Hartford, CT – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) issued the following statement applauding news today that the U.S. Navy has approved development of 12 Columbia-class ballistic missile submarines at Electric Boat. The approval is a major milestone towards final production of the new Columbia-... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL APPLAUD MILESTONE B APPROVAL FOR ELECTRIC BOAT COLUMBIA-CLASS SUBMARINES

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) joined U.S. Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) in reintroducing legislation, called the Presidential Tax Transparency Act, to require President-elect Trump and future presidential nominees to release their recent tax returns. The bill would give the American public honest insight into the... Read More about MURPHY, WYDEN INTRODUCE BILL REQUIRING PRESIDENT-ELECT TRUMP, FUTURE PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEES TO RELEASE TAX RETURNS

WASHINGTON — As the new year begins, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) released the following statement on Wednesday in celebration of some of the legislative victories he was able to achieve for Connecticut residents throughout 2016. Murphy’s 2016 legislative accomplishments span a wide range of issues, including comprehensive mental... Read More about MURPHY CELEBRATES MAJOR 2016 LEGISLATIVE ACCOMPLISHMENTS

HARTFORD — U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on the Near East, South Asia, Central Asia and Counterterrorism, applauded the Obama administration on Thursday for announcing sanctions against Russian officials, intelligence agencies, and institutions for cyber attacks... Read More about MURPHY STATEMENT ON U.S. SANCTIONS AGAINST RUSSIA

WASHINGTON— U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), U.S. Representative Joe Courtney (CT-2), and U.S. Representative Elizabeth Esty (CT-5) released the following statement on Wednesday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that they will gather in-depth information on production... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL, COURTNEY, ESTY APPLAUD USDA STEPS TO HELP CONNECTICUT’S DAIRY FARMERS, CALL FOR FURTHER ACTION

WASHINGTON— The Senate Democratic Steering Committee announced that U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) will maintain his seats on the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee. The committee assignments are expected to be... Read More about MURPHY MAINTAINS SEAT ON APPROPRIATIONS, HEALTH, EDUCATION, LABOR & FOREIGN RELATIONS COMMITTEES

HARTFORD – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) announced on Monday that Microboard Processing Inc. (MPI), a woman-owned manufacturer in Seymour, is this week’s “Murphy’s Monday Manufacturer.” Craig Hoekenga founded MPI in Stratford, Connecticut, in 1983. In 1995, Craig moved the company to a 60,000 square foot facility... Read More about MURPHY HIGHLIGHTS SEYMOUR MANUFACTURER, MICROBOARD PROCESSING INC., AS “MURPHY’S MONDAY MANUFACTURER”

HARTFORD, CT – U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Chris Murphy (D-CT) welcomed the U.S. Navy’s strong commitment to submarine investment outlined in the 2016 Navy Force Structure Assessment (FSA) released earlier today. The FSA recommends an additional eighteen attack submarines for the Navy – increasing the total number... Read More about Murphy & Blumenthal Welcome Navy's Commitment to Submarine Force in New Force Structure Assessment

HARTFORD, CT —Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02), Governor Dannel P. Malloy, Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), and Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) released the following statement after the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) released their Tier 1 final environmental impact statement for the Northeast Corridors FUTURE plan: "The... Read More about CONNECTICUT OFFICIALS RESPOND TO FRA PLAN FOR EASTERN SHORELINE RAIL REALIGNMENT

WASHINGTON— U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) released the following statement after the U.S. Department of Defense announced a $138 million contract for Sikorsky that ensures that maintenance on the Marine One Presidential helicopter fleet will remain in Stratford, Connecticut. Work will begin in January. Earlier this year, Murphy, U.S.... Read More about MURPHY APPLAUDS $138 MILLION MARINE ONE MAINTENANCE CONTRACT FOR SIKORSKY

WASHINGTON— U.S. Senators Chris Murphy(D-Conn.), Rand Paul (R-Ky.), Al Franken (D-Minn.), and Mike Lee (R-Utah) applauded a decision by the White House to halt some military arms sale to Saudi Arabia, but urged further action to end military support for a war marked by humanitarian abuses. Saudi Arabia has led a military campaign in Yemen... Read More about MURPHY, PAUL, FRANKEN, LEE APPLAUD DECISION TO HALT SOME MILITARY ARMS SALES TO SAUDI ARABIA, CALL FOR FURTHER ACTIONS

WASHINGTON— U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) issued the following statement on Wednesday on the fourth anniversary of the tragic shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School. “Today is a hard day. It's a day of crippling sadness. And a day of impossible, unanswerable questions. I have had the honor over the past four years to become... Read More about MURPHY STATEMENT ON THE 4TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE SANDY HOOK SHOOTING

WASHINGTON— U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, attended the bill signing ceremony at the White House on Tuesday where President Obama signed his bipartisan Mental Health Reform Act as part of the 21st Century CURES Act into law. Murphy’s bill will... Read More about MURPHY’S MENTAL HEALTH REFORM ACT SIGNED INTO LAW

WASHINGTON— During a phone call with U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Sylvia Burwell on Tuesday, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) inquired about next steps and urged HHS to allocate funding to Connecticut to combat the opioid crisis as soon as possible. Murphy spoke personally with Secretary Burwell over the... Read More about MURPHY URGES HHS SECRETARY TO SEND EMERGENCY OPIOID FUNDING TO CONNECTICUT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement on Tuesday regarding President-elect Trump’s nomination of Rex Tillerson as Secretary of State: “Rex Tillerson has spent his entire career putting oil company profits first and the interests... Read More about MURPHY STATEMENT ON PRESIDENT-ELECT TRUMP’S NOMINATION OF REX TILLERSON AS SECRETARY OF STATE

HARTFORD – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) announced on Monday that Seitz LLC of Torrington is this week’s “Murphy’s Monday Manufacturer.” Founded in Torrington in 1949, Seitz is a leading plastic-injection molding and custom contract manufacturer. The company designs, engineers and builds custom plastic gears and... Read More about MURPHY HIGHLIGHTS TORRINGTON MANUFACTURER, SEITZ LLC, AS “MURPHY’S MONDAY MANUFACTURER”

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) released the following statement on Saturday after voting to pass the bipartisan Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation (WIIN) Act. The bill authorizes critical Army Corps of Engineers projects throughout the country and contains $170 million of direct emergency assistance for... Read More about MURPHY VOTES TO INCREASE LEAD POISONING PROTECTIONS, RETURN OLD STONINGTON WHARF TO TOWN

WASHINGTON— U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) released the following statement on Friday after voting for the continuing resolution to fund the government through April 28, 2017: “People are sick of government business as usual. That’s why it makes no sense to me that – time and time again – Congress reverts to... Read More about MURPHY VOTES FOR BIPARTISAN BILL TO KEEP GOVERNMENT OPEN

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 Thursday regarding President-elect Trump’s nomination of Andy Puzder as Secretary of the U.S. Department of Labor: "It is simply unfathomable to me that a U.S. president... Read More about MURPHY STATEMENT ON PRESIDENT-ELECT TRUMP’S NOMINATION OF ANDY PUZDER AS LABOR SECRETARY

WASHINGTON— U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Vice Chair of the bipartisan Senate Ukraine Caucus and member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), member of the Senate Ukraine Caucus, joined U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Rob Portman (R-Ohio), and a bipartisan group of 23 other... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL, BIPARTISAN SENATORS CALL ON PRES.-ELECT TRUMP TO STAND AGAINST RUSSIAN AGGRESSION, SUPPORT NATO & UKRAINIAN SOVEREIGNTY