WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Chris Murphy (D-CT) applauded the Senate’s unanimous approval of John Durham’s nomination to serve as United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut. “John Durham is a fierce, fair prosecutor. As a career prosecutor, John has dedicated his life to public... Read More about Senate Confirms Durham as New US Attorney for Connecticut

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) released the following statement on Thursday after voting for bipartisan legislation that protects Dreamers and provides them a path to citizenship. The McCain-Coons legislation failed by a vote of 52 to 47. The bipartisan Schumer legislation failed by a vote of 54 to 45. “Today the... Read More about MURPHY VOTES TO PROTECT DREAMERS

Click here to view video of Murphy’s remarks. WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy spoke on the floor of the U.S. Senate on Wednesday in response to reports of an active shooter at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. “Turn on your television right now, you're going to see scenes of children running... Read More about MURPHY ON FLORIDA SCHOOL SHOOTING

Hartford, CT – U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) issued the following statements voicing strong opposition to the Trump Administration’s offshore drilling expansion ahead of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management public meeting to be held today in Hartford. “The reckless expansion of offshore... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL VOICE OPPOSITION TO OFFSHORE DRILLING EXPANSION AHEAD OF HARTFORD HEARING

Hartford, CT – U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Congresswoman Elizabeth Esty (CT-5) released a letter today urging Immigration and Customs Enforcement Acting Field Office Director Thomas Brophy to stay the deportation of Farmington parents Kris and Tony Huang. ICE has ordered both parents deported to... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL, ESTY SEEK STAY OF DEPORTATION FOR KRIS AND TONY HUANG

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy, a member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, and U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee, commended on Monday the U.S. Navy’s recently-released 30-year shipbuilding plan, which calls for the stable production of two submarines a... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL COMMEND NAVY’S 30-YEAR SHIPBUILDING PLAN TO BUILD TWO SUBMARINES PER YEAR

HARTFORD – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) announced Monday that Test Logic, an aerospace test equipment manufacturer based in Middletown, is this week’s “Murphy’s Monday Manufacturer.” Test Logic designs and manufactures turbine engine and transmission test equipment to the global aerospace industry and other... Read More about MURPHY HIGHLIGHTS MIDDLETOWN MANUFACTURER, TEST LOGIC, AS “MURPHY’S MONDAY MANUFACTURER”

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Chris Murphy (D-CT) joined a group of Senators led by U.S. Senators Kamala D. Harris (D-CA), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Patty Murray (D-WA), and Bob Menendez (D-NJ), in condemning the Trump Administration’s proposal to systemically separate immigrant children from their parents... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL, COLLEAGUES RAISE CONCERNS OVER TRUMP ADMINISTRATION’S PROPOSAL TO SEPARATE IMMIGRANT CHILDREN FROM PARENTS

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy, a member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development (THUD), and Related Agencies Subcommittee, released a statement on Monday after President Trump unveiled an infrastructure plan that relies heavily on state and local funding, not federal... Read More about MURPHY STATEMENT ON PRESIDENT TRUMP’S INFRASTRUCTURE PROPOSAL

Washington, DC – U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Congressmen John Larson (CT-1) and Joe Courtney (CT-2) today wrote the Office of the Inspector General for the U.S. Department of the Interior seeking an investigation into Interior’s highly unusual decision to take no action regarding proposed... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL, LARSON, COURTNEY CALL FOR INSPECTOR GENERAL INVESTIGATION INTO INTERIOR DEPARTMENT HANDLING OF TRIBAL-STATE CASINO COMPACT

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy released a statement on Friday on the deportation case of Farmington, Connecticut residents, Mr. Zhe Long “Tony” Huang and Mrs. Xiang Jin “Kris” Li. Tony and Kris, who left China to come to the United States nearly two decades ago, have been issued an order to leave the... Read More about MURPHY STATEMENT ON DEPORTATION CASE OF FARMINGTON FAMILY

WASHINGTON – After Congress passed a two-year bipartisan budget deal, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy, a member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, applauded the victories for Connecticut dairy farmers included in the agreement. The deal provides $1 billion in immediate relief to dairy producers, makes significant improvements to the... Read More about MURPHY APPLAUDS MAJOR VICTORIES FOR CONNECTICUT DAIRY FARMERS IN BIPARTISAN BUDGET DEAL

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Chris Murphy (D-CT) today announced Westport, Connecticut-based Newman’s Own Foundation will be exempted from a tax provision that would have crippled the company. Language included by the Senators in today’s budget act relieves Newman’s Own Foundation and similar... Read More about MURPHY & BLUMENTHAL ANNOUNCE EXEMPTION FOR NEWMAN’S OWN FOUNDATION FROM CRIPPLING TAX PROVISION

WASHINGTON – After convening Connecticut commuters, business owners, and transportation leaders last month for a summit at the University of Bridgeport on improving Connecticut’s transportation infrastructure, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) – a member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Transportation, Housing, and Urban... Read More about MURPHY SENDS RESULTS FROM CONNECTICUT’S TRANSPORTATION SUMMIT TO TRUMP ADMINISTRATION

WASHINGTON – After voting for a compromise spending bill, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy, a member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, on Friday released a statement on a bipartisan budget deal that invests in our country’s national security and domestic priorities. “This is a really good budget agreement for Connecticut. More... Read More about MURPHY SUPPORTS BIPARTISAN BUDGET DEAL THAT MAKES MAJOR INVESTMENTS IN CONNECTICUT

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) joined a group of 31 senators, led by U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i), in demanding answers on reports that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has halted its investigation into how credit reporting agency Equifax failed to... Read More about MURPHY AND BLUMENTHAL JOIN GROUP OF 31 SENATORS IN DEMANDING ANSWERS ON REPORTS OF CFPB’S STALLED INVESTIGATION INTO EQUIFAX BREACH

Click here to view video of Murphy’s remarks. WASHINGTON – During a U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee hearing on the impact of the opioid crisis on children and families, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy, a member of the HELP Committee, touted a program at Yale-New Haven Children’s Hospital that... Read More about MURPHY TOUTS YALE-NEW HAVEN CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL PROGRAM THAT IMPROVES OUTCOMES FOR NEWBORNS WITH OPIOID WITHDRAWAL

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.) joined U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-Wash.) and 21 other Senate Democrats in slamming the Department of Labor’s (DOL) decision to cover up evidence showing that the... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL CONDEMN TRUMP ADMINISTRATION FOR COVERING UP EVIDENCE THAT PROPOSED RULE CHANGE COULD ALLOW EMPLOYERS TO STEAL BILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN TIPS FROM WORKERS

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Chris Murphy (D-CT) applauded updated guidance issued today by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) that extends the period of time that homeowners have to claim crumbling foundation-related repairs on their federal tax returns. U.S. Representatives John Larson (CT-01) and Joe... Read More about MURPHY & BLUMENTHAL APPLAUD TAX RELIEF EXTENSION FOR CRUMBLING FOUNDATIONS HOMEOWNERS

Click here to view video of Murphy’s remarks. WASHINGTON – One week after President Trump contradicted his own strategy to end war in Afghanistan, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) – a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC) – pressed the Trump administration on Tuesday to clarify what their... Read More about MURPHY PRESSES TRUMP ADMINISTRATION ON “DIRECTLY CONTRADICTORY STATEMENTS” ON AFGHAN STRATEGY