WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Tuesday joined community members and first responders in Norwalk for a memorial service honoring the anniversary of the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. Excerpts from his remarks are below: “I grew up about two hours from New York City in a small town outside of Hartford,... Read More

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) announced bearings manufacturer Ball & Roller Bearing in New Milford is this week’s “Murphy’s Monday Manufacturer.” Ball & Roller Bearing has been a manufacturer of bearings in Connecticut for over 110 years. Today, Ball & Roller Bearing is a veteran-owned... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, led a letter on Friday to Chairman Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) and Ranking Member Patty Murray (D-Wash.) requesting Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos testify at the HELP Committee hearing on Every Child... Read More

(Washington, DC) – U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) issued a joint statement today following Senate confirmation vote for Kari Dooley to serve as a judge for the U.S. District Court of Connecticut.  “Kari Dooley has served with integrity, intellect and fairness, and will bring to the federal... Read More

(Hartford, CT) -- Today, the Connecticut Congressional Delegation announced $885,895 in Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Assistance to Firefighter Grants (AFG) to support fire departments in Goshen, East Haven, South Windham, Ansonia, Guilford, Westport and East Hartford.  The funding will be used for operations and safety purposes,... Read More

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, and Congresswoman Marcia L. Fudge (Ohio-11), a member of the U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce, on Thursday introduced the Strength in Diversity Act, legislation to promote diversity in schools.... Read More

 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) offered his condolences following the death of U.S. Senator John McCain of Arizona. Murphy will attend the funeral service for McCain on Saturday in Washington, D.C. “The Senate, the United States, and the world are better places thanks to John. He was a larger than life presence... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), along with U.S. Representatives John Larson (CT-1), Joe Courtney (CT-2), a member of the U.S. House of Representatives Education and the Workforce Committee,... Read More

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), on Thursday applauded the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) for nullifying tariffs the Trump administration put in place that threatened the U.S. newspaper industry. Last week, Murphy joined a letter led by U.S. Representative Joe Courtney (CT-2) to U.S. International Trade Commission... Read More

(Hartford, CT)—Today, the Connecticut Congressional Delegation applauded $2,875,000 in federal funding from the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) through the Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program to provide local community coalitions funding to prevent youth substance use. This funding includes new grants for the Community... Read More

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) announced on Wednesday that PatientWisdom, Inc., a New Haven digital health start-up, is “Murphy’s Innovator of the Month.” The company has three digital solutions to improve health care: PatientWisdom, ProviderWisdom, and CommunityWisdom. PatientWisdom, Inc.... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) cosponsored new legislation to overturn the Trump administration’s final “junk insurance” plan rule. The resolution of disapproval, introduced by U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), is cosponsored by 30 Senators and would... Read More

WASHINGTON – Following a report mandated by the United Nations that found that the conflict in Yemen is violating international law, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, on Tuesday called on the United States to withdraw its participation in the military campaign in Yemen. “The UN... Read More

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) announced electronic systems manufacturer Prime Technology in North Branford is this week’s “Murphy’s Monday Manufacturer.” Prime Technology was founded in 1973 as a veteran-owned small business that specializes in the manufacturing of precision instruments and systems,... Read More

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, on Thursday applauded the passage of the FY 2019 Department of Defense Appropriations bill. Murphy successfully secured funding for national security and Connecticut’s manufacturing sector. As a member of the Appropriations Committee,... Read More

(Hartford, CT)—Today, U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and U.S. Representatives Rosa DeLauro (CT-3), John Larson (CT-1), and Elizabeth Esty (CT-5) announced Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Assistance to Firefighter Grants (AFG) and Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) awards... Read More

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, on Thursday applauded the passage of significant funding for mental health and addiction services in the FY 2019 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations bill. Many of the programs funded in this bill... Read More

WASHINGTON – Following a New York Times report that U.S. Department of Education was considering guidance permitting school districts to use federal funds to purchase firearms for teachers, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) and Appropriations Committees, on Thursday spoke... Read More

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) and Appropriations Committees, on Thursday introduced an amendment to the FY 2019 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations bill that would block the U.S. Department of Education... Read More

[WASHINGTON, DC] – U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and several of their Senate Democratic Colleagues, led by U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), today introduced a pair of amendments to the Labor, Health and Human Services appropriations bill – part of the “minibus”... Read More