WASHINGTON – On the one-year anniversary of the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) released the following statement: “Today we remember those who were murdered senselessly one year ago today in Las Vegas. Like many Americans, I was shaken to my core,” said Murphy. “Only in... Read More about MURPHY STATEMENT ON ONE-YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF LAS VEGAS SHOOTING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Friday released a statement following the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee vote advancing the nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Senate Court. “This is a lifetime appointment – there was no need to rush without a full investigation. I take Senator Flake at his word... Read More about MURPHY STATEMENT ON SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE VOTE ON KAVANAUGH NOMINATION

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) announced that Biorez, Inc., a New Haven regenerative medicine company, is “Murphy’s Innovator of the Month.” Biorez was founded in 2016 following a restart and rebrand of its predecessor company Soft Tissue Regeneration. Biorez is a regenerative medicine company focused on... Read More about MURPHY HIGHLIGHTS NEW HAVEN INNOVATOR, BIOREZ, INC., AS “MURPHY’S INNOVATOR OF THE MONTH”

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), along with U.S. Senators Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), Richard Durbin (D-Ill.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), introduced a bill led by U.S. Senator Tom Udall (D-N.M.) to prohibit the United States from expending funds that... Read More about MURPHY, COLLEAGUES INTRODUCE BILL TO PREVENT UNCONSTITUTIONAL WAR WITH IRAN

(HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Dannel P. Malloy with the support of CT Senators today announced that the Connecticut Department of Labor (CTDOL) has been awarded a $2.1 million federal grant as part of the Retaining Employment and Talent After Injury/Illness Network (RETAIN) initiative, designed to improve the retention of workers after an illness... Read More about CONNECTICUT SENATORS AND GOV. MALLOY ANNOUNCE $2.1 MILLION FEDERAL GRANT TO IMPROVE LABOR FORCE SERVICES RETURNING TO WORK AFTER AN ILLNESS OR INJURY

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Thursday released a statement on the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee testimony of Dr. Christine Blasey Ford. “In her appearance today, Dr. Christine Blasey Ford was composed, thoughtful, and credible. She clearly did not want to be here, but she set aside her misgivings and faced... Read More about MURPHY STATEMENT ON TESTIMONY OF DR. CHRISTINE BLASEY FORD

Washington DC – Today, Senators Chris Murphy (D-CT) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) along with Congressman John B. Larson (CT-01), issued the following statement after the announcement that Capital Workforce Partners in Hartford will receive $5,880,350 in Trade and Economic Transition Dislocated Worker Grants (DWGs) from the U.S.... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL AND LARSON APPLAUD $5.8 MILLION DOLLAR GRANT FOR CAPITAL WORKFORCE PARTNERS IN HARTFORD

Washington – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), along with seven of his colleagues on the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, sent a letter led by U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) to HELP Committee Chairman Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) to reiterate a request that the Committee hold hearings to assess the... Read More about MURPHY, COLLEAGUES RENEW CALL FOR HELP COMMITTEE HEARINGS ON HURRICANES’ IMPACT ON PUERTO RICO & U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Tuesday renewed his call to stop the U.S. Department of Education from allowing school districts to use federal funds to arm teachers. During a U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee hearing on the implementation of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) with... Read More about MURPHY RENEWS CALL TO STOP DEVOS FROM USING FEDERAL FUNDS TO ARM TEACHERS

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) announced marine and naval systems developer and manufacturer LBI Corp in Groton is this week’s “Murphy’s Monday Manufacturer.” LBI Corp was founded by Peter Legnos in 1971, originally specializing in the designing and manufacturing of sailboats. LBI’s sailboat... Read More about MURPHY HIGHLIGHTS GROTON MANUFACTURER, LBI CORP, AS THIS WEEK’S “MURPHY’S MONDAY MANUFACTURER”

WASHINGTON – Following the release of the biennial report card on the health of Long Island Sound, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Monday applauded the improvements while renewing his efforts to protect the Long Island Sound. The report card scores on water quality off Connecticut’s shoreline range from “A+” for... Read More about MURPHY CALLS FOR RENEWED EFFORTS TO CLEAN UP LONG ISLAND SOUND FOLLOWING BIENNIAL REPORT CARD

HARTFORD – Secretary of the State Denise Merrill today briefed Senator Chris Murphy and Senator Richard Blumenthal on Connecticut’s plan to bolster our election cybersecurity infrastructure, the recommendations of Connecticut’s Election Cybersecurity Task Force, and state and local elections officials’ view of recent federal... Read More about SECRETARY MERRILL, SENATOR MURPHY, AND SENATOR BLUMENTHAL DISCUSS CONNECTICUT’S ELECTION CYBERSECURITY INFRASTRUCTURE

WASHINGTON – One year after Hurricane Maria made landfall in Puerto Rico, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) released the following statement remembering the estimated 3,000 lives claimed by the storm, and calling on the federal government to do more to assist in the rebuilding of the island, on which roughly 75,000 homes were destroyed and... Read More about MURPHY STATEMENT ON ONE-YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF HURRICANE MARIA LANDFALL IN PUERTO RICO

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-La.), both members of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, introduced a resolution recognizing September as National Suicide Prevention Month. Suicide is the 10th leading cause of death in the United States and the second... Read More about MURPHY, CASSIDY INTRODUCE RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING NATIONAL SUICIDE PREVENTION MONTH

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee and co-author of the bipartisan Mental Health Reform Act signed into law in 2016, released a statement applauding Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) for awarding an Infant and Early... Read More about MURPHY, WHEELER CLINIC APPLAUD NEW MENTAL HEALTH FUNDING FROM THE MENTAL HEALTH REFORM ACT

WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, on Tuesday applauded the passage of the Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education spending bill. This legislation also contains funding for the rest of the government through December 7th. As a member of the... Read More about MURPHY APPLAUDS PASSAGE OF BILL SUPPORTING CONNECTICUT MANUFACTURING, MENTAL HEALTH CARE & WORKFORCE TRAINING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, on Monday applauded the passage of the bipartisan Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018. The bill includes dozens of new policies and grant programs to combat the nation’s opioid crisis, like closing loopholes to stop... Read More about SENATE PASSES MAJOR OPIOID CRISIS BILL, MURPHY’S RECOVERY COACH ACT

Murphy: “I’m really glad to announce that we have 50 more vouchers, which will allow us to go and do outreach to 50 more veterans who we need to bring off the streets and into housing” HARTFORD – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Friday celebrated 50 new vouchers totaling $470,893 through the Department of Housing and... Read More about MURPHY CELEBRATES NEW GRANTS FOR HOMELESS VETERANS

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Friday led U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), and U.S. Representatives Lee Zedlin (NY-1), Joe Courtney (CT-2), Rosa DeLauro (CT-3), Kathleen Rice (NY-4), and John Faso (NY-19) in calling for the protection of Plum Island in Long Island Sound. The... Read More about MURPHY, CONNECTICUT AND NEW YORK LAWMAKERS URGE APPROPRIATORS TO PROTECT PLUM ISLAND

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, joined U.S. Senators Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), and Cory Booker (D-N.J.) in introducing the Beyond the Box for Higher Education Act, new legislation that would encourage colleges and... Read More about MURPHY, COLLEAGUES INTRODUCE NEW LEGISLATION TO ENCOURAGE COLLEGES TO REMOVE CRIMINAL AND JUVENILE RECORD QUESTIONS FROM ADMISSIONS APPLICATIONS