WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Saturday released a statement following reports of a mass shooting at a synagogue in Pittsburgh, which left at least ten people dead and several injured. “The news of today's shooting was heart-wrenching. How many times must our country grieve the senseless murder of innocent people... Read More about MURPHY STATEMENT ON PITTSBURGH SYNAGOGUE SHOOTING, POLITICAL VIOLENCE

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Wednesday released a statement following reports that U.S. Secret Service intercepted explosives addressed to the office of President Barack Obama and home of Secretary Hillary Clinton and President Bill Clinton, and the NYPD removed an explosive device delivered to CNN intended for former... Read More about MURPHY STATEMENT ON COORDINATED ASSASSINATION ATTEMPTS AGAINST DEMOCRATS

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) announced machined parts and weldments fabricator Hillery Company in Groton is this week’s “Murphy’s Monday Manufacturer.” Founded in 1952, Hillery Company specializes in the manufacturing of weldments and machine parts for defense contractors like Electric Boat, L3... Read More about MURPHY HIGHLIGHTS GROTON MANUFACTURER, HILLERY COMPANY, AS THIS WEEK’S “MURPHY’S MONDAY MANUFACTURER”

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), and Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) on Monday urged the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to fully enforce its “Made in the USA” labeling standards. In their letter, the senators referenced instances where companies fraudulently affixed “Made in... Read More about MURPHY, BROWN, BALDWIN URGE ADMINISTRATION TO FULLY ENFORCE “MADE IN USA” LABELING STANDARDS

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Thursday released a statement calling on the Trump administration to immediately cease military support for the Saudi Arabia-led coalition in Yemen after multiple news outlets reported that journalist and Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi was killed at the Saudi consulate in... Read More about MURPHY: U.S. SHOULD SUSPEND MILITARY SUPPORT FOR SAUDI ARABIA IN WAKE OF JAMAL KHASHOGGI DISAPPEARANCE

WASHINGTON – In a letter to President Trump, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Foreign Relations Committee, joined colleagues U.S. Senators Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) and Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), chairman and ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.),... Read More about MURPHY, COLLEAGUES LETTER TRIGGERS GLOBAL MAGNITSKY INVESTIGATION INTO DISAPPEARANCE OF JAMAL KHASHOGGI

WASHINGTON – After Senate Republicans voted to block legislation that would have overturned the Trump administration’s rule on ‘junk’ insurance plans, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, on Wednesday delivered remarks on his efforts to... Read More about MURPHY DELIVERS REMARKS ON THE REPUBLICANS’ LATEST EFFORTS TO SABOTAGE THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), Ranking Member and Chairman of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Europe and Regional Security Cooperation, on Wednesday introduced the European Energy Security and Diversification Act to provide new tools for the United States to combat malign Russian... Read More about MURPHY, JOHNSON INTRODUCE BIPARTISAN BILL TO COMBAT RUSSIAN INFLUENCE, AID EUROPEAN ENERGY SECURITY

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Wednesday applauded the passage of the bipartisan Water Resources Development Act (WRDA), which includes strong a ‘Buy American’ provision, reauthorizes the Long Island Sound Restoration and Stewardship Act, and includes other Connecticut priorities. The bill requires the use of... Read More about SENATE PASSES CRITICAL WATER INFRASTRUCTURE BILL, BUY AMERICA PROVISION

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Wednesday joined Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), along with four colleagues, in sending a bipartisan letter to U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo expressing concerns related to the Secretary’s certification last month that the governments of Saudi... Read More about MURPHY, YOUNG, SHAHEEN, COLLEAGUES WRITE BIPARTISAN LETTER TO POMPEO QUESTIONING YEMEN CERTIFICATION

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Friday released the following statement after the U.S. Senate invoked cloture to advance the nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court. On Thursday, Murphy spoke on the floor of the U.S. Senate outlining his concerns with Judge Kavanaugh’s... Read More about MURPHY STATEMENT ON SENATE VOTE ADVANCING NOMINATION OF BRETT KAVANAUGH

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Thursday delivered remarks on the floor of the U.S. Senate where he discussed the nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court and what it meant for health care and people with pre-existing conditions, gun safety laws, and women’s reproductive health. Murphy also... Read More about MURPHY DELIVERS REMARKS ON KAVANAUGH NOMINATION, RUSHED FBI INVESTIGATION

(HARTFORD, CT) – Connecticut Senators along with Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that the Connecticut Division of Emergency Management and Homeland Security (DEMHS) is partnering with Sandy Hook Promise (SHP) to help train students, educators, and school administrators how to identify, assess, intervene, and get help for those... Read More about CONNECTICUT SENATORS ALONG WITH MALLOY ANNOUNCE PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN STATE AND SANDY HOOK PROMISE TO PROTECT CONNECTICUT STUDENTS WITH LIFESAVING VIOLENCE PROTECTION PROGRAMS

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, on Wednesday applauded final passage of the bipartisan SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act, legislation to combat the nation’s opioid crisis. The bill includes dozens of new policies and grant... Read More about SENATE PASSES OPIOID BILL WITH MURPHY-LED PROVISIONS

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee and author of “Rethinking the Battlefield,” applauded the passage of bipartisan legislation to promote sustainable growth in developing economies through U.S. business investment. Led by Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.) and Bob... Read More about CONGRESS PASSES BILL TO IMPROVE INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND SUPPORT NATIONAL SECURITY

WASHINGTON— U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-La.) introduced a resolution recognizing October as National Dyslexia Awareness Month. “I’m proud to join Senator Cassidy in bringing awareness to the seriousness of dyslexia,” said Murphy. “I hear all the time from parents in Connecticut who... Read More about MURPHY, CASSIDY INTRODUCE RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING NATIONAL DYSLEXIA AWARENESS MONTH

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Tuesday wrote a letter calling on U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Robert Wilkie to notify veterans of the mental and behavioral health care benefits they are eligible for, as required by Murphy’s Honor Our Commitment Act, which was signed into law as part of the... Read More about MURPHY CALLS ON VA SECRETARY TO NOTIFY VETERANS OF MENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH BENEFITS

WASHINGTON – On the 50th anniversary of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) joined U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-R.I.) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) in introducing the Wood-Pawcatuck Watershed Wild and Scenic River Act. Designating these segments of the 300-square mile... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL JOIN REED, WHITEHOUSE IN INTRODUCING BILL TO PROTECT WOOD-PAWCATUCK WATERSHED IN SOUTHEASTERN CT

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Tuesday marked the one-year anniversary of the Las Vegas shooting by delivering one of his “Voices of Victims” speeches on the floor of the U.S. Senate. Murphy called on Congress to take action to pass commonsense gun reform laws that will make our streets, schools, and... Read More about MURPHY HONORS LAS VEGAS SHOOTING VICTIMS IN HIS “VOICES OF VICTIMS” SPEECH AND CALLS ON CONGRESS TO PASS COMMONSENSE GUN REFORM

[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – Today, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) and colleagues Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), and Bill Nelson (D-FL) introduced a Senate resolution that recognizes the 40th anniversary of the first delivery of the Sikorsky UH–60 Black Hawk helicopter to the Army. On October 31, 1978, the first... Read More about MURPHY, COLLEAGUES INTRODUCE RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING THE 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FIRST DELIVERY OF THE SIKORSKY UH-60 BLACK HAWK HELICOPTER TO THE ARMY