WASHINGTON – As the opioid epidemic ravages Connecticut communities and as Senate Republicans continue to push their health care repeal bill that threatens access to addiction treatment for millions of people, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) released a report called “CODE BLUE: What Trumpcare Would Mean in the Fight Against the... Read More about MURPHY REPORT: GOP HEALTH CARE BILL WOULD MAKE CONNECTICUT’S OPIOID EPIDEMIC WORSE

HARTFORD – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) announced on Friday that Fitscript of New Haven is this month’s “Murphy’s Innovator of the Month.” Founded in 2012 by Charles O’Connell, a New Haven resident with Type 1 Diabetes, Fitscript is a digital health company dedicated to helping people control their... Read More about MURPHY HIGHLIGHTS NEW HAVEN INNOVATOR, FITSCRIPT, AS “MURPHY’S INNOVATOR OF THE MONTH”

HARTFORD – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) announced on Friday that Fitscript of New Haven is this month’s “Murphy’s Innovator of the Month.” Founded in 2012 by Charles O’Connell, a New Haven resident with Type 1 Diabetes, Fitscript is a digital health company dedicated to helping people control their... Read More about MURPHY HIGHLIGHTS NEW HAVEN INNOVATOR, FITSCRIPT, AS “MURPHY’S INNOVATOR OF THE MONTH”

WASHINGTON – As debate over the Senate Republican health care plan to gut Medicaid, raise premiums, and dismantle the American health care system continues, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) invited Connecticut residents to Share Your Health Care Story and help illustrate the devastating impact the Republican health care bill would have on... Read More about MURPHY ENCOURAGES CONNECTICUT RESIDENTS TO “SHARE YOUR HEALTH CARE STORY”

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) joined U.S. Senators Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Al Franken (D-Minn.), and Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), and a group of 28 other senators in introducing the first-ever Senate resolution recognizing June as LGBTQ Pride Month. “Pride Month is about building up our... Read More about MURPHY JOINS BROWN, GROUP OF SENATORS IN INTRODUCING FIRST EVER RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING JUNE AS PRIDE MONTH

Hartford, CT- Today, U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Chris Murphy (D-CT) 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) announced two grants from the U.S. Department of  Housing and Urban Development (HUD) totaling $35,602,295. HUD’s Public... Read More about CONNECTICUT CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION ANNOUNCES OVER $35 MILLION IN HUD FUNDING TO IMPROVE PUBLIC HOUSING, PROTECT CHILDREN AND FAMILIES FROM LEAD HAZARDS

HARTFORD – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) announced on Friday that MakeHaven of New Haven is this month’s “Murphy’s Innovator of the Month.” In March 2012, a small group of residents from the New Haven area pooled donations, tools, and volunteer time to establish MakeHaven – a nonprofit gathering place and... Read More about MURPHY HIGHLIGHTS NEW HAVEN INNOVATOR, MAKEHAVEN, AS “MURPHY’S INNOVATOR OF THE MONTH”

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, released a statement on Thursday after the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released an updated analysis outlining the impact of the Senate Republican health care repeal bill on health care costs and Medicaid... Read More about MURPHY: TRUMPCARE BECOMES "EVEN MORE OF A NIGHTMARE" AFTER FIRST 10 YEARS

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Chris Murphy (D-CT) joined a bipartisan letter, led by U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), to Trump administration officials urging the ongoing implementation of the U.S. refugee program, the United States Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP), in light of the recent U.S.... Read More about MURPHY & BLUMENTHAL JOIN BIPARTISAN GROUP OF SENATORS URGING THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION TO CONTINUE REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT IN U.S.

