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

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Fourteen Senators, led by Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley, today urged key tax negotiators to prioritize a long-term extension of tax credits for electric and alternative fuel vehicles and infrastructure in an upcoming tax bill. In a letter to Democratic Leaders Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi and Ranking Members Ron... Read More about Murphy, Merkley, Senators: Any Tax Package Must Maintain Support for Electric Vehicles

HARTFORD – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) announced on Monday that XG Industries of Stratford is this week’s “Murphy’s Monday Manufacturer.” Founded in 2015 by two Connecticut natives, XG Industries manufactures nanoparticle-infused lubricants that are used to clean and protect metal surfaces, tools or any metal... Read More about MURPHY HIGHLIGHTS STRATFORD MANUFACTURER, XG INDUSTRIES, AS “MURPHY’S MONDAY MANUFACTURER”

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee and author of a bill requiring President Trump to receive Congressional authorization before taking  preemptive military action against North Korea, joined U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and a group of 16 other senators... Read More about MURPHY, SENATORS SOUND ALARM OVER SOUTH KOREA AMBASSADOR VACANCY, WARN OF SIGNIFICANT RISK OF PREEMPTIVE STRIKE AGAINST NORTH KOREA

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) announced on Monday that he has appointed Isaac Vargas, a junior at Central High School in Bridgeport, to serve as a U.S. Senate Page for the Spring 2018 program. Isaac will have the opportunity to work in the Senate chamber and assist with day-to-day operations at the Capitol. “Isaac is... Read More about MURPHY ANNOUNCES BRIDGEPORT STUDENT AS U.S. SENATE PAGE

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement on Friday after President Trump announced his Nuclear Posture Review. Unlike previous administrations, which focused on downsizing and withdrawing the deployment of nuclear forces, President Trump is... Read More about MURPHY CONDEMNS TRUMP’S DANGEROUS NEW NUCLEAR WEAPONS POLICY

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) released the following statement on Friday after Republicans in Congress released a partisan memo drafted by Republican House Intelligence Committee staff in an attempt to discredit the FBI and the investigation into Russian interference in U.S. elections.  “This memo seems to do... Read More about MURPHY: “AMERICANS DESERVE THE FULL STORY, NOT A PARTISAN WITCH HUNT”

WASHINGTON – Before the Trump administration is expected to unveil a Fiscal Year 2019 budget proposal, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, led 22 other senators in urging President Trump to fund the National Sea Grant College Program at no less than current levels. In a letter to... Read More about MURPHY LEADS 22 SENATORS IN URGING TRUMP TO FUND NATIONAL SEA GRANT COLLEGE PROGRAM

WASHINGTON —U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) selected 15 elementary, middle, and high school students from across Connecticut as winners of his second annual ‘Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Essay Challenge.’ The winning essays and pictures can be viewed below. Click on each student’s name to download his or... Read More about MURPHY SHARES WINNING ESSAYS OF ‘MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. DAY ESSAY CHALLENGE’

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) announced on Wednesday that New Haven’s LearnToProgram, Inc. is this month’s “Murphy’s Innovator of the Month.” Founded in 2011 by Connecticut residents Mark Lassoff and Kevin Hernandez, LearnToProgram offers online software development and design courses that... Read More about MURPHY HIGHLIGHTS NEW HAVEN INNOVATOR, LEARNTOPROGRAM, INC., AS “MURPHY’S INNOVATOR OF THE MONTH”

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC), joined U.S. Senators Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Ranking Member of SFRC, Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), and 19 of their Democratic Senate colleagues in sending a letter to Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, expressing concern that six months... Read More about MURPHY, DEMOCRATS: TRUMP ADMINISTRATION’S FAILURE TO IMPOSE MANDATORY RUSSIA SANCTIONS IS “UNACCEPTABLE”