HARTFORD — Today, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) released the following statement after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced proposed standards to reduce methane emissions from the oil and natural gas industry. The proposal comes after Murphy and 14 other senators called on the administration to take swift action to... Read More

HARTFORD — Today, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), along with the full Senate Democratic Caucus, urged Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) to schedule the first round of bipartisan budget negotiations immediately to prevent another totally predictable and completely preventable... Read More

OLD SAYBROOK – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) announced that Sound Manufacturing, a manufacturer specializing in precision sheet metal fabrication, is this week’s “Murphy’s Monday Manufacturer.” Sound Manufacturing was established in 1984 out of a small garage within a junk yard. Today, the company operates out of... Read More

Built On Manufacturing, Connecticut Still Has Room To Grow U.S. Senator Chris Murphy & President and CEO of The New England Council, James T. Brett – August 14, 2015 Connecticut is home to thousands of manufacturing companies and 160,000 manufacturing jobs. From household names like UTC, Sikorsky, Pratt & Whitney and Electric Boat to... Read More

WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) released the following statement on the reopening of the U.S. Embassy in Havana: "Today’s flag raising is a strong symbol of the commitment we are making to re-establish relations with Cuba, to increase people-to-people ties, to expand commerce, and to ultimately empower the Cuban... Read More

PLAINVILLE –Today, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Congresswoman Elizabeth Esty (CT-5), and U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) announced a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grant totaled at $1.3 million for the Town of Plainville. The grant will fund the acquisition of nine residential... Read More

HARTFORD - In a letter to U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Congressman Jim Himes (D-4) and Congresswoman Elizabeth Esty (D-5) offered full support for Connecticut’s request for $12 million in federal funds for the design, engineering... Read More

WASHINGTON — Today, during National Health Center Week, U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), as well as U.S. Congressmen John Larson (CT-1), Joe Courtney (CT-2), Rosa DeLauro (CT-3), Jim Himes (CT-4), and Elizabeth Esty (CT-5) applauded the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS)... Read More

CHESHIRE – Today, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) announced that Connecticut’s EDAC Technologies Corporation is this week’s “Murphy’s Monday Manufacturer.” Founded in 1946, EDAC Technologies manufactures complex precision machined and composite components including rotating seals, disks, hubs, shafts, and... Read More

HARTFORD —U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) today announced the Senate’s unanimous passage of a resolution designating September 25, 2015 as “National Lobster Day”. The resolution will recognize the historic and economic importance of lobster in the United... Read More

HARTFORD —Today, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, applauded the U.S. Department of Education’s announcement that Connecticut will continue to receive flexibility on provisions of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), also known as No Child... Read More

WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) released the following statement on the 50th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act being signed into law: “50 years ago, our nation sought to begin mending fractures from generations of injustice by passing the Voting Rights Act. This law was an important step forward in... Read More

Fact Sheet is Available Here Text of the Legislation is Available Here WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) this week joined Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and 14 other U.S. Senators in introducing the Equal Employment for All Act to prohibit employers from requiring potential... Read More

WASHINGTON - On Tuesday, U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy (R-La.) and U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), both members of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, introduced new bipartisan legislation to comprehensively overhaul and strengthen America’s mental health care system. After months of collaborating with mental... Read More

Click here or the image above to view video. WASHINGTON – On the floor of the U.S. Senate earlier today, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on the Near East, South Asia, Central Asia and Counterterrorism, delivered remarks on the floor of the U.S. Senate announcing his support... Read More

Click here or the image above to view video. WASHINGTON – Today, in an appearance on MSNBC’s Morning Joe, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy (R-La.), both members of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, highlighted their new bipartisan legislation – the Mental Health... Read More

WASHINGTON —Today, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on the Near East, South Asia, Central Asia and Counterterrorism, released the following statement announcing his support for the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action agreed upon by Iran and the P5+1: “Iran cannot obtain... Read More

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, released the following statement in response to recent news that a deputy sheriff in Kentucky restrained and shackled two elementary school children using handcuffs: “This video is horrifying, but... Read More

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) released the following statement on the 225th anniversary of the United States Coast Guard: “For almost as long as we have been a country, the United States Coast Guard has been one of the most important protectors of our coasts, our waterways, our environment, and our national... Read More

WASHINGTON – After months of collaborating with mental health professionals, policy experts, consumers, and family members, U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy (R-La.) and U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), both members of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, today introduced new bipartisan legislation to comprehensively... Read More