WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Chris Murphy and Richard Blumenthal, along with U.S. Representatives John Larson (CT-1), Rosa DeLauro (CT-3), and Elizabeth Esty (CT-5), applauded $632,000 in federal funding from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to help redevelop contaminated brownfield sites. Out of the $10.7 million in... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL, DELAURO, LARSON, ESTY APPLAUD MORE THAN $600,000 IN FEDERAL FUNDING TO CLEAN UP CONTAMINATED BROWNFIELD SITES IN CONNECTICUT

WASHINGTON— Following continued alarming reports of negligence and abuse at homes for developmentally disabled residents, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, committed to introduce legislation to address this issue. The second investigation released today by... Read More about MURPHY CRITICIZES CONTINUED NEGLIGENCE AND ABUSE AT HOMES FOR DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED; DEMANDS ACCOUNTABILITY & INCREASED TRAINING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and U.S. Representative Jim Langevin (RI-02) were joined by a bicameral, bipartisan group of 28 Members of Congress from Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island on Thursday to express support for continued public engagement on the draft Northeast Ocean Plan... Read More about MURPHY, LANGEVIN, BIPARTISAN GROUP OF 28 MEMBERS OF CONGRESS LAUD PROGRESS ON DRAFT NORTHEAST REGIONAL OCEAN PLAN, CALL FOR CONTINUED PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT

WASHINGTON – As the opioid crisis in Connecticut continues to grow, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) released the following statement Wednesday after he voted to support the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (CARA), a bill that will reauthorize programs to combat opioid abuse and increase access to life-saving medication such as... Read More about BILL TO COMBAT OPIOID CRISIS HEADS TO PRESIDENT’S DESK

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) voted on Wednesday in favor of the bipartisan Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization Act of 2016 to enhance security at airports and improve convenience for travelers. The bill passed by a vote of 89 to 4, sending it to the President’s desk to be signed into... Read More about MURPHY VOTES TO INCREASE SECURITY, CONVENIENCE FOR AIRPLANE PASSENGERS AHEAD OF BUSY SUMMER TRAVEL SEASON

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn), along with Senate Democrats today released a new letter to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell calling on Republicans to immediately schedule a vote on legislation to provide substantial funding to address the opioid and heroin epidemic in the United... Read More about AS SENATE DEBATES OPIOID BILL, MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL, DEMOCRATS URGE REPUBLICANS TO COMMIT TO PASSING REAL, IMMEDIATE FUNDING TO FIGHT OPIOID & HEROIN EPIDEMIC AND ACTUALLY CARRY OUT PROGRAMS AUTHORIZED IN CARA BILL

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and Congresswoman Marcia L. Fudge (Ohio-11), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary Education of the U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce, on Tuesday... Read More about MURPHY, FUDGE INTRODUCE STRONGER TOGETHER SCHOOL DIVERSITY ACT OF 2016

HARTFORD – Today, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) announced that Davis-Standard of Pawcatuck is this week’s “Murphy’s Monday Manufacturer.” Founded in 1848, Davis-Standard designs and manufactures plastics and rubber processing equipment, extrusion/shaping technology, and converting systems. Davis-Standard is... Read More about MURPHY HIGHLIGHTS PAWCATUCK MANUFACTURER, DAVIS-STANDARD, AS “MURPHY’S MONDAY MANUFACTURER”

WASHINGTON – In light of two proposed health insurance mergers involving Aetna and Humana and Cigna and Anthem, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, released the following statement after writing to Aetna Chairman & CEO Mark Bertolini and Cigna President... Read More about MURPHY STATEMENT ON AETNA, CIGNA PROPOSED MERGERS

HARTFORD – U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), along with U.S. Representatives John Larson (D-1), Joe Courtney (D-2), and Rosa DeLauro (D-3) announced that the U.S. Department of Defense is awarding Pratt & Whitney a $1.5 billion contract for the 10th batch of low-rate initial production engines... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL, LARSON, COURTNEY, DELAURO ANNOUNCE $1.5 BILLION CONTRACT FOR PRATT & WHITNEY TO MAKE 10TH BATCH OF F-35 ENGINES

