WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson (R-Ga.), both members of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, applauded final passage of their bipartisan legislation – the Advancing Research for Neurological Diseases Act – to advance medical research of neurological... Read More about ISAKSON-MURPHY NEUROLOGICAL RESEARCH BILL HEADS TO PRESIDENT’S DESK

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Rob Portman (R-OH) and Chris Murphy (D-CT) today announced that their Countering Disinformation and Propaganda Act – legislation designed to help American allies counter foreign government propaganda from Russia, China, and other nations – has passed the Senate as part of... Read More about Senate Passes Major Murphy-Portman Counter-Propaganda Bill as Part of NDAA

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) voted on Thursday to support the FY 2017 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) Conference Report, which passed the Senate by a vote of 92-7. The bill authorizes significant investments in Connecticut’s defense manufacturers and includes the bipartisan Countering Disinformation and... Read More about MURPHY VOTES TO SUPPORT CONNECTICUT DEFENSE MANUFACTURING JOBS, COUNTER RUSSIAN PROPAGANDA

President Barack Obama: “The bipartisan passage of the 21st Century Cures Act is an example of the progress we can make when people from both parties work together to improve the health of our families, friends and neighbors…the Cures Act takes important steps to improve mental health, including building on the work of my... Read More about WHAT THEY’RE SAYING: LEADERS AND ADVOCATES PRAISE MENTAL HEALTH REFORM

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) released the following statement on Wednesday regarding President-elect Trump’s nomination of Linda McMahon as leader of the Small Business Administration:   “The Small Business Administration is a critical resource for job-creators in Connecticut, and the top post is a big... Read More about MURPHY STATEMENT ON PRESIDENT-ELECT TRUMP’S NOMINATION OF LINDA MCMAHON AS HEAD OF SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) applauded the President’s National Ocean Council on Wednesday for approving the first-ever Northeast Ocean Plan by the Northeast Regional Planning Body. The plan – which provides a blueprint of the northeast region’s marine life, cultural resources, commercial fishing,... Read More about MURPHY APPLAUDS WHITE HOUSE APPROVAL OF FIRST-EVER NORTHEAST OCEAN PLAN

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), author of the bipartisan Mental Health Reform Act and members of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, applauded Senate passage of mental health reforms, $1 billion in emergency funding to address the opioid and heroin crisis, and increased investments in... Read More about SENATE PASSES LANDMARK MENTAL HEALTH REFORM, NEW FUNDING FOR OPIOID CRISIS

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, applauded the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) on Wednesday after the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced they are looking to create new workplace safety standards to protect healthcare and... Read More about MURPHY APPLAUDS DEPARTMENT OF LABOR FOR NEW ACTION TO PROTECT HEALTHCARE WORKERS FROM WORKPLACE VIOLENCE

HARTFORD – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) announced on Monday that Richard’s Machine Tool Company Inc. of Newington is this week’s “Murphy’s Monday Manufacturer.” Richard’s was founded in 1978 in New Britain as a tool manufacturer. After outgrowing their New Britain workspace, the manufacturer moved to... Read More about MURPHY HIGHLIGHTS NEWINGTON MANUFACTURER, RICHARD’S MACHINE TOOL COMPANY INC., AS “MURPHY’S MONDAY MANUFACTURER”

Washington, DC – U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), led by U.S. Sens. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Rob Portman (R-OH), joined the fight to restore a ‘Buy America’ provision in the Water Resources Development (WRDA) Act that would require the use of American-made iron and steel products in... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL, BIPARTISAN COLLEAGUES CALL FOR BUY AMERICAN PROVISION IN WATER INFRASTRUCTURE PACKAGE

WASHINGTON — 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 Congressional passage on Thursday of the Iran Sanctions Extension Act – a bill that extends the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 to December 31, 2026.... Read More about MURPHY APPLAUDS CONGRESSIONAL PASSAGE OF IRAN SANCTIONS EXTENSION ACT

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn), co-author of the bipartisan Mental Health Reform Act and member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, delivered a speech on the floor of the U.S. Senate emphasizing the urgent need for Congress to pass mental health reforms and provide relief to the... Read More about MENTAL HEALTH REFORM ACT PASSES HOUSE, MURPHY CALLS FOR SWIFT SENATE PASSAGE

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy (R-La.), co-authors of the bipartisan Mental Health Reform Act and members of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, applauded the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday for passing a bipartisan bill, which includes mental... Read More about MURPHY, CASSIDY HAIL HOUSE PASSAGE OF MENTAL HEALTH REFORM ACT, CALL FOR SWIFT SENATE ACTION

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-Ohio) announced on Wednesday that their Countering Disinformation and Propaganda Act – legislation designed to help American allies counter foreign government propaganda from Russia, China,... Read More about MURPHY, PORTMAN BIPARTISAN LEGISLATION INCLUDED IN NDAA, SECURE BIG WIN IN COUNTER-PROPAGANDA EFFORT

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, released the following statement on Tuesday regarding President-elect Trump’s nomination of Tom Price as Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: “I will not support Tom Price for... Read More about MURPHY STATEMENT ON PRESIDENT-ELECT TRUMP’S NOMINATION OF TOM PRICE AS HHS SECRETARY

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 Monday regarding President-elect Trump’s nomination of Betsy DeVos as Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education: "Our nation's elementary and secondary education system... Read More about MURPHY STATEMENT ON PRESIDENT-ELECT TRUMP’S NOMINATION OF BETSY DEVOS AS EDUCATION SECRETARY

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) released the following statement on Tuesday expressing condolences to the loved ones of the victims of the plane carrying the Chapecoense soccer team from southern Brazil that crashed in Colombia, killing 75 people. Connecticut is home to over 60,000 Brazilian-American residents and the... Read More about MURPHY STATEMENT ON THE BRAZILIAN PLANE CRASH

HARTFORD – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) announced on Monday that Joining Technologies, Inc. (JTI) of East Granby is this week’s “Murphy’s Monday Manufacturer." Founded out of a small shop in Cheshire, Connecticut, in 1992, JTI provides manufacturing services such as laser welding, laser cladding, electron beam... Read More about MURPHY HIGHLIGHTS EAST GRANBY MANUFACTURER, JOINING TECHNOLOGIES, INC., 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 and co-author of the bipartisan Mental Health Reform Act, on Sunday praised the bipartisan agreement to pass mental health reform and new funding to combat the opioid epidemic during the lame duck session of Congress.... Read More about MURPHY PRAISES BIPARTISAN DEAL TO PASS MENTAL HEALTH REFORM, OPIOID FUNDING IN LAME DUCK

HARTFORD – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) announced on Monday that Leipold Precision Components of Windsor is this week’s “Murphy’s Monday Manufacturer.” Leipold is a precision components manufacturer that manufactures components for the automotive, electrical, telecommunications, medical, construction and... Read More about MURPHY HIGHLIGHTS WINDSOR MANUFACTURER, LEIPOLD, AS “MURPHY’S MONDAY MANUFACTURER”