Hartford, CT—Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and U.S. Representatives Rosa DeLauro (CT-3), John Larson (CT-1), Joe Courtney (CT-2), Jim Himes (CT-4) and Elizabeth Esty (CT-5) announced $750,000 in new federal funding to help prevent youth substance abuse. This funding, through the Office of National... Read More about CONNECTICUT CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION ANNOUNCES $750,000 IN NEW FEDERAL FUNDING TO PREVENT YOUTH SUBSTANCE ABUSE

HARTFORD – This morning Mayor Luke Bronin joined Fire Chief Reginald Freeman and other City leaders at the Hartford Public Safety Complex to announce two federal grants the Hartford Fire Department (HFD) will receive.  The HFD will receive approximately $11 million in federal grant funding over three years to pay for personnel costs... Read More about HARTFORD FIRE DEPARTMENT TO RECEIVE $12 MILLION IN MULTI-YEAR FEDERAL GRANT FUNDING FOR STAFFING AND TECHNOLOGY

HARTFORD - Today, U.S. Senators  Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and U.S. Representatives Rosa DeLauro (CT-3), John Larson (CT-1), and Joe Courtney (CT-2) announced $9,384,131 in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Education under the Magnet Schools Assistance Program to support magnet schools in the New Haven,... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL, DELAURO, LARSON, COURTNEY ANNOUNCE OVER $9 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING TO SUPPORT MAGNET SCHOOLS IN NEW HAVEN, HARTFORD, AND OLD LYME

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) joined a letter to President Trump, led by Senators Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Bill Nelson (D-Fla.), and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), to express deep concern about the situation in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL, COLLEAGUES TO TRUMP: WE MUST DO MORE FOR PUERTO RICO AND USVIs

Washington – Today, U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) joined a letter to President Trump, led by Senators Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Bill Nelson (D-Fla.), and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), to express deep concern about the situation in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.   In... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL, COLLEAGUES TO TRUMP: WE MUST DO MORE FOR PUERTO RICO AND USVIs

Hartford, CT- Today, U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and U.S. Representatives Rosa DeLauro (CT-3), John Larson (CT-1), and Joe Courtney (CT-2) announced $9,384,131 in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Education under the Magnet Schools Assistance Program to support magnet schools in the New Haven,... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL, DELAURO, LARSON, COURTNEY ANNOUNCE OVER $9 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING TO SUPPORT MAGNET SCHOOLS IN NEW HAVEN, HARTFORD, AND OLD LYME

HARTFORD, CONN (September 28, 2017) – This morning Mayor Luke Bronin joined Fire Chief Reginald Freeman and other City leaders at the Hartford Public Safety Complex to announce two federal grants the Hartford Fire Department (HFD) will receive.  The HFD will receive approximately $11 million in federal grant funding over three years to... Read More about HARTFORD FIRE DEPARTMENT TO RECEIVE $12 MILLION IN MULTI-YEAR FEDERAL GRANT FUNDING FOR STAFFING AND TECHNOLOGY

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), and Cory Booker (D-N.J.), called for an investigation into the planned periodic shutdown of Healthcare.gov – the official federal website established by the Affordable Care Act (ACA) where Americans can enroll in a... Read More about MURPHY, SCHATZ, WARREN, BOOKER DEMAND ANSWERS ON SCHEDULED SHUTDOWN OF HEALTHCARE.GOV DURING OPEN ENROLLMENT

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, spoke on the floor of the U.S. Senate on Monday to continue sounding the alarm over Senate Republicans’ efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act and take health care away from millions. Murphy... Read More about MURPHY: “GRAHAM-CASSIDY IS BEING RUSHED THROUGH IN THE DEAD OF NIGHT, WITH NO TIME FOR AMERICANS TO REVIEW IT”

