HARTFORD – Secretary of the State Denise Merrill today briefed Senator Chris Murphy and Senator Richard Blumenthal on Connecticut’s plan to bolster our election cybersecurity infrastructure, the recommendations of Connecticut’s Election Cybersecurity Task Force, and state and local elections officials’ view of recent federal... Read More about SECRETARY MERRILL, SENATOR MURPHY, AND SENATOR BLUMENTHAL DISCUSS CONNECTICUT’S ELECTION CYBERSECURITY INFRASTRUCTURE

WASHINGTON – One year after Hurricane Maria made landfall in Puerto Rico, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) released the following statement remembering the estimated 3,000 lives claimed by the storm, and calling on the federal government to do more to assist in the rebuilding of the island, on which roughly 75,000 homes were destroyed and... Read More about MURPHY STATEMENT ON ONE-YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF HURRICANE MARIA LANDFALL IN PUERTO RICO

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-La.), both members of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, introduced a resolution recognizing September as National Suicide Prevention Month. Suicide is the 10th leading cause of death in the United States and the second... Read More about MURPHY, CASSIDY INTRODUCE RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING NATIONAL SUICIDE PREVENTION MONTH

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee and co-author of the bipartisan Mental Health Reform Act signed into law in 2016, released a statement applauding Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) for awarding an Infant and Early... Read More about MURPHY, WHEELER CLINIC APPLAUD NEW MENTAL HEALTH FUNDING FROM THE MENTAL HEALTH REFORM ACT

WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, on Tuesday applauded the passage of the Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education spending bill. This legislation also contains funding for the rest of the government through December 7th. As a member of the... Read More about MURPHY APPLAUDS PASSAGE OF BILL SUPPORTING CONNECTICUT MANUFACTURING, MENTAL HEALTH CARE & WORKFORCE TRAINING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, on Monday applauded the passage of the bipartisan Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018. The bill includes dozens of new policies and grant programs to combat the nation’s opioid crisis, like closing loopholes to stop... Read More about SENATE PASSES MAJOR OPIOID CRISIS BILL, MURPHY’S RECOVERY COACH ACT

Murphy: “I’m really glad to announce that we have 50 more vouchers, which will allow us to go and do outreach to 50 more veterans who we need to bring off the streets and into housing” HARTFORD – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Friday celebrated 50 new vouchers totaling $470,893 through the Department of Housing and... Read More about MURPHY CELEBRATES NEW GRANTS FOR HOMELESS VETERANS

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Friday led U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), and U.S. Representatives Lee Zedlin (NY-1), Joe Courtney (CT-2), Rosa DeLauro (CT-3), Kathleen Rice (NY-4), and John Faso (NY-19) in calling for the protection of Plum Island in Long Island Sound. The... Read More about MURPHY, CONNECTICUT AND NEW YORK LAWMAKERS URGE APPROPRIATORS TO PROTECT PLUM ISLAND

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, joined U.S. Senators Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), and Cory Booker (D-N.J.) in introducing the Beyond the Box for Higher Education Act, new legislation that would encourage colleges and... Read More about MURPHY, COLLEAGUES INTRODUCE NEW LEGISLATION TO ENCOURAGE COLLEGES TO REMOVE CRIMINAL AND JUVENILE RECORD QUESTIONS FROM ADMISSIONS APPLICATIONS

(Hartford, CT)—Today, U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and U.S. Representatives Rosa DeLauro (CT-3), John Larson (CT-1), and Jim Himes (CT-4) announced $470,893 through the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing Program (HUD-VASH) for housing... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL, DELAURO, LARSON, HIMES APPLAUD OVER $470,000 IN HOUSING ASSISTANCE FOR VETERANS

In comment letter, 31 Senate Democrats urge Secretary DeVos to reverse course on her proposal to rescind Obama Administration “gainful employment” rule  Gainful employment is intended to hold predatory career training programs accountable when they fail to serve students and give students upfront information about their debt and... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL, SENATE DEMOCRATS CONDEMN DEVOS PROPOSAL TO ABANDON STUDENT PROTECTIONS FROM PREDATORY CAREER TRAINING PROGRAMS

WASHINGTON – After visiting a local softwood lumber company in Ridgefield, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) joined a call for the Trump administration to end the softwood lumber tariff dispute with Canada. Murphy joined a letter led by U.S. Senators James Inhofe (R-Okla.) and Jack Reed (D-R.I.) to U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross and... Read More about MURPHY JOINS BIPARTISAN CALL FOR U.S. AND CANADA TO SETTLE SOFTWOOD LUMBER TARIFF DISPUTE

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, on Wednesday criticized the Trump administration for certifying that “the governments of Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates are undertaking demonstrable actions to reduce the risk of harm to civilians and civilian infrastructure... Read More about MURPHY STATEMENT ON ADMINISTRATION CLAIM THAT SAUDI-LED WAR IN YEMEN COMPLIES WITH THE LAW

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on the Legislative Branch, on Wednesday applauded the passage of the bipartisan Legislative Branch Appropriations Act of 2019, which creates a brand new fund to allow every U.S. Senator to compensate their interns in both Washington... Read More about MURPHY-BACKED PROVISION TO PAY SENATE INTERNS PASSES SENATE

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Tuesday joined community members and first responders in Norwalk for a memorial service honoring the anniversary of the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. Excerpts from his remarks are below: “I grew up about two hours from New York City in a small town outside of Hartford,... Read More about MURPHY DELIVERS REMARKS TO FIRST RESPONDERS ON ANNIVERSARY OF 9/11

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) announced bearings manufacturer Ball & Roller Bearing in New Milford is this week’s “Murphy’s Monday Manufacturer.” Ball & Roller Bearing has been a manufacturer of bearings in Connecticut for over 110 years. Today, Ball & Roller Bearing is a veteran-owned... Read More about MURPHY HIGHLIGHTS NEW MILFORD MANUFACTURER, BALL & ROLLER BEARING, AS THIS WEEK’S “MURPHY’S MONDAY MANUFACTURER”

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, led a letter on Friday to Chairman Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) and Ranking Member Patty Murray (D-Wash.) requesting Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos testify at the HELP Committee hearing on Every Child... Read More about MURPHY, HELP DEMOCRATS DEMAND HEARING ON PROPOSAL TO ARM TEACHERS, INSIST DEVOS TESTIFY

(Washington, DC) – U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) issued a joint statement today following Senate confirmation vote for Kari Dooley to serve as a judge for the U.S. District Court of Connecticut.  “Kari Dooley has served with integrity, intellect and fairness, and will bring to the federal... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL APPLAUD CONFIRMATION OF CONNECTICUT DISTRICT JUDGE NOMINEE KARI DOOLEY

(Hartford, CT) -- Today, the Connecticut Congressional Delegation announced $885,895 in Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Assistance to Firefighter Grants (AFG) to support fire departments in Goshen, East Haven, South Windham, Ansonia, Guilford, Westport and East Hartford.  The funding will be used for operations and safety purposes,... Read More about CONNECTICUT CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION APPLAUDS OVER $885,000 IN FUNDING FOR FIRE DEPARTMENTS ACROSS STATE

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, and Congresswoman Marcia L. Fudge (Ohio-11), a member of the U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce, on Thursday introduced the Strength in Diversity Act, legislation to promote diversity in schools.... Read More about MURPHY, FUDGE INTRODUCE LEGISLATION TO INCREASE DIVERSITY IN SCHOOLS