Connecticut’s two U.S. senators anticipate major investment funding will be coming to Connecticut, including rail, highways, bridges, coastal resiliency and Veterans Affairs programming, in the pending trillion-dollar infrastructure compromise bill they expect to vote on by the end of the week.During a morning virtual news conference from... Read More about Senators say trillion-dollar infrastructure bill will be 'transformative'

The U.S. Senate is expected to advance a $1 trillion dollar bipartisan infrastructure bill this week.U.S. Senator Chris Murphy of Connecticut said the plan is to increase funding for railroads, among other things."This is a meaningful and impactful downpayment that arguably will have more impact in Connecticut than in almost any other state in that... Read More about On The Eve Of Infrastructure Vote, Connecticut Senators Praise Its Contents

As he watches the change rapidly reshaping American college sports, Chris Murphy can't help but wish progress always came so quickly.In the two and a half years since the Connecticut senator became Washington's most outspoken advocate for college athletes' economic rights, a decades-old movement has broken through in major ways. Coaches, athletic... Read More about How Sen. Chris Murphy became Washington’s leading advocate for college sports reform

US Sen. Chris Murphy issued a blistering critique of the Egyptian government’s human rights abuses Wednesday, urging the Biden administration not to waive a congressionally mandated hold on a fraction of annual military aid to Cairo.“Only China and Iran execute more people every year than Egypt, and many of these executions are for political... Read More about Senator urges aid freeze to Egypt amid human rights abuses

United States Senator Chris Murphy wants to radically reign in the President’s ability to use military force abroad. Chris Murphy is a Democrat from Connecticut and with Independent Senator Bernie Sanders from Vermont Republican Senator Mike Lee from Utah is a co-sponsor of the new National Security Powers Act. If enacted, this legislation would... Read More about Can Congress Rein in the Forever Wars With the New “National Security Powers Act?”

The final two nominees for open seats on the state’s federal court — assistant U.S. attorney Sarala Nagala and Superior Court Judge Omar Williams — appeared on track for appointment after receiving warm receptions Wednesday during questioning at the Senate Judiciary Committee, which opens the confirmation process.Both were nominated for the... Read More about Two more federal court nominees for Connecticut clear first stage of U.S. Senate confirmation

This hour, how much power should a president have to take military action?Coming up we speak with Connecticut Senator Christopher Murphy, who argues that presidents have accumulated too much leeway to take military action.He wants to shift some of that authority to Congress.And the latest on efforts to get an infrastructure bill through the senate. Read More about Where We Live: Connecticut Senator Chris Murphy Wants To Make It Harder for Presidents To Start A War

U.S. Senate Democrats are expected to push forward on a $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill this week. Connecticut’s two Senators want significant increases in railroad funding to be included.Senator Chris Murphy said upgrades to the Northeast Rail Corridor would create jobs. It would also offer a faster, more reliable system to improve commutes for... Read More about Connecticut Senators Push For Northeast Rail Development In Infrastructure Bill

Connecticut residents who commute to work by rail, along with those who wish they could do so, got plenty of good news in recent weeks.In June, Gov. Ned Lamont announced a rail improvement plan dubbed Time for CT. Following what appears to be an exhaustive study of rail conditions on Metro-North Railroad's New Haven line, state and rail officials... Read More about NEC Commission delivers promising rail plan

Senators Chris Murphy and Richard Blumenthal both said they would support new rail corridors through Connecticut, at a press conference with Connecticut Transportation Commissioner Joseph Giulietti at the Windsor train station on Friday. The public appearance was in support of a $117 billion plan released on Thursday, called Connect NEC 2035, that... Read More about Murphy and Blumenthal Press for Funding, New High-Speed Rail Corridors

A day after some Senate leaders emerged from a classified briefing with Secretary of State Tony Blinken offering a pessimistic outlook on the chances of re-entering the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran, Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) told Jewish Insider that the deal remains the U.S.’s only viable option for dealing with Iran.Murphy, who did not attend... Read More about No path forward on Iran without nuclear agreement, Murphy says

For families across the state struggling to raise children amid the adversity of the COVID-19 pandemic, new relief will begin appearing in their bank accounts this week. Monthly payments for the federal child tax credit — significantly expanded for a year through President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package — start officially... Read More about The federal child tax credit will start appearing in bank accounts Thursday. Here’s what you need to know -- and how to sign up.

On Wednesday, the NEC Commission announced the launch of Phase 1 of the NEC Future vision for improving rail service along the Northeast Corridor between Washington, D.C. and Boston. Dubbed Connect 2035, the plan calls for the completion of 150 significant projects over 15 years at an additional cost of $100 billion dollars.These plans include a... Read More about A New Hartford Station, Resolving High-Speed Rail Bypasses, Headline NEC Future Announcement

The first of three nominees for judge for Connecticut’s federal District Court was introduced at a Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday.Sarah Merriam is a former campaign manager for U.S. Senator Chris Murphy, who praised her at the hearing.“From a very personal standpoint, I am very humbled to be able to stand here today and be able to... Read More about Murphy, Blumenthal Praise Biden Judicial Nominee Sarah Merriam

BOSTON — On June 25, 2021, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it will provide $50 million dollars for Environmental Justice (EJ) initiatives through funds allocated to EPA under the American Rescue Plan (ARP). The City of Hartford's Department of Health and Human Services will be receiving $200,000 under this initiative... Read More about EPA Announces $200k Under the American Rescue Plan to Fund Environmental Justice Initiatives in Hartford, Conn.

Treating firearm-related injuries in the U.S. costs more than $1 billion annually, with public health programs like Medicaid picking up most of the tab, according to new Government Accountability Office estimates shared with POLITICO.The assessment was requested by House and Senate Democrats last year and comes as the Biden administration is... Read More about Health costs of gun violence exceed $1 billion a year, GAO says

HARTFORD, Conn. — U.S. Democratic Senator Chris Murphy met with Connecticut’s Ukrainian community Monday morning at the Ukrainian National Home in Hartford following his trip to Eastern Europe two weeks ago.Senator Murphy is a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee and said the goal of the trip was to reaffirm U.S. commitment to... Read More about Murphy meets with state's Ukrainian community after trip abroad

WASHINGTON — Senator Christopher S. Murphy concedes that political rhetoric in the nation’s capital can sometimes stray into hysteria, but when it comes to the precarious state of American democracy, he insisted he was not exaggerating the nation’s tilt toward authoritarianism.“Democrats are always at risk of being hyperbolic,” said Mr. Murphy,... Read More about In Congress, Republicans Shrug at Warnings of Democracy in Peril

WASHINGTON - After years of failed attempts to pass a firearms background check bill, two senators think they may be on the verge of a deal - or at least, that hope isn't lost yet.Sens. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., and John Cornyn, R-Texas, have been quietly negotiating a way to bolster background check rules by making a small but consequential tweak to... Read More about A quiet bipartisan effort on gun background checks may have a path to a deal

The first bipartisan call for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas has been issued by Democrat Sen. Chris Murphy and Republican Sen. Todd Young."Israel has the right to defend itself from Hamas's rocket attacks, in a manner proportionate with the threat its citizens are facing. As a result of Hamas's rocket attacks and Israel’s response, both sides... Read More about First bipartisan call for ceasefire issued from Democrat Chris Murphy, Republican Todd Young