier access to the United States, U.S. Sens. Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy said... Read More about Blumenthal, Murphy stump for ‘clean’ homeland security funding

WASHINGTON -- The federal budget may be lean, but if there's bacon to be brought home to Connecticut, Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., says he's now in a good position to bring it. Murphy announced on Thursday he has been appointed to five key Senate Appropriations subcommittees charged with doling out money in areas such as transportation, veterans... Read More about Murphy poised to make case for Connecticut

Washington – Sen. Chris Murphy said he’s been named to five Senate Appropriations Committee panels. He will sit on appropriations subcommittees with authority over the budgets of the Departments of Transportation and the Department of Housing and Urban Development; the State Department, the Commerce and Justice departments, military... Read More about Murphy named to five Senate appropriations panels

U.S. Sens. Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy are going on offense with the reintroduction of the Women’s Health Protection Act, seeking to put a stop to restrictive laws against women’s health care providers at the state level. Last week, the House of Representatives passed the “No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion... Read More about Blumenthal, Murphy Tackle Women’s Health

NORWICH - Although the balance of power in Congress has shifted, a Democratic-led effort to reform the nation’s behavioral health system may find common ground in Washington, U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., said Friday. “We have been dancing around a comprehensive conversation in the U.S. Congress about the mental health system for a number of... Read More about Murphy says he will introduce mental health bill this spring

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With the retirement of Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, and Rep. George Miller, D-Calif., two long-time champions for special education, there's been some question as to who on Capitol Hill will fill their void. And as Congress begins reauthorizing the No Child Left Behind law, the latest iteration of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, that... Read More about Sen. Chris Murphy Plans to Go to Bat for Students With Disabilities