WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations and U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committees, led a group of 24 senators in demanding that the FY 2019 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations bill include at least $52.1 million for the critical... Read More about MURPHY LEADS EFFORT TO FUND MEDICARE PROGRAM THAT HELPS OVER 30,000 CONNECTICUT RESIDENTS ANNUALLY

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) announced that Trifecta Ecosystems – an urban farming technology company on a mission to create a City that Feeds Itself™ – is “Murphy’s Innovator of the Month.” In 2012, Glastonbury, Connecticut natives Spencer Curry and Kieran Foran co-founded Trifecta... Read More about MURPHY HIGHLIGHTS MERIDEN INNOVATOR, TRIFECTA ECOSYSTEMS, AS “MURPHY’S INNOVATOR OF THE MONTH”

HARTFORD — U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) announced Monday that The Carlyle Johnson Machine Company LLC of Bolton is this week’s “Murphy’s Monday Manufacturer.” Carlyle Johnson manufactures industrial clutches, brakes and power transmission systems for the aerospace, agriculture, communications, food processing,... Read More about MURPHY HIGHLIGHTS BOLTON MANUFACTURER, THE CARLYLE JOHNSON MACHINE COMPANY LLC, AS “MURPHY’S MONDAY MANUFACTURER”

Click here to view video of Murphy’s remarks. WASHINGTON – During a U.S. Senate Appropriations Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Subcommittee hearing, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the subcommittee, received a commitment from Vice Admiral Dixon R. Smith of the U.S. Navy and Assistant... Read More about MURPHY RECEIVES COMMITMENT FROM DEFENSE DEPARTMENT & NAVY TO SUPPORT HOUSING AND INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS IN SOUTHEASTERN CONNECTICUT AHEAD OF GROWTH AT ELECTRIC BOAT

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) joined a bipartisan group of 49 Senators, led by U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), in sending a letter to Secretary of Defense James N. Mattis opposing the Trump Administration’s ban on transgender service members and decrying the Secretary’s... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL JOIN BIPARTISAN GROUP OF 49 SENATORS IN TELLING DEFENSE SECRETARY MATTIS TRANSGENDER TROOP BAN IS HARMFUL TO MILITARY

WASHINGTON —U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) released a statement on Friday after the Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) heeded his call to launch an investigation to examine why Eversource – New England’s largest energy provider – has nearly doubled the rate at which it disconnects customers from... Read More about PURA HEEDS MURPHY’S CALL, LAUNCHES INVESTIGATION INTO EVERSOURCE SHUTOFFS

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) introduced the Workforce Mobility Act on Thursday to allow workers to pursue new jobs and higher wages without fearing legal action from their former employers. The new legislation would... Read More about MURPHY, WARREN, WYDEN INTRODUCE BILL TO BAN UNNECESSARY & HARMFUL NON-COMPETE AGREEMENTS

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, voted against CIA Director Mike Pompeo’s confirmation as Secretary of State.  “I acknowledge there are reasons to vote for Mike Pompeo, but on balance, I simply do not believe he is qualified to become our nation's chief... Read More about MURPHY VOTES AGAINST POMPEO FOR SECRETARY OF STATE

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) introduced two pieces of legislation on Wednesday to help homeowners in Connecticut burdened by crumbling foundations. In central and eastern Connecticut, homeowners in dozens of towns are dealing with crumbling foundations.  The Aid to Homeowners with... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL INTRODUCE TWO BILLS TO HELP HOMEOWNERS WITH CRUMBLING FOUNDATIONS

WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development (THUD), and Related Agencies Subcommittee, led a group of senators in requesting funding to make much-needed upgrades and improvements to America’s transportation systems, including to the Northeast... Read More about MURPHY LEADS GROUP OF SENATORS IN CALLING FOR IMPROVEMENTS & UPGRADES ALONG NORTHEAST CORRIDOR

