HARTFORD – In response to today’s announcement by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) that it will purchase $20 million worth of surplus dairy products to help stabilize the dairy market, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) urged USDA to do more to help dairy farmers. Farm milk prices have dropped almost 40%in the last few... Read More about MURPHY URGES MORE SUPPORT FOR CONNECTICUT DAIRY FARMERS

(Hartford, CT) – In a letter today to Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus, U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-3) and Congressman Jim Himes (CT-4) called on the Navy to suspend any possible plans to shift maintenance of the Marine One Presidential helicopter fleet from... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL, DELAURO, HIMES CALL ON NAVY TO KEEP MARINE ONE WORK IN CONNECTICUT

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) released the following statement after 13 people were shot and wounded at a house party early Sunday morning: "The news of last night's mass shooting in Bridgeport is infuriating - I'm simply unable to contemplate the evil behind such contempt for human life. I'm overwhelmingly grateful that... Read More about MURPHY STATEMENT ON BRIDGEPORT SHOOTING

NORWICH - U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-2), and U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) announced the approval of new federal resources to help United Social & Mental Health Services expand  mental and primary health  services for adults and children in the Windham region.  The $10... Read More about MURPHY, COURTNEY, BLUMENTHAL ANNOUNCE NEW FEDERAL SUPPORT TO IMPROVE MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES IN WINDHAM AREA

LEBANON — U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), and U.S. Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-2) announced on Thursday that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has awarded the University of Connecticut (UConn) a $597,598 federal grant through the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program to... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL, COURTNEY ANNOUNCE $600,000 GRANT TO HELP CONNECTICUT’S NEW FARMERS

HARTFORD – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) announced that Mazak Northeast Technology Center is this week’s “Murphy’s Monday Manufacturer.” Established in South Windsor in 1981, Mazak Northeast Technology Center today develops high-tech Computer Numeric Control machine tools out of a 22,000 square foot facility... Read More about MURPHY HIGHLIGHTS WINDSOR LOCKS MANUFACTURER, MAZAK NORTHEAST TECHNOLOGY CENTER, AS “MURPHY’S MONDAY MANUFACTURER”

WASHINGTON — As the U.S. shellfish and aquaculture industries, particularly those in Connecticut, continue to grow, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), U.S. Representative John Larson (CT-1), U.S. Representative Joe Courtney (CT-2), and U.S. Representative Elizabeth Esty (CT-5) urged U.S. Trade... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL, LARSON, COURTNEY & ESTY URGE U.S. TRADE NEGOTIATORS TO PROMOTE CONNECTICUT SHELLFISH INDUSTRY, REMOVE BARRIERS TO SHELLFISH TRADE BETWEEN U.S. & EU

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Representative Joe Courtney (CT-02), Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), and Representative John Larson (CT-01) released letters they sent jointly to Connecticut insurers regarding efforts proposed by the State of Connecticut to provide relief to homeowners burdened by crumbling... Read More about COURTNEY, BLUMENTHAL, MURPHY, LARSON URGE INSURERS TO PARTICIPATE IN STATE RELIEF PROGRAM FOR CRUMBLING FOUNDATIONS

HARTFORD – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) announced that AeroCision of Chester, Connecticut, is this week’s “Murphy’s Monday Manufacturer.” AeroCision’s 64 Chester-based employees manufacture machined aerospace parts, such as complex rings and 5-axis casings, for customers including Rolls-Royce, General... Read More about MURPHY HIGHLIGHTS CHESTER MANUFACTURER, AEROCISION, AS “MURPHY’S MONDAY MANUFACTURER”

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) applauded the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) announcement that they will provide $46,530 to 14 Connecticut dairy producers who are enrolled in the Margin Protection Program-Dairy (MPP) – an insurance mechanism designed to help... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL APPLAUD USDA’S MPP-DAIRY ANNOUNCEMENT, VOW TO CONTINUE FIGHT TO STRENGTHEN PROGRAM & HELP CONNECTICUT’S DAIRY FARMERS

HARTFORD – On the fourth annual Startup Day Across America, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Thursday released the following statement recognizing the innovation and job-creating prowess of Connecticut’s startups. “Startups are engines of job creation. With the best and the brightest minds from Yale and UConn, along with our... Read More about MURPHY RECOGNIZES CONNECTICUT INNOVATION ON “STARTUP DAY”

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, joined U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and a bipartisan group of 8 other senators in calling on U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry to increase efforts to combat the humanitarian and national security issue of human... Read More about MURPHY JOINS BIPARTISAN GROUP OF 10 SENATORS IN URGING SECRETARY KERRY TO COMBAT HUMAN TRAFFICKING OF REFUGEES

HARTFORD – The Connecticut Congressional Delegation today urged President Barack Obama to designate the New England Coral Canyons and Seamounts as the nation’s first ever Atlantic marine national monument.  The letter, signed by U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Congressman John Larson... Read More about CONNECTICUT DELEGATION URGES PRESIDENT OBAMA TO DESIGNATE NEW ENGLAND CORAL CANYONS AND SEAMOUNTS AS FIRST EVER ATLANTIC MARINE NATIONAL MONUMENT

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), and U.S. Congressman Jim Himes (CT-4) called on President Obama on Thursday, for the second year in a row, to invite the U.S. International Mathematical Olympiad Team... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL, HIMES CALL ON OBAMA TO RECOGNIZE CONNECTICUT STUDENT & INTERNATIONAL MATH OLYMPIAD FOR SECOND 1st PLACE WIN AT INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION

HARTFORD – Today U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) applauded news that the F-35 has achieved Initial Operational Capability.  “Thanks to the hard work, dedication, and innovative ideas of Connecticut’s defense manufacturers, the Air Force’s F35 is ready to defend our... Read More about MURPHY & BLUMENTHAL APPLAUD F-35 OPERATIONAL MILESTONE

HARTFORD – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) applauded an announcement by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday that the Connecticut Department of Public Health will receive an additional $400,000 of federal funding to combat the Zika virus.  “This funding will continue to help Connecticut residents stay... Read More about MURPHY APPLAUDS ADDITIONAL $400,000 FROM CDC FOR CONNECTICUT TO FIGHT ZIKA VIRUS

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), led by U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine), joined a bipartisan group of 29 senators urging the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to improve access to substance abuse treatment by amending the Institutions for... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL, BIPARTISAN GROUP OF SENATORS URGE CMS TO EXPAND SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT COVERAGE

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), led by U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-Wash.), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, joined 18 Senators in sending a letter to the Department of Education (“the Department”) to express support... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL: MORE TO DO TO FURTHER STRENGTHEN EDUCATION DEPT. RULE FOR DEBT RELIEF IN HIGHER EDUCATION

HARTFORD – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) announced that Palco Connector, Inc. of Naugatuck is this week’s “Murphy’s Monday Manufacturer.” Founded in Connecticut in 1978, Palco Connector manufactures radio frequency and microwave connectors and cables, as well as audio, data, and battery connectors for the... Read More about MURPHY HIGHLIGHTS NAUGATUCK MANUFACTURER, PALCO CONNECTOR, INC., AS “MURPHY’S MONDAY MANUFACTURER”

HARTFORD – After public health officials in Florida announced that four cases of Zika are likely to have been acquired in the continental United States, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), called on Congressional Republicans on Friday to stop playing politics with the Zika emergency and immediately pass the bipartisan $1.1 billion compromise... Read More about MURPHY STATEMENT ON FIRST LOCALLY ACQUIRED CASES OF ZIKA IN CONTINENTAL U.S.