HARTFORD – Today, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, celebrated the recent enactment of the “permanent doc fix” – a major, bipartisan legislative achievement that repeals the Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) for physician reimbursement... Read More

HARTFORD – Today, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) released the following statement regarding the 7.8-magnitude earthquake that shook Nepal on Saturday. "My deepest condolences go out to all those who have been impacted by yesterday's devastating earthquake and its aftershocks. The United States is working closely‎ with Nepal to... Read More

Visit the State Department's web page for more information According to the USGS, a 7.9 magnitude earthquake was reported at 1156 local time (0211 EDT) approximately 50 miles northwest of Kathmandu, Nepal.   The Department of State issued a Travel Alert and is advising all U.S. citizens to shelter in place if they are in a safe... Read More

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, and U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), ranking member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, along with 18 other senators, sent a letter to Secretary Arne Duncan of the U.S. Department... Read More

WASHINGTON – Today, just days ahead of monumental Supreme Court hearings on same-sex marriage and the death penalty, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and U.S. Congresswoman Louise Slaughter (D-N.Y.) reintroduced the Supreme Court Ethics Act, a bill that would require the United States Supreme Court to adopt a code of ethics for Supreme... Read More

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) released the following statement after the Senate voted to confirm Loretta Lynch as the United States Attorney General, ending an historic 165-day delay in her confirmation. “I was proud to vote today to finally confirm Loretta Lynch; the fact that it took this long is an... Read More

WASHINGTON – Today, in response to a statement by U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) that funding is needed to make critical safety and structural improvements to the Northeast Corridor, the nation’s busiest passenger rail corridor, Secretary Anthony Foxx of the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) confirmed the importance of the... Read More

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee and Co-Chairman of the bipartisan U.S. Senate Caucus on Poland, released the following statement on Poland’s plan to purchase the Patriot missile defense systems from U.S. manufacturer Raytheon Company. “Poland’s... Read More

HARTFORD – The Connecticut Congressional Delegation announced today $2.6 million from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs for the expansion and renovation of the Connecticut State Veterans Cemetery in Middletown. The grant will fund the construction of roads, landscaping and infrastructure over three acres, and will accommodate respectful... Read More

WASHINGTON – Today, during a U.S. Senate Appropriations Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Subcommittee hearing, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) urged Secretary Robert A. McDonald of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide Connecticut veterans with more health care options close to home.... Read More

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) will join Congressman Matt Cartwright (D-Pa.) to introduce two bills to improve orthotics and prosthetics care for the nation’s service members and veterans. The legislation would enhance research in best practices and support colleges and universities... Read More

BRIDGEPORT – Today, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), U.S. Congressman Jim Himes (D-Conn.), and Bridgeport Mayor Bill Finch joined community leaders, students, and others in thanking the U.S. Department of Interior for a $375,000 grant to build a new Johnson Oak Park adjacent to Jettie... Read More

MILFORD – Today, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) announced that Thinklogical is this week’s “Murphy’s Monday Manufacturer.” Thinklogical was founded in 2003 out of Milford, Connecticut where the company has been headquartered ever since. Thinklogical manufactures secure KVM (keyboard, video, mouse)... Read More

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Subcommittee, applauded the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for releasing nearly $700,000 to Connecticut... Read More

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) reintroduced the United States Coast Guard Commemorative Coin Act, a bill that would honor the men and women of the Coast Guard and support the establishment of the National Coast Guard Museum in New London which is expected to open to the public in... Read More

WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), and Kelly Ayotte (R-N.H.), and U.S. Representative Elizabeth Esty (D-Conn.) introduced resolutions in the Senate and House, respectively, that recognize the need to improve physical access for people with disabilities at federally-funded facilities. Murphy... Read More

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, released the following statement on his vote to pass the 2016 Elementary and Secondary Education Act out of committee. The bill passed the committee with a bipartisan vote of 22-0. “Every child in... Read More

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) reintroduced the Angel Tax Credit Act, a bill to incentivize new investments in startup businesses and help create a funding pipeline to grow small businesses and create new jobs in the science, technology, and engineering fields. The Angel Tax Credit Act would encourage investors in... Read More

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) was joined by U.S. Senators John Thune (R-S.D.), Pat Toomey (R-Pa.), Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), and Angus King (I-Maine) in reintroducing the Helping Angels Lead Our Startups (HALOS) Act, legislation that would remove burdensome restrictions from individuals who want to invest in startups,... Read More

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), and Congressman Joe Courtney (D-Conn.) applauded the announcement by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency that The Borough of Crescent Beach will receive $1.065 million in federal funding to... Read More