WASHINGTON —Today, U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), U.S. Representatives Joe Courtney (CT-02), Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), John Larson (CT-01), Jim Himes (CT-04), and Elizabeth Esty (CT-05) praised the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for publishing a final rule yesterday amending... Read More about CONNECTICUT DELEGATION PRAISES EPA FINAL RULE FOR USE OF THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN LONG ISLAND SOUND DREDGED MATERIAL DISPOSAL SITES

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) released the following statement Friday after a gunman opened fire and killed 5 police officers and wounded many others during a peaceful, anti-violence protest in Dallas: “I’m mourning the loss of the five brave Dallas police officers who gave their lives protecting marchers’... Read More about MURPHY STATEMENT ON MURDER OF DALLAS POLICE OFFICERS

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), and U.S. Representatives Rosa DeLauro (CT-3) and John Larson (CT-1), applauded Community Health Center, Inc. in Middletown on its selection to participate in the White House Precision Medicine Initiative’s (PMI) Cohort Program, a... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL, DELAURO, LARSON APPLAUD COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER, INC. ON SELECTION FOR PRESTIGIOUS WHITE HOUSE PRECISION MEDICINE STUDY

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.), and Tim Kaine (D-Va.) sent a letter Thursday to President Barack Obama, urging him to carry a message to world leaders at the upcoming North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) summit in Warsaw, Poland: success in Ukraine... Read More about MURPHY, DURBIN, SHAHEEN, BOXER, KAINE URGE PRESIDENT TO MAKE U.S. SUPPORT FOR UKRAINE A FOCUS OF UPCOMING NATO SUMMIT

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) called for immediate passage of his 21st Century Buy American Act on Thursday after the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) released an alarming report revealing that the agency spent approximately $11.3 billion on purchases from foreign entities in Fiscal Year (FY) 2015. The report also revealed... Read More about MURPHY CALLS FOR IMMEDIATE PASSAGE OF 21ST CENTURY BUY AMERICAN ACT AFTER DEFENSE DEPARTMENT RELEASES ALARMING REPORT ON FOREIGN PURCHASES

WASHINGTON – After the U.S. House of Representatives passed comprehensive mental health reform by a vote of 422 to 2 on Wednesday, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy (R-La.), co-authors of the Mental Health Reform Act and members of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, called... Read More about AFTER HOUSE PASSES MENTAL HEALTH BILL, MURPHY, CASSIDY CALL ON SENATE TO IMMEDIATELY VOTE ON BIPARTISAN MENTAL HEALTH REFORM ACT

WASHINGTON – Today U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), Chris Coons (D- DE), Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) are calling on members of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) Conference Committee to provide funding for... Read More about MURPHY JOINS BIPARTISAN GROUP OF SENATORS IN CALLING FOR ROBUST BLACK HAWK FUNDING

WASHINGTON – As Connecticut and the nation continue to be ravaged by the growing opioid and heroin addiction epidemic, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) applauded the Obama Administration and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on Wednesday after they announced new steps to combat the epidemic. Specifically, HHS issued a... Read More about MURPHY APPLAUDS OBAMA ADMINISTRATION ACTION TO EXPAND ACCESS TO MEDICATION-ASSISTED TREATMENT FOR OPIOID ADDICTION

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) released the following statement on Wednesday opposing legislation that prohibits states from mandating labels on foods that contain genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and exempts many foods from being labeled as genetically modified:  “This bill is not a good deal for consumers... Read More about MURPHY OPPOSES COMPROMISE FOOD LABELING BILL

HARTFORD – Today, U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), along with U.S. Representatives John Larson (D-1), Joe Courtney (D-2), and Rosa DeLauro (D-3) announced a more than $1 billion contract from the Air Force to Pratt & Whitney to develop next generation military fighter engine technology. As part... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL, LARSON, COURTNEY, DELAURO ANNOUNCE MORE THAN $1 BILLION AIR FORCE CONTRACT FOR PRATT & WHITNEY