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”

HARTFORD, CT – Today, U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Representatives John Larson (CT-1), Joe Courtney (CT-2), Rosa DeLauro (CT-3), Jim Himes (CT-4), and Elizabeth Esty (CT-5) announced $2,666,359 awarded to sixteen health centers in the state of Connecticut to fund treatment for mental health and... Read More about CONNECTICUT CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION ANNOUNCES OVER $2 MILLION IN MENTAL HEALTH AND OPIOID ABUSE TREATMENT FUNDING

WASHINGTON, DC – Tomorrow, U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Chris Murphy (D-CT) will join the Connecticut State Society to host the fourth annual “Discover Connecticut” reception, which will showcase more than 20 small-batch food producers, restaurants, breweries, tourist attractions, and other businesses based in... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL, CONNECTICUT STATE SOCIETY TO SHOWCASE MORE THAN 20 CONNECTICUT BUSINESSES AT ‘DISCOVER CONNECTICUT’ EVENT IN DC

Hartford, CT- Today, U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Representatives John Larson (CT-1), Joe Courtney (CT-2),  Rosa DeLauro (CT-3), Jim Himes (CT-4), and Elizabeth Esty (CT-5) announced a grant from the National Cemetery Administration (NCA) totaling nearly $3.2 million to improve the Connecticut State... Read More about CONNECTICUT CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION ANNOUNCES $3.2 MILLION TO IMPROVE STATE VETERANS CEMETERY IN MIDDLETOWN

Click here to view video of Murphy’s remarks.      WASHINGTON – One day after Connecticut’s health insurers announced that costs will increase for Connecticut consumers by double digits, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) criticized the Trump administration during a U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and... Read More about MURPHY CRITICIZES TRUMP ADMINISTRATION FOR “UNCERTAINTY” IN CONNECTICUT HEALTH CARE EXCHANGE, DOUBLE-DIGIT RATE INCREASES

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and John Boozman (R-Ark.) reintroduced their Century Farms Act to recognize farms that have been in continuous operation for 100 or more years. To date, over 30 states – including Connecticut and Arkansas – have established Century or Centennial Farms designations and awards.... Read More about MURPHY, BOOZMAN REINTRODUCE BIPARTISAN LEGISLATION TO RECOGNIZE “CENTURY FARMS”

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, supported an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) on Wednesday that would, in six months, repeal the 2001 and 2002 Authorizations for Use of Military Force (AUMFs) authorizing war against the perpetrators of the... Read More about MURPHY CALLS ON CONGRESS TO CRAFT NEW WAR AUTHORIZATION

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) announced on Wednesday an amendment to the 2017 National Defense Authorization Act that will ensure the Defense Department is complying with Buy American purchasing requirements. Their amendment will ensure that federal taxpayer dollars are being used to benefit... Read More about MURPHY, STABENOW ANNOUNCE BUY AMERICAN AMENDMENT TO DEFENSE BILL

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 (HELP) Committee, received feedback on how to improve the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and stabilize the healthcare marketplace on Tuesday during a bipartisan HELP Committee... Read More about MURPHY CRITICIZES TRUMP FOR SABOTAGING AFFORDABLE CARE ACT AHEAD OF OPEN ENROLLMENT

HARTFORD – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) announced on Monday that Wepco Plastics, Inc. – a second-generation, family-owned and operated manufacturer in Middlefield – is this week’s “Murphy’s Monday Manufacturer.” Wally Parmelee founded Wepco Plastics in 1985 out of the basement of his home. Today, the... Read More about MURPHY HIGHLIGHTS MIDDLEFIELD MANUFACTURER, WEPCO PLASTICS, AS “MURPHY’S MONDAY MANUFACTURER”