HARTFORD – Two years after a landmark investigation into the for-profit college industry revealed a host of serious problems, including poor student outcomes and high debt burdens, a new report by the majority staff of the Senate HELP Committee shows that for-profit colleges are collecting billions of taxpayer dollars from veterans using... Read More

NEW HAVEN — U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), and Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.) today announced the Allingtown Fire District has been awarded a federal grant for $19,610. The district, part of West Haven, will use the funds to buy nine complete sets of turnout gear and a new... Read More

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) released the following statement on the passing of former White House Press Secretary James Brady: "Jim Brady turned a tragedy into a rallying cry for commonsense gun legislation that culminated years later with the passage of the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act. His work has... Read More

WASHINGTON – Last night, the U.S. Senate voted to pass a resolution to condemn the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 and express condolences to the families of the victims. U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Chairman of the Foreign Relations Subcommittee on European Affairs, was joined by U.S. Senator Ron Johnson (R-Wisc.), Ranking... Read More

Washington – U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn), and Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) today wrote to National Football League Commissioner Roger Goodell to condemn the league’s lenient punishment of Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice. The senators urged the NFL to issue a stiffer penalty and, in a separate... Read More

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) released the following statement on Senate passage of the VA health care bill: The VA health care bill that passed today is a good first step towards cracking down on fraud at the VA and reducing excessive and unacceptable wait times for veterans. This legislation will help get veterans the... Read More

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) released the following statement on the Senate GOP’s obstruction of emergency supplemental funding to handle the current humanitarian crisis on our nation’s border: It's unbelievable that Republicans can sleep at night, having blocked at every turn efforts to provide emergency... Read More

WASHINGTON—Today, the Connecticut delegation released the following joint statement applauding the Connecticut Department of Insurance’s decision to limit rate increases on individual and small group health insurance policies for 2015: “Today’s decision is a victory for Connecticut consumers and a testament to the Affordable... Read More

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on European Affairs, released the following statement regarding a new round of Russian sanctions announced by the United States and the European Union today: Today’s sanctions by the U.S. and the EU show that we’re unified in... Read More

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) today released the following statement regarding the decision of Georgia’s Chief Prosecutor to press charges against former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili:  “We are deeply disappointed by the decision of Georgia’s Chief Prosecutor to... Read More

WASHINGTON – On the eve of the 49th anniversary of the signing of Medicare and Medicaid into law, Senate Democrats hailed new information released today by the Department of Health and Human Services that shows that more than 8.2 million seniors and people with disabilities with Medicare continue to enjoy prescription drug savings as a result... Read More

HARTFORD – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) released a letter today that calls on Bank of America to reconsider closing its banking branches in the North End of Hartford. Currently, the branches are the only full-service banking centers in the Blue Hills and Northeast area of Hartford. Without access to these branches, North End residents... Read More

WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell announced that consumers have saved a total of $9 billion on their health insurance premiums since 2011 because of the Affordable Care Act. In Connecticut, 69,186 consumers will benefit from $3,019,862 in refunds from insurance companies this summer, averaging... Read More

Washington – U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and John McCain (R-Ariz.) today released the following statement regarding the announced resignation of Ukrainian Prime Minister Yatsenyuk: “We are concerned by the collapse of the governing coalition and the announced resignation of Prime Minister Yatsenyuk. We understand the... Read More

WASHINGTON – In wake of the tragic Malaysia airlines plane crash last week, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Chairman of the Foreign Relations Subcommittee on European Affairs, and U.S. Senator Ron Johnson (R-Wisc.) Ranking Member of the Foreign Relations Subcommittee on European Affairs, today introduced a resolution to condemn the... Read More

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) released the following statement after two federal appeals court panels issued contradictory rulings in Halbig v. Burwell and King v. Burwell. These rulings address whether the federal government is permitted to subsidize the health premiums of those insured under the federal... Read More

HARTFORD – Today, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) released the following statement after President Obama announced his intention to sign an executive order banning contractors from receiving federal government contracts unless they have a policy prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. This past March,... Read More

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) hailed Senate passage of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2014 in an overwhelmingly bipartisan vote of 93 to 4. The legislation will renew the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (TRIA), which is scheduled to expire at the end of 2014. TRIA was first signed into law... Read More

(Hartford, CT) - U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), and Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-3) today announced two federal fire grants for Stratford and North Haven. The first is a $75,897 federal grant for the Stratford Fire Department to purchase 96 emergency escape systems. These systems are attached... Read More

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on European Affairs, released the following statement regarding a new round of Russian sanctions announced by the Administration today: I strongly support the Administration’s decision to impose sanctions on key Russian industrial firms... Read More