HARTFORD – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) announced on Monday that Perry Technology Corporation is this week’s “Murphy’s Monday Manufacturer.” Founded in 1949, Perry Technology is a second-generation, family-owned and operated manufacturer of precision gears, splined couplings, and complex-machined components for... Read More about MURPHY HIGHLIGHTS CONNECTICUT MANUFACTURER, PERRY TECHNOLOGY, AS “MURPHY’S MONDAY MANUFACTURER”

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, called on Senate leaders on Monday to immediately work with Puerto Rico Governor Ricardo Roselló to formulate and pass an emergency bill to rebuild Puerto Rico and restore stability to the island in the wake of Hurricanes Irma and... Read More about MURPHY: “WASHINGTON HAS NEGLECTED PUERTO RICO. CONGRESS NEEDS TO DO BETTER.”

WASHINGTON – In the wake of three massive storms that have disrupted the day-to-day lives of millions of people in the U.S., U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) joined a group of 37 other U.S. senators today to call on the Trump administration to extend the crucial Oct. 5 deadline for Dreamers to renew their DACA status. The group... Read More about Lawmakers call for extension of DACA renewal deadline in wake of storms

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and U.S. Representatives Joe Courtney (CT-2) and Elizabeth Esty (CT-5) on Friday applauded a $600,000 grant to the University of Connecticut (UConn) and Western Connecticut State University from the Health Resources and Services Administration received through... Read More about NEW $600,000 FEDERAL GRANT EXPANDS CONNECTICUT’S MENTAL HEALTH WORKFORCE, ACCESS TO TREATMENT

HARTFORD —Today, U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and U.S. Representative Rosa DeLauro (CT-3) announced $1,560,526 in federal funding to the Town of Guilford from the Federal Emergency Management Administration’s (FEMA) Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) program. The funding... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL, DELAURO ANNOUNCE OVER $1 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING TO HIRE NEW FIREFIGHTERS IN GUILFORD

WASHINGTON – As state agencies prepare their Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) programs for the upcoming winter months, U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) joined a bipartisan coalition of senators, led by Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Jack Reed (D-RI), in urging... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL COLLEAGUES CALL FOR QUICK DISTRIBUTION OF HEATING ASSISTANCE FUNDING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), and U.S. Representatives John Larson (CT-1), Joe Courtney (CT-2), Rosa DeLauro (CT-3), Jim Himes (CT-4), and Elizabeth Esty (CT-5) urged Department of Energy Secretary Rick Perry on Friday to release the remaining funds of a $15 million grant the Department... Read More about CONNECTICUT DELEGATION URGES ENERGY DEPARTMENT TO RELEASE REMAINING FUNDS OF $15 MILLION AWARD TO DANBURY-BASED FUELCELL ENERGY

HARTFORD – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) issued the following statement applauding a $5 billion contract for the completion of the design of the Columbia Class ballistic missile submarines at Electric Boat. This contract will also provide initial prototyping and manufacturing... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL APPLAUD $5 BILLION CONTRACT FOR ELECTRIC BOAT COLUMBIA CLASS SUBMARINE PROGRAM

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) joined a bipartisan group of Senators, led by Senators Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) and Roy Blunt (R-MO), in calling for immediate action to extend critical funding for community health centers before funding runs out at the end of this month.  In a letter... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL JOIN BIPARTISAN EFFORT TO EXTEND CRITICAL FUNDING FOR COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS BEFORE END OF MONTH DEADLINE

WASHINGTON – During a Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee hearing on Tuesday, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) criticized Senate Republicans for abandoning the bipartisan process the HELP Committee committed to just several weeks ago and for pushing a new health care repeal bill – called Graham-Cassidy –... Read More about MURPHY DECRIES SECRETIVE, PARTISAN PROCESS BEHIND REPUBLICANS’ NEW HEALTH CARE BILL

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, laid out the facts of the Graham-Cassidy bill – Senate Republicans’ latest attempt to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and rip health care from millions of Americans. Murphy emphasized that the bill... Read More about MURPHY: “GRAHAM-CASSIDY IS THE MEANEST VERSION OF TRUMPCARE YET”