Hartford, CT—Today, U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and U.S. Representative Rosa DeLauro (CT-3) announced that the City of Derby has been awarded a $50,715 Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).  The funding will be used to purchase a new air... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL, DELAURO ANNOUNCE OVER $50,000 IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR DERBY FIRE DEPARTMENT

HARTFORD – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) announced on Monday that RK Manufacturing of Danbury is this week’s “Murphy’s Monday Manufacturer.” Founded in 1978, RK Manufacturing is a family-owned company that designs and manufactures machine tools and medical devices. The Danbury manufacturer provides custom tooling... Read More about MURPHY HIGHLIGHTS DANBURY MANUFACTURER, RK MANUFACTURING CORPORATION, AS “MURPHY’S MONDAY MANUFACTURER”

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, joined U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the HELP Committee Patty Murray (D-Wash.), Al Franken (D-Minn.), Bob Casey (D-Pa.), and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), on Friday in raising a number of... Read More about MURPHY JOINS WARREN, SENATORS IN CALLING ON DOL INSPECTOR GENERAL TO REVIEW DELAY OF RULES PROTECTING WORKERS FROM LETHAL SUBSTANCES, REVERSAL OF POLICY PUBLICIZING WORKPLACE SAFETY VIOLATIONS

Hartford, CT)—Today, U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Representatives Rosa DeLauro (CT-3), John Larson (CT-1), Jim Himes (CT-4) and Elizabeth Esty (CT-5) announced $1.5 million in federal grants for NeighborWorks affordable housing developments in Connecticut. The major federal award comes as President... Read More about WITH FUTURE FUNDING IN PERIL, MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL, DELAURO, LARSON, HIMES, ESTY ANNOUNCE $1.5 MILLION FOR NEIGHBORWORKS AFFORDABLE HOUSING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) released the following statement on Wednesday after Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein appointed former FBI Director Robert Mueller to serve as special prosecutor overseeing the investigation into Russian influence in the 2016 presidential election and potential ties to the Trump campaign.... Read More about MURPHY STATEMENT ON APPOINTMENT OF SPECIAL PROSECUTOR FOR INVESTIGATION INTO TRUMP CAMPAIGN TIES TO RUSSIA

Washington, D.C.) – U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) joined 134 Democratic colleagues in the House and Senate led by U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-2) in reintroducing the Bank on Students Emergency Loan Refinancing Act in the Senate and House. The legislation... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL, COURTNEY INTRODUCE STUDENT LOAN REFINANCING LEGISLATION WITH VAST DEMOCRATIC SUPPORT IN SENATE AND HOUSE

WASHINGTON – After Corinthian Colleges, Inc. and ITT Technical Institute filed for bankruptcy and faced widespread charges of fraud, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, joined U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), and Sherrod Brown... Read More about MURPHY, WARREN, HIRONO, BROWN RE-INTRODUCE BILL TO RESTORE PELL ELIGIBILITY FOR STUDENTS & PROTECT THEM FROM FRAUD

WASHINGTON – After a new U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) report revealed that a staggering number of service members dismissed from the U.S. military had diagnosed mental health disorders related to their service and that various branches of the military failed to comply with U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) separation policies,... Read More about MURPHY CALLS FOR PASSAGE OF HIS ‘HONOR OUR COMMITMENT ACT’ IN THE WAKE OF ALARMING GAO REPORT

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, joined U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the HELP Committee, and 9 other senators in calling on President Trump to drop his attempts to implement the 18 percent reduction laid out in his... Read More about MURPHY, GROUP OF SENATORS URGE TRUMP TO DROP HARMFUL CUTS & WORKFORCE REDUCTIONS AT HHS

WASHINGTON – During Connecticut Prevention Week 2017, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) – co-author of the recently passed Mental Health Reform Act – reaffirmed his commitment to raise awareness and secure increased federal support for mental health and substance abuse disorders. Connecticut Prevention Week is May 14th through... Read More about MURPHY MARKS “CONNECTICUT PREVENTION WEEK”

HARTFORD – As graduation season begins and students across the country receive their diplomas, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) announced on Monday that Church Hill Classics, also known as DiplomaFrame.com, of Monroe is this week’s “Murphy’s Monday Manufacturer.” Lucie Voves founded Church Hill Classics – a... Read More about MURPHY HIGHLIGHTS MONROE MANUFACTURER, CHURCH HILL CLASSICS, AS “MURPHY’S MONDAY MANUFACTURER”

Hartford, CT – U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) issued a reminder today that applications for U.S. District Court judge must be submitted by midnight on Friday, May 19. As in the past, the Senators have convened a panel of eight attorneys and non-attorneys to review all submitted applications, and... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL SEEK CANDIDATES FOR U.S. DISTRICT COURT VACANCY

HARTFORD – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) released a statement on Friday after Derby resident Luis Barrios received a two-year stay in his deportation case. The news comes just days after Mr. Barrios initially received a 30-day stay. Murphy worked with U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal to request that Immigration and Customs... Read More about MURPHY STATEMENT ON TWO-YEAR STAY FOR LUIS BARRIOS

HARTFORD – After hearing from Norwalk residents who are concerned that contamination at the former power plant site on Manresa Island could endanger the long-term health of Long Island Sound, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) requested that NRG Energy, Inc. – the company that owns Manresa... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL URGE NRG ENERGY TO PRESERVE MANRESA ISLAND, HELP PROTECT LONG ISLAND SOUND

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, on Thursday highlighted broken promises by President Trump and Congressional Republicans to improve America’s health care system. Murphy... Read More about MURPHY HIGHLIGHTS TRUMP’S BROKEN PROMISES ON HEALTH CARE

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, joined U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i) and a group of five other senators on Thursday in urging President Trump to nominate leaders for more than 100 senior State Department positions that are currently unfilled but that are... Read More about MURPHY, GROUP OF SENATORS URGE PRESIDENT TRUMP TO FILL CRITICAL SENIOR STATE DEPARTMENT VACANCIES

WASHINGTON – After hearing repeated concerns from Connecticut consumers who want transparent information about what is in the food they serve their families, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) called on the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to finalize strong standards for GMO (genetically modified organisms) labeling that require food... Read More about MURPHY CALLS ON USDA TO HEED CONCERNS OF CONNECTICUT RESIDENTS, STRENGTHEN GMO LABELING RULES & SUPPORT ORGANIC FARMING

WASHINGTON – Just weeks after an American company contracted by the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) was convicted of defrauding the government and using products made in China instead of products made in America, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) called on DoD Secretary James Mattis to make much-needed reforms within DoD to improve Buy... Read More about MURPHY URGES DEFENSE SECRETARY MATTIS TO MAKE NEEDED REFORMS & IMPROVE “BUY AMERICAN” COMPLIANCE AFTER DOD-CONTRACTED COMPANY IS CONVICTED OF FRAUD

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) released a statement after President Trump fired FBI Director James Comey: "No matter the mistakes that Director Comey has made, the timing of his firing clearly suggests that President Trump is trying to influence or upend the FBI's investigation into his campaign's possible collusion with a... Read More about MURPHY STATEMENT ON FIRING OF FBI DIRECTOR JAMES COMEY

WASHINGTON, D.C. –U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) today joined a bipartisan group of 28 Senators, led by U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D-MI), in sending a letter to the Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture urging them to support robust funding for the Farm Service Agency’s (FSA) loan... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL JOIN BIPARTISAN GROUP OF SENATORS IN CALLING FOR FUNDING FOR LOANS SUPPORTING FARMERS