WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) joined Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), Mark Warner (D-Va.), Kamala D. Harris (D-Calif.) and Tim Kaine (D-Va.) in calling on the Senate Armed Services Committee to include in the upcoming National Defense Authorization Act portions of the... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL, COLLEAGUES: INCLUDE LEGAL PROTECTIONS FOR MILITARY FAMILIES IN PRIVATIZED HOUSING IN DEFENSE BILL

WASHINGTON – After the U.S. Department of Justice announced it would no longer defend the Affordable Care Act in court and argued that the courts should strike down the entire law, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, on Tuesday joined U.S. Senator Chuck... Read More about MURPHY: IF YOU END THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT WITH NO REPLACEMENT, IT IS A HUMANITARIAN CATASTROPHE FOR THIS COUNTRY

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) announced family-owned manufacturer Sonics & Materials, Inc. in Newtown is this week's "Murphy's Monday Manufacturer." Sonics specializes in the manufacturing of ultrasonic liquid processing and ultrasonic plastics assembly equipment, which includes welding, cutting and sealing systems, and... Read More about MURPHY HIGHLIGHTS NEWTOWN MANUFACTURER, SONICS & MATERIALS, INC., AS THIS WEEK’S “MURPHY’S MONDAY MANUFACTURER”

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-CT) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) joined U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ) and a group of colleagues in sending a letter to the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Alex Azar, demanding answers to ensure the accuracy of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC)... Read More about MURPHY & BLUMENTHAL JOIN COLLEAGUES TO PRESSURE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION TO VERIFY CDC’S FIREARM INJURY DATA ACCURACY

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenhtal (D-Conn.) joined a bipartisan letter led by U.S. Senators Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Agricultural Committee, and Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) urging U.S. Secretary of Agricultural Sonny Perdue to prioritize the implementation of the dairy... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL, SENATORS URGE IMPLEMENTATION OF FARM BILL DAIRY IMPROVEMENTS

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, joined U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), chairman and ranking member of the Committee, along with U.S. Senators Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), and Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) in introducing bipartisan... Read More about MURPHY, BIPARTISAN GROUP OF SENATORS INTRODUCE LEGISLATION IN RECOGNITION OF NATO 70TH ANNIVERSARY

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Thursday questioned U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos during a U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies on the administration’s FY 2020 budget request for the Department of Education, which calls for $7.1 billion in cuts.... Read More about MURPHY QUESTIONS DEVOS ON FAILURE TO IMPLEMENT RULE FOR STUDENTS OF COLOR AND STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES DESPITE COURT ORDER

WASHINGTON – As the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) begins the Sweet 16 tournament, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, on Thursday released the first in a series of reports that will consider a range of problems within college... Read More about MURPHY RELEASES “MADNESS INC.” REPORT, CALLS ON NCAA TO COMPENSATE STUDENT ATHLETES

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Near East, South Asia, Central Asia, and Counterterrorism, on Wednesday questioned Mr. Keith Krach, nominee to become Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment, and Mr. Robert Desto, nominee to... Read More about MURPHY PRESSES TRUMP NOMINEES ON COMBATING RUSSIAN INFLUENCE IN EASTERN EUROPE AND HOLDING SAUDI ARABIA ACCOUNTABLE

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Wednesday questioned U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao during a U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and other Related Agencies on the administration’s FY 2020 budget request which cuts funding for the Northeast Corridor (NEC), the... Read More about MURPHY PRESSES CHAO ON DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION BUDGET CUTS TO NORTHEAST RAIL CORRIDOR

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) announced on Wednesday that Haven’s Harvest, an environmental food recovery non-profit based in New Haven, is “Murphy’s Innovator of the Month.” Haven’s Harvest officially launched in January 2019, but the work began over three years ago when Lori Martin and Caleb MartinMooney began recovering food... Read More about MURPHY HIGHLIGHTS HAVEN’S HARVEST AS “MURPHY’S INNOVATOR OF THE MONTH”

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Europe and Regional Security Cooperation, and Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), chairman of the Subcommittee, applauded the passage of their European Energy Security and Diversification Act in the U.S. House of Representatives on Monday night.... Read More about MURPHY, JOHNSON APPLAUD HOUSE PASSAGE OF THEIR BIPARTISAN BILL TO COMBAT RUSSIAN INFLUENCE, AID EUROPEAN SECURITY

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, criticized the Trump administration on Tuesday for arguing that the courts should strike down the entire Affordable Care Act, including protections for the over 100 million people with pre-existing conditions.... Read More about MURPHY SLAMS LATEST TRUMP ADMINISTRATION ACTION TO SABOTAGE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM

WASHINGTON – Following notification from the U.S. Department of Defense that it transferred $1 billion in military personnel funding to the Drug Interdiction and Counter-narcotics Activities account to be used to build part of President Donald Trump’s wall on the Southwest border, even though it was not approved by Congress, U.S.... Read More about MURPHY, DEMOCRATIC SENATORS PRESS FOR ANSWERS FOLLOWING TRANSFER MILITARY FUNDING TO PAY FOR PRESIDENT TRUMP’S WALL

Hartford, CT — U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), and U.S. Representative John Larson (CT-1) sent a leader to Secretary Ben Carson urging the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to provide funding for revamping the Barbour Gardens and Infill Apartments in Hartford’s North End while... Read More about AFTER SEEING CONDITIONS FIRSTHAND, MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL, LARSON URGE HUD IMPROVE AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN THE NORTH END

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) announced Precision Punch and Tooling Corporation in Berlin is this week's "Murphy's Monday Manufacturer." Precision Punch and Tooling specializes in custom tooling, punches, dies and components for the medical and dental, aviation and automotive industries, as well as fine die and injection... Read More about MURPHY HIGHLIGHTS BERLIN MANUFACTURER, PRECISION PUNCH AND TOOLING CORPORATION, AS THIS WEEK’S “MURPHY’S MONDAY MANUFACTURER”

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Sunday released the following statement after Attorney General William Barr delivered his summary of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s nearly two-year-old investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election and potential ties to the Trump campaign, as well as... Read More about MURPHY TO BARR: MAKE ENTIRE MUELLER REPORT PUBLIC

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) released the following statement on Friday after Special Counsel Robert Mueller presented Attorney General William Barr with the report from his nearly two-year-old investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election and potential ties to the Trump campaign, as well as... Read More about MURPHY STATEMENT ON RELEASE OF SPECIAL COUNSEL MUELLER’S REPORT TO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL

Hartford, CT – U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn), and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn) and U.S. Representatives John Larson (CT-01), and Joe Courtney (CT-02) released the following statement after the United States Department of Interior gave final approval to the East Windsor casino project. “Today’s action by... Read More about BLUMENTHAL, MURPHY, LARSON, COURTNEY STATEMENT ON APPROVAL OF EAST WINDSOR CASINO

WASHINGTON – The office of U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Tuesday awarded service medals to Vietnam-veteran Stephen Luba at a ceremony at his home in Terryville. Upon returning to the United States from Vietnam in 1966, Luba never received the military medals he earned for his service. Earlier this year, Luba contacted Murphy’s... Read More about MURPHY AWARDS SERVICE MEDALS TO TERRYVILLE VIETNAM VETERAN