WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last week, the Connecticut Congressional Delegation sent a letter to United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar expressing their opposition to the Trump administration’s proposed changes to the Title X program, which ensures that people have access to reproductive healthcare.... Read More about CT Congressional Delegation, Planned Parenthood of Southern New England Oppose Trump Administration’s Planned Changes to Title X Program

Click here to view video of Murphy’s remarks.  WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, on Wednesday laid out the facts of how the Trump administration is systematically sabotaging the American health care system. Murphy emphasized that health... Read More about MURPHY: “OUTRAGEOUS” SABOTAGE OF HEALTH CARE SYSTEM BEHIND SKYROCKETING COSTS FOR AMERICAN FAMILIES

Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy joined Richard Blumenthal and a group of New England Senators in seeking to double federal conservation funds for the Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge—a unique refuge dedicated to protecting the 7.2 million acre Connecticut River watershed through Connecticut, Massachusetts,... Read More about MURPHY JOINS NEW ENGLAND SENATORS IN SEEKING INCREASED FUNDING FOR SILVIO O. CONTE NATIONAL FISH AND WILDLIFE REFUGE

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released a statement on Tuesday after President Trump announced his decision to withdraw from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). The JCPOA is the international deal that has prevented Iran from getting a nuclear... Read More about MURPHY STATEMENT ON TRUMP DECISION TO WITHDRAW FROM IRAN DEAL

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) wrote a letter to U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Secretary James Mattis on Tuesday expressing concern that the U.S. government continues to use drones manufactured in China even after DoD has deemed them as potential national security threats. Citing the “cyber vulnerabilities”... Read More about FOLLOWING SECURITY THREATS, MURPHY CALLS ON SEC. MATTIS TO BAN DEFENSE DEPARTMENT USE OF FOREIGN-MADE COMMERCIAL DRONES & INSTEAD SUPPORT U.S. DRONE MANUFACTURERS

Washington, DC – U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Congressmen John Larson (CT-1) and Joe Courtney (CT-2) issued the following letter to the U.S. Department of Interior Office of the Inspector General bringing to their attention new revelations reported in the Huffington Post regarding additional... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL, LARSON, COURTNEY URGE INTERIOR OIG TO INVESTIGATE NEW REVELATIONS REGARDING TRIBAL DECISION

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), both members of the U.S. Senate Appropriations and Foreign Relations Committees, led a group of senators in urging leadership of the State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs Appropriations Subcommittee to prioritize federal support for international family... Read More about MURPHY, SHAHEEN LEAD EFFORTS TO PRIORITIZE INTERNATIONAL FAMILY PLANNING & WOMEN’S HEALTH IN UPCOMING SPENDING BILL

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) joined a group of 12 senators, led by U.S. Senators Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i) and Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), in calling on financial institutions to take a stand against gun violence and set new guidelines for their clients to improve public... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL, COLLEAGUES CALL ON BANKS TO TAKE STAND AGAINST GUN VIOLENCE

WASHINGTON – Citing a steady decline in federal funding for juvenile justice programs in the last few years, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, led a group of 17 senators in calling for robust funding for seven juvenile justice programs that help divert kids away from prison and into... Read More about MURPHY LEADS CALL TO FUND JUVENILE JUSTICE PROGRAMS & IMPROVE OUTCOMES FOR KIDS

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Subcommittee, and U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy (R-La.) led a bipartisan group of senators in requesting more than $30 million in funding for a federal program that promotes better learning... Read More about MURPHY, CASSIDY LEAD GROUP IN REQUESTING $30 MILLION FOR BOOKSHARE PROGRAM TO HELP STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC), joined U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Ranking Member of SFRC, and a group of 10 other Democratic senators in raising a series of concerns about the Trump administration’s refugee admissions policy, particularly the... Read More about MURPHY, DEMOCRATS URGE SECRETARY POMPEO TO IMPROVE REFUGEE ADMISSIONS

WASHINGTON - Emphasizing the economic importance of the U.S. maple syrup industry, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) led a group of senators in calling for funding of the Acer Access and Development Program, which supports the growth of maple syrup production. In a letter addressed to Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug... Read More about MURPHY LEADS GROUP OF 12 SENATORS CALLING FOR FUNDING TO SUPPORT U.S. MAPLE SYRUP INDUSTRY

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development (THUD) and Related Agencies Subcommittee, and U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) requested $5 million to fund the ConnectHome Initiative, a pilot program created to expand high-speed broadband internet... Read More about MURPHY, DURBIN REQUEST $5 MILLION TO IMPLEMENT CONNECTHOME PILOT PROGRAM & EXPAND HIGH SPEED BROADBAND ACCESS

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations and U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committees, led a group of 24 senators in demanding that the FY 2019 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations bill include at least $52.1 million for the critical... Read More about MURPHY LEADS EFFORT TO FUND MEDICARE PROGRAM THAT HELPS OVER 30,000 CONNECTICUT RESIDENTS ANNUALLY

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) announced that Trifecta Ecosystems – an urban farming technology company on a mission to create a City that Feeds Itself™ – is “Murphy’s Innovator of the Month.” In 2012, Glastonbury, Connecticut natives Spencer Curry and Kieran Foran co-founded Trifecta... Read More about MURPHY HIGHLIGHTS MERIDEN INNOVATOR, TRIFECTA ECOSYSTEMS, AS “MURPHY’S INNOVATOR OF THE MONTH”

HARTFORD — U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) announced Monday that The Carlyle Johnson Machine Company LLC of Bolton is this week’s “Murphy’s Monday Manufacturer.” Carlyle Johnson manufactures industrial clutches, brakes and power transmission systems for the aerospace, agriculture, communications, food processing,... Read More about MURPHY HIGHLIGHTS BOLTON MANUFACTURER, THE CARLYLE JOHNSON MACHINE COMPANY LLC, AS “MURPHY’S MONDAY MANUFACTURER”

Click here to view video of Murphy’s remarks. WASHINGTON – During a U.S. Senate Appropriations Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Subcommittee hearing, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the subcommittee, received a commitment from Vice Admiral Dixon R. Smith of the U.S. Navy and Assistant... Read More about MURPHY RECEIVES COMMITMENT FROM DEFENSE DEPARTMENT & NAVY TO SUPPORT HOUSING AND INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS IN SOUTHEASTERN CONNECTICUT AHEAD OF GROWTH AT ELECTRIC BOAT

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) joined a bipartisan group of 49 Senators, led by U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), in sending a letter to Secretary of Defense James N. Mattis opposing the Trump Administration’s ban on transgender service members and decrying the Secretary’s... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL JOIN BIPARTISAN GROUP OF 49 SENATORS IN TELLING DEFENSE SECRETARY MATTIS TRANSGENDER TROOP BAN IS HARMFUL TO MILITARY

WASHINGTON —U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) released a statement on Friday after the Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) heeded his call to launch an investigation to examine why Eversource – New England’s largest energy provider – has nearly doubled the rate at which it disconnects customers from... Read More about PURA HEEDS MURPHY’S CALL, LAUNCHES INVESTIGATION INTO EVERSOURCE SHUTOFFS

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) introduced the Workforce Mobility Act on Thursday to allow workers to pursue new jobs and higher wages without fearing legal action from their former employers. The new legislation would... Read More about MURPHY, WARREN, WYDEN INTRODUCE BILL TO BAN UNNECESSARY & HARMFUL NON-COMPETE AGREEMENTS