WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, on Monday made the following statement after the Pentagon reduced the number of Virginia-class submarines next year in order to increase nuclear weapons funding according to the Fiscal Year 2021 budget request sent to Congress: "I am astounded at... Read More about MURPHY STATEMENT ON PENTAGON SLASHING SUBMARINE FUNDING, HURTING CONNECTICUT’S WORKFORCE AND MANUFACTURERS

HARTFORD—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) announced on Monday that Accuturn Manufacturing Company of South Windsor is this week’s “Murphy’s Monday Manufacturer.” Accuturn specializes in the manufacture of precision-machined components that serve a variety of industries, including aerospace and medical. The company subcontracts for manufacturers... Read More about MURPHY HIGHLIGHTS SOUTH WINDSOR MANUFACTURER, ACCUTURN MANUFACTURING COMPANY, AS THIS WEEK’S “MURPHY’S MONDAY MANUFACTURER”

HARTFORD—Last night, following the historic Senate impeachment trial of President Donald Trump, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) delivered a speech at the University of Connecticut (UConn) School of Law, where he explained his decision to vote to remove the president from office. Following the speech, Murphy joined UConn Law professor Douglas... Read More about MURPHY: IN ORDER FOR OUR DEMOCRACY TO SURVIVE, AMERICA CANNOT CONDONE THE ACTIONS TRUMP TOOK

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) this week urged Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Stephen Hahn to ensure the FDA has the necessary tools to guarantee the safety and supply of pharmaceuticals, food,... Read More about MURPHY, RUBIO URGE FDA TO ENSURE THE SAFETY AND SUPPLY OF PHARMACEUTICALS, FOOD, AND MEDICAL SUPPLIES AMID GROWING CORONAVIRUS EPIDEMIC

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Thursday called on the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to assess whether the Trump administration has hidden material from the American public by over-classifying information that is not actually legally classifiable or is being classified only to hide embarrassing or politically damaging... Read More about MURPHY CALLS ON GAO TO ASSESS WHETHER DOCUMENTS GIVEN TO CONGRESS HAVE BEEN CLASSIFIED FOR POLITICAL PURPOSES

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Wednesday delivered remarks on the floor of the U.S. Senate outlining why he will vote today to convict President Donald Trump on both articles of impeachment—abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. Murphy released a statement at the beginning of the trial when Senate Republicans blocked... Read More about MURPHY: I BELIEVE THAT THE PRESIDENT’S CRIMES ARE WORTHY OF REMOVAL

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) released the following statement on Tuesday after President Donald Trump delivered his third State of the Union address:  “That was a disgrace. It wasn’t even a half-hearted attempt at a State of the Union speech. It was a 2020 campaign speech from beginning to end, filled with political stunts... Read More about MURPHY STATEMENT ON PRESIDENT TRUMP’S THIRD STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations; Health, Education, Labor and Pensions; and Appropriations Committees, on Tuesday blasted the Trump administration’s handling of the coronavirus outbreak and urged them to immediately reestablish the National Security Council (NSC) Directorate to oversee... Read More about MURPHY BLASTS TRUMP ADMINISTRATION’S RESPONSE TO THE CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK

WASHINGTON—During National Gun Violence Survivors Week, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) announced on Monday that he has invited Deborah Davis to be his guest for President Trump’s third State of the Union address. Deborah, who lost her son to gun violence in 2010, is an organizer with Mothers United Against Violence (MUAV), an organization... Read More about MURPHY ANNOUNCES DEBORAH DAVIS OF MOTHERS UNITED AGAINST VIOLENCE AS HIS STATE OF THE UNION GUEST

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Friday blasted Senate Republicans for voting against the need for additional witnesses and documents in the impeachment trial of Donald J. Trump:  “The Senate just committed constitutional malpractice, and our nation is weaker for it. Never in the history of the United States has there been an... Read More about MURPHY STATEMENT ON FAILED WITNESS VOTE