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) announced on Tuesday that Marc Nemeth, President of Jonal Laboratories, Inc. – a Meriden-based manufacturer of elastomeric seals for the aerospace industry – will join him in attending French President Emmanuel Macron’s address to a joint session of Congress on Wednesday.... Read More about MURPHY ANNOUNCES MERIDEN’S JONAL LABORATORIES, INC. PRESIDENT AS GUEST FOR MACRON’S ADDRESS TO CONGRESS

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, applauded the HELP committee on Tuesday for passing provisions from Murphy’s Recovery COACH Act as part of a bipartisan package of solutions to combat opioid addiction, called the Opioid Crisis Response... Read More about MURPHY’S RECOVERY COACH ACT PASSES COMMITTEE AS PART OF BIPARTISAN PACKAGE TO COMBAT OPIOID ADDICTION

Hartford, CT--- Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and U.S. Representative John Larson (D-1) announced $1.4 million in funding from the Department of Veterans Affairs to fund construction projects at the Connecticut Veterans Home in Rocky Hill through the VA State Veterans Home Construction Grant Program.... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL, LARSON ANNOUNCE $1.4 MILLION FOR RENOVATIONS AT CONNECTICUT VETERANS HOME

Washington, DC – In a letter today to the Federal Trade Commission and the Federal Communications Commission, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) led U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and U.S. Senator Corey Booker (D-N.J.) in urging a swift, aggressive investigation into an unconscionable imposter... Read More about CONNECTICUT, NEW JERSEY SENATORS CALL FOR FEDERAL INVESTIGATION INTO PHONE SCAM TARGETING SEPT. 11 VICTIMS

Click here to view video of Murphy’s remarks. WASHINGTON — During a U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee markup of the Opioid Crisis Response Act on Tuesday, Republicans voted down an amendment authored by U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) to hold insurance companies and employers accountable for not... Read More about REPUBLICANS REJECT MURPHY’S AMENDMENT TO ENACT TRUMP OPIOID COMMISSION RECOMMENDATIONS TO HOLD INSURANCE COMPANIES ACCOUNTABLE

HARTFORD – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) announced on Monday that Acme Wire Products Co., Inc. of Mystic is this week’s “Murphy’s Monday Manufacturer.” After learning precision fabrication techniques as an employee at a Connecticut manufacturing firm, Edward J. Planeta founded Acme Wire Products in Norwich,... Read More about MURPHY HIGHLIGHTS MYSTIC MANUFACTURER, ACME WIRE PRODUCTS CO, INC., AS “MURPHY’S MONDAY MANUFACTURER”

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) today signed a letter with 47 Senators, led by U.S. Senators Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), and Claire McCaskill (D-MO), calling on the Trump Administration to halt a proposed regulation that would expand the use of short-term health... Read More about MURPHY & BLUMENTHAL JOIN 47 SENATORS IN CALLING ON TRUMP ADMINISTRATION TO HALT EXPANSION OF JUNK HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) a member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health, and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, led a group of 26 senators in calling for at least $400 million of federal funding for the Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) – the only federal... Read More about MURPHY LEADS EFFORTS TO SECURE ROBUST FUNDING FOR JOB TRAINING FOR OLDER AMERICANS

WASHINGTON – Before the Supreme Court is set to hear oral arguments next week concerning the legality of President Trump’s harmful travel ban, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) joined U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) in pressing the administration for more information on the... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL, VAN HOLLEN PRESS TRUMP ADMINISTRATION FOR ANSWERS ON DANGEROUS TRAVEL BAN AHEAD OF SUPREME COURT ORAL ARGUMENTS

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, and U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy (R-La.), both co-authors of the Mental Health Reform Act signed into law in 2016, led a bipartisan group of senators in calling for robust funding to fully implement the law and help make America’s mental... Read More about MURPHY, CASSIDY LEAD BIPARTISAN GROUP OF SENATORS IN REQUESTING FUNDS TO FULLY IMPLEMENT THEIR MENTAL HEALTH REFORM ACT