Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) joined 48 U.S. Senators led by Senator Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) in calling on the Senate Judiciary Committee to hold hearings on the Trump administration’s treatment of children coming across the Southern border. Following yesterday’s Trump Executive Order, new questions have been... Read More about MURPHY, MERKLEY, SENATORS CALL ON JUDICIARY COMMITTEE TO HOLD HEARINGS ON TRUMP ADMINISTRATION’S TREATMENT OF MIGRANT CHILDREN

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Thursday applauded U.S. Senate passage of his bipartisan American Innovation $1 Coin Act. U.S. Representative Jim Himes (CT-4) introduced the bill in the U.S. House of Representatives. The bill would authorize the U.S. Mint to create commemorative $1 coins recognizing significant... Read More about MURPHY APPLAUDS SENATE PASSAGE OF HIS BIPARTISAN AMERICAN INNOVATION COIN ACT

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) released a statement on Wednesday after President Trump temporarily reversed his administration’s decision to separate families at the United States-Mexico border. While it reportedly ceases the practice of separating families, the order maintains the administration’s policy of... Read More about MURPHY: “THIS WEEK, THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION REACHED A NEW MORAL LOW”

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, on Wednesday pressed U.S Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator Mark Green on the Trump administration’s budget to cut USAID funding, arguing that it does not adequately address today’s national security... Read More about MURPHY PRESSES USAID ADMINISTRATOR ON INSUFFICIENT BUDGET, HUMANITARIAN CRISIS IN YEMEN

WASHINGTON— U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and U.S. Representatives Joe Courtney (CT-2) and John Larson (CT-1) sent a letter to U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Ben Carson following his visit to Connecticut. During his visit, Secretary Carson visited the home of Maggie and... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL, COURTNEY, LARSON URGE ACTION ON CRUMBLING FOUNDATIONS FOLLOWING HUD SECRETARY CARSON’S VISIT

WASHINGTON – As sea-level rises and coastal storms continue to put thousands of homes at risk across the country, U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Kamala D. Harris (D-Calif.) led a group of their colleagues today in introducing the Living Shorelines Act – legislation that would create a new grant program under the National... Read More about MURPHY, HARRIS INTRODUCE BILL TO HELP COMMUNITIES PROTECT THEIR COASTS

Hartford, CT—Today, U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and U.S. Representatives John Larson (D-1), Joe Courtney (D-2), Rosa DeLauro (D-3), Jim Himes (D-4), and Elizabeth Esty (D-5) released the names of the Connecticut students who have accepted appointment to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New... Read More about CONNECTICUT CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION ANNOUNCES APPOINTMENTS TO SERVICE ACADEMIES

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, released a statement on Monday after voting to support the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2019, legislation that will help keep Connecticut families safe and support the state’s aerospace and... Read More about MURPHY VOTES FOR DEFENSE BILL THAT SUPPORTS CONNECTICUT MANUFACTURERS & STRENGTHENS NATIONAL SECURITY

Hartford, CT)—Today, U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and U.S. Representative Jim Himes (CT-4) announced a $1.1 million grant from the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) for Career Resources, Inc. in Bridgeport to administer the Senior Corps Foster Grandparent Program. Career Resources,... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL, HIMES ANNOUNCE $1.1 MILLION FOR CAREER RESOURCES, INC. IN BRIDGEPORT TO SUPPORT MENTORSHIP PROGRAM

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) announced on Monday that Alloy Specialties in Manchester is this week’s “Murphy’s Monday Manufacturer.” Alloy Specialties, co-owned by Dennis DiMauro and Richard Ramondetta, has been manufacturing airframe and turbine engine parts for the aerospace industry for the past... Read More about MURPHY HIGHLIGHTS MANCHESTER MANUFACTURER, ALLOY SPECIALTIES, AS THIS WEEK’S “MURPHY’S MONDAY MANUFACTURER”

HARTFORD– U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, applauded the grand opening of the Hartford Line. Murphy voted for $191 million in federal funding to help construct the passenger rail line. “Finally having regular train service between Hartford and New Haven is a big deal. If we want... Read More about MURPHY APPLAUDS OPENING OF HARTFORD LINE

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, secured critical investments for the Long Island Sound in two appropriations bills that passed committee on Thursday—the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2019 and the Commerce, Justice, Science, and... Read More about MURPHY SECURES CRITICAL INVESTMENTS FOR LONG ISLAND SOUND IN APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, on Wednesday led a group of Democrats in speaking on the floor of the U.S. Senate to lay out the facts of how the Trump administration is systematically sabotaging the American health care system. The Trump... Read More about MURPHY SLAMS SKY-ROCKETING PREMIUMS AND TRUMP’S CONTINUED SABOTAGE OF AMERICANS’ HEALTH CARE

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Wednesday delivered one of his “Voices of Victims” speech on the floor of the U.S. Senate to honor and give a voice to those whose lives have been affected by gun violence. Murphy called on Congress to take action to pass commonsense gun reform laws that... Read More about ON ANNIVERSARY OF MASS SHOOTINGS IN ORLANDO & CHARLESTON, MURPHY CALLS ON CONGRESS TO ACT ON GUN VIOLENCE

WASHINGTON – After hearing from farmers and community activists across Connecticut, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, sent the results of his ‘Our Farm Bill’ listening campaign to the U.S Senate Agriculture Committee ahead of their committee mark-up of the Farm Bill. Murphy... Read More about MURPHY SENDS “OUR FARM BILL” FEEDBACK FROM CONNECTICUT FARMERS TO SENATE AGRICULTURE COMMITTEE

WASHINGTON – In light of Donald Trump’s comments that he is considering unilaterally withdrawing the nearly 30,000 U.S. troops who are stationed in South Korea, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) introduced an amendment to the John S. McCain... Read More about MURPHY, DUCKWORTH INTRODUCE AMENDMENT TO PREVENT TRUMP FROM WITHDRAWING U.S. TROOPS FROM SOUTH KOREA

Washington, DC – U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) released the following letter to Coast Guard Commandant Admiral Karl Schultz seeking information on racial disparities at the Coast Guard Academy. “We are grateful for the efforts of the USCG to address these issues and the vital role the USCG has in... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL SEEK INFORMATION FROM COAST GUARD ON RACIAL DISPARITIES AT ACADEMY

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC) and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Europe, on Monday led a group of nine senators in sending a letter to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to express concern about undiplomatic and divisive comments made by the new U.S.... Read More about SENATORS TO POMPEO: DIVISIVE COMMENTS BY AMBASSADOR GRENELL STRAIN RELATIONS WITH ALLIES

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC), joined SFRC Ranking Member Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), SFRC Chairman Bob Corker (R-Tenn.), and Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) in raising concerns over a reported imminent military operation from the United Arab Emirates to seize the port... Read More about MURPHY, MENENDEZ, CORKER, YOUNG, COLLEAGUES RAISE CONCERNS ABOUT IMMINENT MILITARY OPERATIONS AT HUDAYDAH, YEMEN

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Tuesday led a letter to U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman Pat Roberts (R- Kan.) and Ranking Member Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) advocating for better crop insurance options for shellfish farmers and the aquaculture industry. Unlike traditional farmers, shellfish farmers do not have... Read More about MURPHY ADVOCATES FOR CONNECTICUT SHELLFISH FARMERS IN FARM BILL