WASHINGTON – In the closing moments of a nearly 15-hour filibuster, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) announced early Thursday morning that Senate Democrats received a commitment from Republicans to schedule votes to close the terror gap and expand background checks for firearm purchases. Murphy began speaking at 11:21 a.m. on Wednesday to... Read More about MURPHY CONCLUDES 15-HOUR FILIBUSTER, ANNOUNCES COMMITMENT FOR VOTES TO CLOSE TERROR GAP & EXPAND BACKGROUND CHECKS

Click here or the image above to view video of Murphy’s opening remarks. WASHINGTON – In wake of the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) demanded action on Wednesday on the floor of the U.S. Senate to close the terror gap – which would prevent individuals on the FBI’s Terrorist Watch... Read More about MURPHY DEMANDS ACTION TO CLOSE TERROR GAP & EXPAND BACKGROUND CHECKS

WASHINGTON— U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) voted on Tuesday in support of a bill to keep Connecticut families safe and support the state’s robust aerospace and submarine manufacturing industries. Murphy supported the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2017, which passed the Senate on Tuesday by a vote of... Read More about MURPHY VOTES TO SUPPORT CONNECTICUT AEROSPACE, SUBMARINE MANUFACTURERS & SUPPLIERS

WASHINGTON —Today, U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), along with Representative Joe Courtney (D-Conn.) called for an investigation by the Inspector General of the Department of Commerce into how current fishing rules disadvantage fishermen in the Northeast. New England fishermen are more limited in the amount of... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL, COURTNEY CALL FOR INSPECTOR GENERAL INVESTIGATION INTO UNFAIR QUOTAS THAT THREATEN CONNECTICUT FISHING INDUSTRY

HARTFORD – Today, U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), along with U.S. Representatives Rosa DeLauro (CT-3) and Jim Himes (CT-4), applauded a United States Department of Labor (DOL) grant for $3,432,200 to The WorkPlace, which serves Fairfield County and parts of New Haven County, to help working... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL, DELAURO, HIMES APPLAUD OVER $3.4 MILLION TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO CHILD CARE AND JOB TRAINING

NEW BRITAIN —Today, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), and U.S. Congresswoman Elizabeth Esty (CT-5) joined New Britain Mayor Erin Stewart to announce a $3.4 million federal grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to help prevent lead poisoning in New Britain. The City of New... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL, ESTY, STEWART ANNOUNCE $3.4 MILLION FEDERAL GRANT TO PREVENT LEAD POISONING IN NEW BRITAIN

HARTFORD —Today, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) released the following statement on the mass shooting at a nightclub in Orlando, Florida: “I'm aching for the victims, their loved ones, and the people of Orlando, and I pray that all those injured have a quick and full recovery. I know the pain and sadness that has brought too many... Read More about MURPHY STATEMENT ON ORLANDO SHOOTING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-CT) Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and and U.S. Representatives John Larson (D-1), Joe Courtney (D-2), Rosa DeLauro (D-3), Jim Himes (D-4), and Elizabeth Esty (D-5) today released the names of the Connecticut men and women who have accepted offers of appointment to one of the four United States... Read More about Connecticut Congressional Delegation Announces Appointments to Service Academies

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) today encouraged the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) to ask its member stations to air public service announcements to help eliminate the harmful stigma surrounding addiction. In... Read More about MURPHY CALLS ON NATIONAL BROADCASTERS ASSOCIATION TO HELP FIGHT DRUG ADDICTION & STIGMA

WASHINGTON — After hearing from concerned patients, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.V.) today led a bipartisan group of eight senators in calling on U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee Chairman Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) and Ranking Member Patty Murray (D-Wash.) to... Read More about MURPHY, CAPITO LEAD BIPARTISAN GROUP OF SENATORS IN URGING GREATER FOCUS ON ACCESS TO CARE, REDUCING HIGH OUT-OF-POCKET COSTS FOR PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC DISEASES

WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), co-author of the Mental Health Reform Act, applauded U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee passage of billions of dollars for mental health and substance use treatment. As a member of the Appropriations committee, Murphy helped secure the funding as part of the FY2017 Departments of... Read More about MURPHY SECURES FUNDING FOR MENTAL HEALTH & DRUG ABUSE PROGRAMS

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) joined their colleagues Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and 22 Senate Democrats in calling for an end to deportation raids targeting families and unaccompanied minors who have fled the rampant violence in Central America’s... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL JOIN SENATE COLLEAGUES IN CALLING FOR HALT TO IMMIGRATION RAIDS TARGETING CENTRAL AMERICAN WOMEN AND CHILDREN

“Today’s reprehensible violence in Tel Aviv underscores the constant threat that the people of Israel face every day. My heart aches for the victims’ families and loved ones,” said Murphy. “The perpetual threat of attack from Israel’s neighbor states, terror groups and lone wolf terrorists underscores the need... Read More about MURPHY STATEMENT ON ATTACK IN TEL AVIV MARKET

WASHINGTON — Today, during a congressional briefing on strategies to increase diversity in schools with U.S. Department of Education Secretary John B. King, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, announced new legislation to promote diversity and narrow opportunity gaps... Read More about MURPHY JOINS EDUCATION SECRETARY TO ANNOUNCE NEW EFFORT TO PROMOTE & EXPAND DIVERSITY IN SCHOOLS

WASHINGTON — After Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama and leader of the opposition Democratic Party of Albania Lulzim Basha failed to reach an agreement on judicial reforms, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today released the following statement: “While Albania has made tremendous... Read More about MURPHY STATEMENT AFTER ALBANIAN LEADERS FAIL TO AGREE ON JUDICIAL REFORM

WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), U.S. Representative John Larson (CT-1), and U.S. Representative Jim Himes (CT-4) applauded a U.S. Department of Agriculture Food Insecurity Nutrition Incentive (FINI) grant awarded to Wholesome Wave in Bridgeport to increase access to healthy... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL, LARSON, HIMES APPLAUD FEDERAL GRANT FOR HARTFORD’S PROMISE ZONE TO BRING AFFORDABLE, LOCALLY-GROWN FOOD INTO CITY GROCERY STORES

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), and U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) today introduced legislation to end abuse, neglect, and sexual assault at teen residential treatment programs and “boot... Read More about MURPHY, GILLIBRAND, FEINSTEIN INTRODUCE BILL TO STOP ABUSE & ASSAULT AT TEEN “BOOT CAMP” PROGRAMS

WASHINGTON — After a new U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) report recommended that information from two federal databases – the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs) and the National Crime Information Center (NCIC ) – be shared to help criminal justice professionals more efficiently locate missing... Read More about MURPHY CALLS FOR IMMEDIATE VOTE ON “BILLY’S LAW” AFTER NEW GAO REPORT RECOMMENDS STREAMLINING MISSING PERSONS DATABASES

HARTFORD – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) announced that Conard Corporation of Glastonbury is this week’s “Murphy’s Monday Manufacturer.” Richard C. Huttinger, a former employee of Boeing and Pratt & Whitney, founded Conard out of the garage of his Glastonbury home in 1965. Today, Conard operates out of a... Read More about MURPHY HIGHLIGHTS GLASTONBURY MANUFACTURER, CONARD CORPORATION, AS “MURPHY’S MONDAY MANUFACTURER”

NORWICH – Today, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), U.S. Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02), and U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) participated in a roundtable discussion at Grasso Technical High School in Groton to highlight the need for a well-trained manufacturing workforce, the importance of working together to... Read More about MURPHY, COURTNEY, BLUMENTHAL HIGHLIGHTED ‘MANUFACTURING PIPELINE’ DURING ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION AT GRASSO TECH AND JOINED RIBBON CUTTING FOR NEW WELDING SHOP