WASHINGTON – After making repeated requests that U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) take action to improve Buy American compliance and prioritize the purchase of American-made goods, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) applauded DoD for releasing new Buy American training modules and for urging DoD personnel to diligently adhere to our Buy... Read More about PENTAGON HEEDS MURPHY’S CALL, COMMITS TO IMPROVE ‘BUY AMERICAN’ PRACTICES & COMPLIANCE

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) introduced two bills to improve orthotics and prosthetics care for our nation’s service members and veterans. The legislation would enhance research in best practices and support colleges and universities seeking to establish degree... Read More about MURPHY, DURBIN INTRODUCE LEGISLATION TO MEET DEMAND FOR HIGH-QUALITY PROSTHETIC CARE FOR VETERANS

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), co-author of the Honor Our Commitment Act of 2017, released a statement on Tuesday after the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) released finalized plans to provide emergency mental health coverage to former service members with Other-Than-Honorable (OTH) discharges for up to 90 days.... Read More about MURPHY CALLS FOR PASSAGE OF HIS ‘HONOR OUR COMMITMENT ACT’ AFTER VA ANNOUNCES LIMITED MENTAL HEALTH CARE FOR VETERANS WITH OTHER THAN HONORABLE DISCHARGES

Click here view video of Murphy’s remarks. WASHINGTON – After the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office’s (CBO) analysis of the Senate Republican health care repeal bill found that the bill would leave 22 million more Americans uninsured by 2026 and cause premiums to skyrocket for middle class Americans nearing retirement,... Read More about MURPHY ON GOP HEALTH CARE BILL: “ALMOST EVERY PROBLEM IS MADE WORSE BY THIS PIECE OF LEGISLATION.”

WASHINGTON –U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, released a statement on Monday after the nonpartisan Congressional Budget office (CBO) released an analysis of the Senate Republican's health care repeal bill. The CBO found that the bill would leave 22 million more... Read More about MURPHY: “THIS CBO SCORE SHOULD BE THE LAST STRAW FOR REPUBLICANS”

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) joined U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) and a group of 42 other Senate Democrats in introducing their Working Families Tax Relief Act – legislation to put money back into the pockets of working Connecticut residents and ensure that no... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL INTRODUCE LEGISLATION TO PUT MONEY BACK IN THE POCKETS OF CONNECTICUT WORKERS

WASHINGTON – Days before Senate Republicans are expected to force a vote on the secret health care repeal bill they revealed just two days ago, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, requested that the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) provide analysis of... Read More about MURPHY CALLS ON CBO TO ANALYZE REMOVAL OF INDIVIDUAL MANDATE & DEVASTATING CUTS TO MEDICAID COVERAGE BEYOND 10-YEAR BUDGET WINDOW

Hartford, CT—Today, U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), and U.S. Representatives John Larson (CT-1), Joe Courtney (CT-2), Jim Himes (CT-4), and Elizabeth Esty (CT-5) announced $939,462 in federal funding through the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Assistance to Firefighter Grant (AFG)... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL, LARSON, COURTNEY, HIMES, ESTY ANNOUNCE OVER $930,000 IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENTS

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) released a statement on Thursday after Senate Republicans finally released their secret health care repeal bill. Their bill would raise costs and worsen care to pay for huge tax cuts for the wealthy. Senate Republicans are trying to force the bill through Congress without any hearings,... Read More about MURPHY: REPUBLICAN BILL “MAKES HEALTH CARE WORSE & MORE EXPENSIVE…SO THAT THE VERY RICHEST PEOPLE IN AMERICA CAN GET A HUGE TAX CUT”

WASHINGTON – Just one day after traveling to the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) for the secret health care repeal bill that Senate Republicans are trying to force through Congress, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) expressed serious concern about Senate Republicans forcing the CBO to keep the bill confidential and for denying the... Read More about MURPHY TO CBO: REPUBLICANS ARE DENYING AMERICAN PUBLIC A FAIR, INDEPENDENT ANALYSIS OF SECRET HEALTH CARE BILL

Click here or the image above 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, joined Senate Democrats on the floor of the U.S. Senate Monday night in protesting the GOP’s efforts to force a secret health care... Read More about MURPHY ON SECRET GOP HEALTH CARE BILL: “MY CONSTITUENTS…DESERVE TO KNOW WHAT IS ABOUT TO HAPPEN TO THEM.”