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committees, on Friday released the following statement after the Trump administration officially announced that they are adding additional travel restrictions on Kyrgyzstan, Myanmar, Eritrea, Nigeria, Sudan and Tanzania:  “President Trump’s decision to... Read More about MURPHY STATEMENT ON TRUMP’S EXPANDED TRAVEL BAN: THIS IS A BETRAYAL OF WHO WE ARE AS A NATION

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, released the following statement on Friday after the Trump administration issued new Medicaid Block Grant guidance which opens the door to cuts in Medicaid and access to quality, affordable health care:  “Instead of making... Read More about MURPHY STATEMENT ON TRUMP ADMINISTRATION’S NEW MEDICAID BLOCK GRANT GUIDANCE WHICH THREATENS MEDICAID, ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE

HARTFORD—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) announced on Friday that Monroe innovator and cybersecurity company, Zorus, Inc., has been named “Murphy’s Innovator of the Month.” Zorus, Inc. is an innovative provider of cybersecurity solutions to help small and medium businesses grow and protect their clients. Their platform identifies and blocks... Read More about MURPHY HIGHLIGHTS MONROE INNOVATOR, ZORUS, 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, on Friday made the following statement on the United Kingdom’s official exit from the European Union (EU) and prospects for a free trade agreement between the United States and the United Kingdom: “Brexit weakens Britain, the European Union and... Read More about MURPHY STATEMENT ON BREXIT, US-UK FREE TRADE AGREEMENT

WASHINGTON—Following the first day of questions in the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) held a Facebook Live on Thursday to answer questions from his constituents, and share his impressions of the trial proceedings. In an effort to increase transparency, Murphy has held multiple Facebook Lives... Read More about MURPHY: IT WOULD BE CONSTITUTIONAL MALPRACTICE TO NOT ASK FOR ADDITIONAL WITNESSES AND DOCUMENTS

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) on Thursday joined a letter led by the Foreign Relations Committee’s Ranking Member, U.S Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo demanding a full accounting of the steps the... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL, DEMOCRATS DEMAND POMPEO EXPLAIN STEPS TO PROTECT U.S. DIPLOMATS, AS IMPEACHMENT FOCUSES ON YOVANOVITCH’S OUSTER

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Thursday urged the Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) to ensure that utilities companies Eversource and United Illuminating comply with their decision to notify low-income residents of hardship protections for which they are eligible. In 2018, after a News 8 investigation found... Read More about MURPHY CALLS ON PURA TO FORCE UTILITY COMPANIES TO COMPLY WITH DECISION TO NOTIFY LOW-INCOME RESIDENTS OF HARDSHIP PROTECTIONS

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), the top Democrat on the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Near East, South Asia, Central Asia and Counterterrorism, on Thursday made the following statement after receiving a report from the U.S. Department of State that, in the months before Mustafa Kassem’s death, the Egyptian government... Read More about MURPHY STATEMENT ON EGYPTIAN GOVERNMENT SITTING ON MUSTAFA KASSEM’S PAPERWORK BEFORE HIS DEATH

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), the top Democrat on the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Near East, South Asia, Central Asia and Counterterrorism, on Wednesday held a press call to talk about the Trump administration’s reckless Middle East policy. This call follows his meeting at the White House ahead of the unveiling... Read More about MURPHY ON THE DOWNWARD SPIRAL OF MIDDLE EAST EVENTS: “ALL OF IT’S A SIGN OF MASSIVE FAILURE OF POLICY BY THIS ADMINISTRATION”

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), the top Democrat on the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Near East, South Asia, Central Asia and Counterterrorism, on Wednesday called on the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence to investigate reports that a high-level Saudi official... Read More about MURPHY CALLS ON FBI, DNI TO INVESTIGATE REPORTS THAT SAUDI ARABIA HACKED WASHINGTON POST OWNER JEFF BEZOS’S PHONE BEFORE KHASHOGGI’S DEATH