WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) joined U.S. Senators Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), Tina Smith (D-Minn.), and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) on Wednesday to introduce Keep Buying American Act of 2018, which requires the federal agencies covered by President Trump’s April 2017 Buy American executive order to... Read More about MURPHY, STABENOW INTRODUCE LEGISLATION REQUIRING TRUMP ADMINISTRATION TO RELEASE BUY AMERICAN REPORTS

Hartford, CT)—Today, U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) introduced two resolutions commending the Yale University Men’s Lacrosse team for winning the 2018 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Men’s Lacrosse Championship, and the Wesleyan University Men’s Lacrosse team... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL CONGRATULATE YALE AND WESLEYAN MEN’S LACROSSE ON NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP WINS

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee and the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, on Tuesday repeatedly pressed Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos in a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee hearing on whether she believed schools are legally permitted to report... Read More about AFTER SIX ATTEMPTS, MURPHY GETS DEVOS TO CONFIRM SCHOOLS CANNOT REPORT STUDENTS TO ICE

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) announced on Monday that Altek Electronics in Torrington is this week’s “Murphy’s Monday Manufacturer.” Founded in 1972, Altek is a family and veteran-owned business that employs 192 people. They assemble circuit boards, chassis, and control panels for a variety of... Read More about MURPHY HIGHLIGHTS TORRINGTON MANUFACTURER, ALTEK ELECTRONICS, AS THIS WEEK’S “MURPHY’S MONDAY MANUFACTURER”

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) released the following statement after the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) proposed terminating the Section 8 Housing Assistance Payments contract with Ah Min Holding, LLC and Emmanuel Ku in the North End of Hartford, including the Clay Arsenal Renaissance Apartments.... Read More about MURPHY STATEMENT ON HUD DECISION TO TERMINATE SECTION 8 CONTRACT WITH ABSENTEE LANDLORD IN NORTH END OF HARFORD

Hartford, CT – U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Congressmen John Larson (CT-1) and Joe Courtney (CT-2) issued the following statement regarding the decision by the Department of Interior to allow the Tribal-State agreement amendments between the Mohegan and Mashantucket Pequot Tribes and the... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL, LARSON, COURTNEY STATEMENT ON DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR DECISION ON TRIBAL-STATE AGREEMENT

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) joined 14 Senate colleagues and 25 Representatives, led by U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. Representative Robin Kelly (D-IL), in introducing a resolution in the House and Senate establishing the weekend of June 1-3, 2018 as... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL, INTRODUCE RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING “NATIONAL GUN VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH”

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) announced on Tuesday that Farmington’s Frequency Therapeutics is “Murphy’s Innovator of the Month.” Murphy will be taking a tour of the company and hosting an employee town hall on Wednesday, May 30th at 3pm. Earlier this month, Murphy helped Frequency Therapeutics... Read More about MURPHY HIGHLIGHTS FARMINGTON INNOVATOR, FREQUENCY THERAPEUTICS, AS “MURPHY’S INNOVATOR OF THE MONTH”

HARTFORD – Following the severe storms that struck Connecticut on May, 15, 2018 the office of U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) has worked closely with William Hackett, Deputy Commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Emergency Management & Homeland Security (DEMHS), representatives from FEMA and local City and Town officials on the... Read More about MURPHY'S OFFICE STANDS READY TO ASSIST CONNECTICUT STORM VICTIMS

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, released the following statement on Friday after securing increased transparency and critical protections against the government purchase of foreign-made unmanned aerial systems, or drones. Despite evidence from the U.S. Department of... Read More about MURPHY SECURES CRITICAL BUY AMERICAN PROTECTIONS AGAINST FOREIGN DRONES IN APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE

WASHINGTON, DC—U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) joined 27 of their colleagues, led by Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), in sending a letter to Secretary Betsy DeVos urging the Department of Education to reverse course on the dismantling of the Student Aid Enforcement Unit’s investigations and to... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL, SENATORS DENOUNCE MOVE BY SECRETARY DEVOS TO END INVESTIGATIONS AND OFFICE RESPONSIBLE FOR PROTECTING STUDENTS FROM PREDATORY COLLEGES

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, on Thursday voted for the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2019, which includes important investments for Connecticut’s farmers. Additionally, Murphy secured... Read More about MURPHY USHERS CRITICAL INVESTMENTS FOR CONNECTICUT FARMERS THROUGH APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Thursday questioned Secretary of State Mike Pompeo during a U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC) hearing on the administration’s FY 2019 budget request. Murphy, a member of both the SFRC and the Appropriations Committee, pressed Secretary Pompeo on drastic proposed cuts for... Read More about MURPHY QUESTIONS POMPEO ON WORSENING CIVILIAN DEATHS IN YEMEN, COUNTERING RUSSIAN INFLUENCE IN THE BALKANS

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement after President Donald Trump canceled the scheduled summit with North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un. “Given how amateurish the rollout and planning for these talks have been, no one should be surprised... Read More about MURPHY STATEMENT ON TRUMP DECISION TO CANCEL SUMMIT WITH NORTH KOREA

Hartford, CT—Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and U.S. Representatives John Larson (CT-1) and Elizabeth Esty (CT-5) announced a $1.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to FuelCell Energy, Inc. for hydrogen production research and development (R&D) that is compatible with... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL, ESTY, LARSON ANNOUNCE $1.5 MILLION FEDERAL GRANT FOR FUELCELL ENERGY

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) released the following statement on Thursday after the U.S. Senate approved the bipartisan Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 Reform Act (CAA Reform Act), which updates and strengthens the procedures available to victims of harassment and discrimination. The legislation, which Murphy... Read More about MURPHY STATEMENT ON SENATE PASSAGE OF BIPARTISAN BILL TO COMBAT SEXUAL HARASSMENT IN CONGRESS

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, on Wednesday decried the Trump administration for continuing to sabotage the American health care system. Murphy emphasized that that the Trump administration’s efforts are forcing people across the country to... Read More about MURPHY: TRUMP ADMINISTRATION HEALTH CARE SABOTAGE CAUSING DOUBLE-DIGIT INCREASES IN HEALTH INSURANCE PREMIUMS

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) released a statement on Wednesday after Farmington-based United Technologies Corp. (UTC) announced it will create 35,000 new jobs, including 2,000 in Connecticut, and invest $15 million in the United States, including investments in job training programs. UTC currently employs 18,000 people in... Read More about MURPHY APPLAUDS UTC COMMITMENT TO GROW CONNECTICUT JOBS

HARTFORD – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) announced on Monday that the Connecticut Manufacturing Simulation Center (CMSC) is this week’s “Murphy’s Monday Manufacturer.” CMSC, a UConn School of Engineering program, provides small and medium-sized technology and manufacturing businesses with... Read More about MURPHY HIGHLIGHTS CONNECTICUT MANUFACTURING SIMULATION CENTER AS “MURPHY’S MONDAY MANUFACTURER”

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) released a statement on Friday on the Trump administration’s rule to prohibit health care providers who receive Title X program funding – such as Planned Parenthood – from performing abortions, and a gag rule banning health providers from discussing abortion with their... Read More about MURPHY: NEW TRUMP GAG RULE IS A “SPECIFIC, TARGETED ATTACK ON WOMEN’S HEALTH”