HARTFORD–U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) announced that Urban Mining CT, based in Beacon Falls, was named “Innovator of the Month.” Urban Mining CT’s Pozzotive® is a ground glass pozzolan and industrial filler made from 100% recycled post-consumer glass. It is a safer, more sustainable, and higher-performing material that dramatically reduces... Read More about Murphy Highlights Beacon Falls' Urban Mining CT as "Innovator of the Month"

WASHINGTON–U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, joined U.S. Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) to introduce a resolution recognizing the importance of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 on the lives of individuals with disabilities and calling for further action from the... Read More about Murphy, Markey, Colleagues Introduce Resolution to Commemorate Rehabilitation Act of 1973 on 50th Anniversary

WASHINGTON– U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) joined U.S. Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and 24 of their Senate Colleagues in a letter urging Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to expeditiously reclassify broadband as a telecommunications service under Title II of the... Read More about Murphy, Markey, Wyden, Colleagues Call on FCC to Restore Authority Over Broadband, Net Neutrality Protections

WASHINGTON–U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Sunday joined MSNBC’s Weekends with Jonathan Capehart to discuss the new White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention. Murphy highlighted President Biden’s leadership on gun violence: “I think it's important to understand that Joe Biden cares about this issue in his bones. He has been a leader from... Read More about Murphy on MSNBC: White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention Is a New Tool to Keep the Momentum Going

WASHINGTON–U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, on Friday released the following statement on the announcement of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) rulemaking process to remove medical debt from Americans’ credit reports. If finalized, the rule would... Read More about Murphy Applauds CFPB Efforts to Remove Medical Debt from Credit Reports

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Friday released the following statement on the White House’s announcement of the newly established Office of Gun Violence Prevention: “The anti-gun violence movement has been advocating for an office dedicated to this work for a long time. I’m so excited President Biden has taken this monumental... Read More about Murphy Statement on White House Announcement of Office of Gun Violence Prevention

HARTFORD–U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and U.S. Representative Jim Himes (D-Conn.-04) on Friday announced a $750,000 federal grant for The Mary and Eliza Freeman Center for History and Community to help with historic preservation and restoration of the Eliza Freeman House. The funding is awarded through the... Read More about Murphy, Blumenthal, Himes Announce $750,000 Federal Grant To Preserve African American Civil Rights History

WASHINGTON–U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Thursday released the following statement: “Senator Tuberville is blocking promotions for hundreds of our most senior military officers and inflicting potentially irreparable harm on our servicemembers, their families, and our national security – all in the name of telling women what kind of health... Read More about Murphy Votes to Promote Three Top Military Officers, Slams Tuberville's Blockade

WASHINGTON–U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Wednesday released the following statement after reports that the White House is establishing an Office of Gun Violence Prevention: “This is an idea I have been pushing relentlessly for some time, and I'm thrilled President Biden is making the Office of Gun Violence Prevention a reality. There are... Read More about Murphy Applauds Biden Administration Amid Reports of Creation of White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention

WASHINGTON–U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Tuesday spoke at the LEAD1 Association’s Annual Fall Meeting to discuss the future of college sports. “I think big time college sports is professional sports, and it is professional in every way except for one – that the workers aren’t paid. The product looks professional. The athletes immediately... Read More about Murphy Discusses Future of College Sports, Collective Bargaining, Revenue Sharing at LEAD1 Annual Meeting

WASHINGTON–As the United Auto Workers (UAW) strike enters its fourth day, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Tuesday wrote a Substack post slamming the Big 3 automakers – General Motors, Ford, and Stellantis – for their refusal to give workers their fair share. Murphy outlined how CEO salaries have skyrocketed and far outpaced worker pay and... Read More about Murphy: It's Not Complicated. Support the UAW.

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Near East, South Asia, Central Asia and Counterterrorism, on Monday released the following statement on the release of five American citizens, including Connecticut resident Morad Tahbaz, wrongfully imprisoned in Iran: “I am relieved beyond... Read More about Murphy Statement on Release of Morad Tahbaz

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Thursday spoke at a U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on the crisis in Nagorno-Karabakh with Yuri Kim, Acting Assistant Secretary European and Eurasian Affairs. Murphy raised his concerns with Azerbaijan’s ongoing blockade and discussed its relationship with Russia. Murphy questioned... Read More about Murphy Discusses Energy Independence, Azerbaijan's Relationship with Russia at SFRC Hearing

WASHINGTON–U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), and Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.) on Thursday introduced the Long Island Sound Restoration and Stewardship Reauthorization Act. The Long Island Sound borders Connecticut and New York, with more than 20 million people living within 50 miles of... Read More about With Funding Set To Expire In 2023, Murphy, Blumenthal, Schumer, Gillibrand Introduce Legislation To Reauthorize $65 Million Annually For Long Island Sound Restoration

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Near East, South Asia, Central Asia and Counterterrorism, on Thursday released the following statement on the Biden administration’s decision to send U.S. aid to Egypt despite human rights conditions that Congress placed on the security... Read More about Murphy Statement On Biden Administration’s Decision To Send Military Aid To Egypt Despite Its Failure To Improve Human Rights Record

WASHINGTON–Today, the Air National Guard and the U.S. Air Force selected Connecticut’s 103rd Airlift Wing based at Bradley Air National Guard Base as one of four units to receive a squadron of eight C-130J aircraft. The new aircraft will replace the unit’s current inventory of C-130H aircraft. The decision comes after years of advocacy by the... Read More about Connecticut Congressional Delegation, Governor Lamont, General Evon Applaud Air Force Decision to Base New C-130J Aircrafts at Bradley Air National Guard Base

WASHINGTON–U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Todd Young (R-Ind.), Chairman and Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Near East, South Asia, Central Asia, and Counterterrorism, on Thursday released the following statement in support of humanitarian access to areas of Libya affected by catastrophic storms. “We are... Read More about Murphy, Young Statement on Humanitarian Crisis in Libya

WASHINGTON–U.S Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Near East, South Asia, Central Asia and Counterterrorism, released a statement following his meeting with the Foreign Minister of Bahrain, Dr. Abdulatif bin Rashid Al Zayani. “I appreciated the opportunity to speak with Foreign Minister... Read More about Murphy Statement on Meeting with Foreign Minister of Bahrain

WASHINGTON–U.S Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Near East, South Asia, Central Asia and Counterterrorism and a member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, on Tuesday spoke on the U.S. Senate floor to call attention to Egypt’s egregious human rights record and urge the Biden... Read More about Murphy: The Biden Administration Must Finish the Job and Withhold the Full $320 Million in Aid to Egypt Until Their Human Rights Record Improves

WASHINGTON–U.S Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Monday spoke on the U.S. Senate floor to highlight the importance of the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) proposed new rule to specify the definition of “engaged in the business” as a dealer in firearms. Murphy’s Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (BSCA) clarified the definition of who is “engaged in... Read More about Murphy on Proposed DOJ Rule: A Background Check Will Now Be Required for Millions of Gun Sales