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

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, voted against CIA Director Mike Pompeo’s confirmation as Secretary of State.  “I acknowledge there are reasons to vote for Mike Pompeo, but on balance, I simply do not believe he is qualified to become our nation's chief... Read More about MURPHY VOTES AGAINST POMPEO FOR SECRETARY OF STATE

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) introduced two pieces of legislation on Wednesday to help homeowners in Connecticut burdened by crumbling foundations. In central and eastern Connecticut, homeowners in dozens of towns are dealing with crumbling foundations.  The Aid to Homeowners with... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL INTRODUCE TWO BILLS TO HELP HOMEOWNERS WITH CRUMBLING FOUNDATIONS

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, led a group of senators in requesting funding to make much-needed upgrades and improvements to America’s transportation systems, including to the Northeast... Read More about MURPHY LEADS GROUP OF SENATORS IN CALLING FOR IMPROVEMENTS & UPGRADES ALONG NORTHEAST CORRIDOR

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) announced on Tuesday that Marc Nemeth, President of Jonal Laboratories, Inc. – a Meriden-based manufacturer of elastomeric seals for the aerospace industry – will join him in attending French President Emmanuel Macron’s address to a joint session of Congress on Wednesday.... Read More about MURPHY ANNOUNCES MERIDEN’S JONAL LABORATORIES, INC. PRESIDENT AS GUEST FOR MACRON’S ADDRESS TO CONGRESS

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, applauded the HELP committee on Tuesday for passing provisions from Murphy’s Recovery COACH Act as part of a bipartisan package of solutions to combat opioid addiction, called the Opioid Crisis Response... Read More about MURPHY’S RECOVERY COACH ACT PASSES COMMITTEE AS PART OF BIPARTISAN PACKAGE TO COMBAT OPIOID ADDICTION

Hartford, CT--- Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and U.S. Representative John Larson (D-1) announced $1.4 million in funding from the Department of Veterans Affairs to fund construction projects at the Connecticut Veterans Home in Rocky Hill through the VA State Veterans Home Construction Grant Program.... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL, LARSON ANNOUNCE $1.4 MILLION FOR RENOVATIONS AT CONNECTICUT VETERANS HOME

Washington, DC – In a letter today to the Federal Trade Commission and the Federal Communications Commission, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) led U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and U.S. Senator Corey Booker (D-N.J.) in urging a swift, aggressive investigation into an unconscionable imposter... Read More about CONNECTICUT, NEW JERSEY SENATORS CALL FOR FEDERAL INVESTIGATION INTO PHONE SCAM TARGETING SEPT. 11 VICTIMS

Click here to view video of Murphy’s remarks. WASHINGTON — During a U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee markup of the Opioid Crisis Response Act on Tuesday, Republicans voted down an amendment authored by U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) to hold insurance companies and employers accountable for not... Read More about REPUBLICANS REJECT MURPHY’S AMENDMENT TO ENACT TRUMP OPIOID COMMISSION RECOMMENDATIONS TO HOLD INSURANCE COMPANIES ACCOUNTABLE

HARTFORD – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) announced on Monday that Acme Wire Products Co., Inc. of Mystic is this week’s “Murphy’s Monday Manufacturer.” After learning precision fabrication techniques as an employee at a Connecticut manufacturing firm, Edward J. Planeta founded Acme Wire Products in Norwich,... Read More about MURPHY HIGHLIGHTS MYSTIC MANUFACTURER, ACME WIRE PRODUCTS CO, INC., AS “MURPHY’S MONDAY MANUFACTURER”

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) today signed a letter with 47 Senators, led by U.S. Senators Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), and Claire McCaskill (D-MO), calling on the Trump Administration to halt a proposed regulation that would expand the use of short-term health... Read More about MURPHY & BLUMENTHAL JOIN 47 SENATORS IN CALLING ON TRUMP ADMINISTRATION TO HALT EXPANSION OF JUNK HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) a member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health, and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, led a group of 26 senators in calling for at least $400 million of federal funding for the Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) – the only federal... Read More about MURPHY LEADS EFFORTS TO SECURE ROBUST FUNDING FOR JOB TRAINING FOR OLDER AMERICANS

WASHINGTON – Before the Supreme Court is set to hear oral arguments next week concerning the legality of President Trump’s harmful travel ban, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) joined U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) in pressing the administration for more information on the... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL, VAN HOLLEN PRESS TRUMP ADMINISTRATION FOR ANSWERS ON DANGEROUS TRAVEL BAN AHEAD OF SUPREME COURT ORAL ARGUMENTS

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, and U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy (R-La.), both co-authors of the Mental Health Reform Act signed into law in 2016, led a bipartisan group of senators in calling for robust funding to fully implement the law and help make America’s mental... Read More about MURPHY, CASSIDY LEAD BIPARTISAN GROUP OF SENATORS IN REQUESTING FUNDS TO FULLY IMPLEMENT THEIR MENTAL HEALTH REFORM ACT

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) joined 30 of their male Senate colleagues, led by U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) in joining calls led by the women of the Senate for the Senate Majority and Minority Leaders to bring to the Senate floor legislation reforming how Congress handles cases... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL, MALE COLLEAGUES BACK UP WOMEN OF THE SENATE, CALL FOR URGENT ACTION ON CONGRESSIONAL #METOO LEGISLATION

HARTFORD, CT – The Connecticut Congressional Delegation today announced a $5.5 million federal grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to support Connecticut efforts to combat the opioid epidemic. The funding is the second of two rounds from the bipartisan 21st Century Cures Act, signed into law by President Barack... Read More about CONNECTICUT CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION ANNOUNCES $5.5 MILLION TO COMBAT OPIOID CRISIS

WASHINGTON – After the Trump administration proposed to eliminate the National Sea Grant College Program from his FY 2019 budget, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, led a bipartisan group of senators in calling for the program to be funded – at a minimum – at its current... Read More about MURPHY LEADS BIPARTISAN GROUP OF 26 SENATORS IN DEMANDING FULL FUNDING FOR NATIONAL SEA GRANT COLLEGE PROGRAM

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) released a statement on Thursday applauding the formal opening and ribbon-cutting of the new Meriden Train Station. Murphy touted construction of the train station and the new Hartford Line rail service, which was financed in part by three federal grants – totaling more than $191 million... Read More about MURPHY APPLAUDS FORMAL OPENING OF NEW MERIDEN TRAIN STATION

Click here to view video of Murphy’s remarks. WASHINGTON — During a U.S. Senate Appropriations Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Subcommittee hearing on Wednesday, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) secured a commitment from U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Ben Carson to... Read More about MURPHY SECURES COMMITMENT FROM TRUMP ADMINISTRATION TO WORK TO HELP CONNECTICUT HOMEOWNERS WITH CRUMBLING FOUNDATIONS