WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), led by U.S. Senator Bob Menendez, joined 8 Democratic senators in urging the Comptroller of the Currency to review the findings in a new report of widespread discriminatory lending practices by Santander Bank when the agency examines the... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL, COLLEAGUES TELL FEDERAL BANKING REGULATOR TO REVIEW NEW REPORT OUTLINING SANTANDER BANK’S DISCRIMINATORY LENDING PRACTICES

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and John Thune (R-S.D.) today reintroduced bipartisan legislation that would allow Americans to make certain qualified sports and fitness purchases, like gym memberships, fitness equipment, and youth sports league fees, with money they have saved in pre-tax health care accounts. The Personal... Read More about MURPHY, THUNE REINTRODUCE BIPARTISAN BILL TO ENCOURAGE HEALTHY LIVING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Tuesday released the following statement on President Trump’s address to a joint session of Congress. "President Trump offered nothing new tonight. He offered no new ideas. He offered no new legislation to fulfill his endless promises. He offered no new explanations for all the things... Read More about MURPHY STATEMENT ON PRESIDENT TRUMP’S ADDRESS TO CONGRESS

WASHINGTON –U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) called on the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) on Tuesday to heed the concerns of Connecticut residents before finalizing a plan for the NEC FUTURE project along the Northeast Corridor (NEC). In a letter addressed to FRA’s Executive Director Patrick Warren, Murphy emphasized the... Read More about MURPHY EMPHASIZES IMPORTANCE OF TRANSPORTATION INVESTMENT, CALLS ON FRA TO HEED CONNECTICUT CONCERNS AHEAD OF “NEC FUTURE” DECISION

HARTFORD – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) announced on Monday that Prestige Industrial Finishing Co., a family-owned and operated manufacturing business based out of Shelton, is this week’s “Murphy’s Monday Manufacturer.” Founded in 1981 by husband and wife Ernest and Josephine Osso, Prestige provides powder... Read More about MURPHY HIGHLIGHTS SHELTON MANUFACTURER, PRESTIGE INDUSTRIAL FINISHING, CO., AS “MURPHY’S MONDAY MANUFACTURER”

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Monday announced that President & CEO of Derby’s Griffin Hospital Patrick A. Charmel will join him in attending President Trump’s address to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday. Charmel is recognized as a leader of the hospital industry’s effort to achieve... Read More about MURPHY TO HOST GRIFFIN HOSPITAL PRESIDENT & CEO PATRICK CHARMEL AT TRUMP’S ADDRESS TO CONGRESS

WASHINGTON – Following a recent string of overdoses that have occurred in Connecticut sober houses, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) joined U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), and Marco Rubio (R-Fl.) on Wednesday in calling on the U.S. Government Accountability Office to investigate federal and state oversight... Read More about MURPHY CALLS FOR INVESTIGATION AFTER RECENT STRING OF OVERDOSES IN CONNECTICUT SOBER HOUSES

HARTFORD – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) announced on Tuesday that SeeClickFix of New Haven is this month’s “Murphy’s Innovator of the Month.” SeeClickFix is a mobile app and communications platform for citizens to report non-emergency issues – such as cracked sidewalks, potholes, and light outages –... Read More about MURPHY HIGHLIGHTS NEW HAVEN STARTUP, SEECLICKFIX, AS “MURPHY’S INNOVATOR OF THE MONTH”

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Friday voted against the confirmation of Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt to lead the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Murphy, along with U.S. Senator Susan Collins (R-Maine), is the author of the Super Pollutants Act of 2015 – the Senate’s only bipartisan bill to... Read More about MURPHY VOTES AGAINST SCOTT PRUITT TO LEAD EPA

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Ben Cardin (D-Md.), member and Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, led nine other senators in urging Secretary of State Rex Tillerson to take full and appropriate advantage of the State Department’s ‘Dissent Channel.’ In a letter to Tillerson,... Read More about MURPHY, COLLEAGUES URGE SECRETARY TILLERSON TO RESPECT STATE DEPARTMENT USE OF ‘DISSENT CHANNEL’

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) today joined 28 other senators, led by Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), in calling on Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator nominee Scott Pruitt to recuse himself if confirmed from participating in any matter related to litigation that he... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL, COLLEAGUES DEMAND SCOTT PRUITT RECUSE HIMSELF FROM ALL ISSUES RELATED TO LAWSUITS HE BROUGHT AGAINST THE EPA TO OVERTURN OR WEAKEN CLEAN AIR AND WATER POLLUTION RULES

 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, released the following statement on Wednesday on the withdrawal of Andy Puzder’s nomination to be Secretary of the U.S. Department of Labor. Murphy has been a vocal opponent of Puzder’s... Read More about MURPHY STATEMENT ON WITHDRAWAL OF ANDY PUZDER’S NOMINATION TO LEAD LABOR DEPARTMENT

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) released the following statement on Wednesday after the Senate passed ill-conceived legislation that blocks a gun safety measure recently finalized by the Obama administration to keep dangerous weapons out of the hands of some individuals with mental illness. The legislation passed today,... Read More about MURPHY STATEMENT ON SENATE VOTE TO WEAKEN BACKGROUND CHECK SYSTEM

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Europe and Regional Security Cooperation, which includes NATO and U.S.-Russia policy, released the following statement on Wednesday after reports of a Russian intelligence ship patrolling off the East Coast near the Naval... Read More about MURPHY STATEMENT ON RUSSIAN SPY SHIP NEAR NEW LONDON SUB BASE

Click here to view video. WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) urged Senate Republicans on Tuesday to stop their ill-conceived plan to weaken the National Instant Criminal Background Check system (NICS) and reverse a gun safety measure recently finalized by the Obama administration to keep dangerous weapons out of the hands... Read More about MURPHY URGES SENATE REPUBLICANS TO END ILL-CONCEIVED PLAN TO WEAKEN BACKGROUND CHECK SYSTEM

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Europe and Regional Security Cooperation, which includes NATO and U.S.-Russia policy, released the following statement after reports that Russia secretly deployed a ground-launched cruise missile in violation of the 1987... Read More about MURPHY DEMANDS TRUMP CONDEMN RUSSIA’S VIOLATION OF ARMS CONTROL TREATY, SUPPORT NATO

WASHINGTON – In response to a recent report that ridership on Connecticut’s three Metro-North branch lines have declined, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), and U.S. Representative Elizabeth Esty (CT-5) sent a letter asking MTA-Metro-North Railroad to provide a detailed plan for improving... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL, ESTY CALL ON METRO-NORTH TO PROVIDE PLAN FOR UPGRADES & BETTER SERVICE IN WAKE OF LOW RIDERSHIP

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) released the following statement on Tuesday after voting for Linda McMahon as administrator of the Small Business Administration. “Congratulations to Linda McMahon on her confirmation as head of the Small Business Administration. As I’ve said before, while Linda and I haven’t... Read More about MURPHY VOTES FOR LINDA MCMAHON AS HEAD OF SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Europe and Regional Security Cooperation, which includes U.S.-Russia policy, released the following statement after General Michael Flynn resigned Monday night from his position as National Security Advisor. Murphy raised... Read More about MURPHY DEMANDS BIPARTISAN COMMISSION ON TRUMP ADMINISTRATION’S COORDINATION WITH RUSSIA

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) released the following statement on Monday after voting against the confirmation of Department of Treasury Secretary nominee Steven Mnuchin. “I want a Secretary of the Treasury who is going to wake up every day thinking about how to protect ordinary consumers and Main Street businesses,"... Read More about MURPHY VOTES AGAINST CONFIRMING STEVEN MNUCHIN AS TREASURY SECRETARY