WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) sent Secretary of the Navy, Ray Mabus, new evidence and documentation from veterans across the United States supporting the application to posthumously award Navy Chaplain Lieutenant Thomas M. Conway the Navy Cross – America’s second... Read More

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and U.S. Senator Susan Collins (R-Maine) were joined by U.S. Senators Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Chris Coons (D-Del.), Angus King (I-Maine), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) yesterday to... Read More

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) released the following statement on his decision to vote against arming and training Syrian rebels. I continue to believe that President Obama has laid out a strong case for taking the fight to ISIL. I agree with his decision to launch airstrikes against ISIL in Iraq, to compel new leadership... Read More

(Washington, D.C.) – U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) today released the following statement after the Senate Judiciary Committee approved the nomination of Victor Bolden to be a United States District Court Judge by a vote of 10-8. Bolden’s nomination now moves to the full Senate for... Read More

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) sent a letter to Dr. Tom Frieden, Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), calling attention to the need for greater public awareness of information and resources to combat the outbreak of enterovirus D68, which has been found in a total of 16 states, and other... Read More

WASHINGTON – One week after the 13th Anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) joined U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) and a bipartisan group of lawmakers from across the country to introduce the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation... Read More

WASHINGTON – In a hearing of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) questioned U.S. Secretary of State John F. Kerry on the United States’ strategy to defeat ISIS. During the exchange, Murphy expressed his concerns about arming and training the Syrian rebels and their potential coordination with... Read More

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Mark Begich (D-Alaska), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), and Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), as well as U.S. Congressmen Ted Poe (R-Texas) and Elizabeth Esty (D-Conn.) introduced Billy’s Law, also known as the Help Find the Missing Act – legislation that would close loopholes in our... Read More

HARTFORD - U.S. Senator Chris Murphy(D-Conn.), U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Governor Dannel P. Malloy, and the rest of the CT delegation today announced that Connecticut has received a $161 million federal grant to be used to fund the design and replacement of the New Haven Line’s Walk Railroad Bridge in Norwalk.... Read More

(Washington, DC) – Today, U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) applauded the confirmation of Connecticut Department of Veterans Affairs Commissioner Linda Spoonster Schwartz to serve as Assistant Secretary for Policy and Planning at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Schwartz was confirmed by voice... Read More

HARTFORD – Today, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) hailed Senate passage of a joint resolution approving the location of the National Liberty Memorial – a monument that will commemorate the tens of thousands of slaves and free persons who fought for freedom and independence in the American Revolution. Murphy sponsored the Senate... Read More

WASHINGTON – Earlier today, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) delivered a speech on the floor of the U.S. Senate on his view of the United States’ strategy to confront ISIS. The full text of Murphy’s speech is below: Madame president, I haven’t watched the gruesome videos of the beheadings of James Foley and Steven... Read More

WASHINGTON – In advance of his speech on the floor of the U.S. Senate, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) released the following statement on his view of the United States’ strategy to confront ISIS: Last night, the president of the United States laid out a strong, compelling case for taking the fight to ISIS. I wholeheartedly agree... Read More

WASHINGTON – In a letter released today, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) joined Governor Dannel Malloy, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), and state lawmakers to call on Connecticut Light and Power (CL&P) to not increase its service fee, arguing that the increase could ultimately deter Connecticut homeowners from investing in... Read More

WASHINGTON – This morning at 10:00am, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) will introduce Sharon Block of Westport, Connecticut, during a U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee nomination hearing. Block has been nominated to serve as a member of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). Currently she serves as a Senior... Read More

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Ron Johnson (R-Wisc.), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), and Edward Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement regarding French President Francois Hollande’s decision to suspend warship delivery to Russia: We commend President... Read More

HARTFORD – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement on the need for congressional authorization of military action against ISIS: The increasing reach and brutality of ISIS in Iraq and Syria presents a critical national security challenge for the United States.... Read More

HARTFORD – Today, in response to the dramatic increase in number of for-profit healthcare providers throughout the United States, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) released a report on the differences between for-profit and non-profit health care providers, and how those differences impact Medicare spending. Over the last decade, the United... Read More

NEWTOWN, CT – Today, U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and U.S. Representative Elizabeth Esty (D-Conn.) announced that the Dodgingtown Volunteer Fire Company in Newtown received an Assistance to Firefighter Grant (AFG) in the amount of $107,540 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).... Read More

HARTFORD – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) released the following statement regarding the current situation in Iraq: Americans will not support a new open ended military campaign in Iraq. The president has stated that his goals for immediate humanitarian and military action in Iraq are extremely limited - to prevent a genocide of the... Read More