WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Transportation, Housing and Urban Development (THUD), and Related Agencies Subcommittee, today released a statement on National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Chairman Christopher Hart’s comments calling for Positive Train... Read More about MURPHY STATEMENT ON NTSB CHAIRMAN’S CALL FOR POSITIVE TRAIN CONTROL IN WAKE OF PHILADELPHIA AMTRAK DERAILMENT

WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, applauded the Senate for invoking cloture on an amendment allocating $1.1 billion in emergency funding to combat the outbreak of Zika. Murphy cosponsored and voted for an amendment that would fully fund... Read More about MURPHY APPLAUDS EMERGENCY FUNDING TO FIGHT ZIKA AS FIRST STEP

WASHINGTON — 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, today announced they will host a Senate Mental Health Summit featuring mental health experts, providers and advocates on... Read More about MURPHY, CASSIDY ANNOUNCE SENATE MENTAL HEALTH SUMMIT

HARTFORD – Today, U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and U.S. Representatives John Larson (CT-1), Jim Himes (CT-4), and Elizabeth Esty (CT-5) applauded the announcement from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and Reinvestment Fund that Hartford, New Britain, and Stamford have been selected to... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL, LARSON, HIMES, ESTY APPLAUD FUNDING TO ADDRESS POVERTY AND IMPROVE HEALTH IN HARTFORD, NEW BRITAIN, AND STAMFORD

WEST HAVEN – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) announced that ThermaXX Jackets of West Haven is this week’s “Murphy’s Monday Manufacturer.” Founded in 2008, ThermaXX manufactures removable insulation jackets for mechanical systems such as valves, pumps, and traps. ThermaXX products improve employee safety by... Read More about MURPHY HIGHLIGHTS WEST HAVEN MANUFACTURER, THERMAXX JACKETS, AS “MURPHY’S MONDAY MANUFACTURER”

Hartford, CT – Today, Sen. Chris Murphy, Sen. Richard Blumenthal, and Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) announced that Hartford’s Promise Zone YES! project was selected by the White House and the Department of Labor (DOL) as one of eleven recipients of Summer Jobs and Beyond grants. The Promise Zone YES! project is dedicated to... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL, AND LARSON ANNOUNCE FEDERAL GRANTS TO EXPAND JOB OPPORTUNITIES FOR HARTFORD YOUTH

WASHINGTON – Ahead of this week’s committee mark-up of the Agriculture Appropriations bill, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced his budget priorities to help Connecticut farmers and local agriculture. Specifically, Murphy called for funding for U.S. Department of Agriculture... Read More about MURPHY ANNOUNCES BUDGET PRIORITIES FOR CONNECTICUT FARMERS & LOCAL AGRICUTURE

NEW LONDON — Today, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) visited the U.S. Coast Guard Academy (CGA) in New London, where he spoke at the Class of 2018’s Recommitment and Promotion Ceremony and administered the cadets’ Oath of Office. Murphy marked the Class of 2018’s 100th week and half-way point in training, as... Read More about MURPHY VISITS COAST GUARD ACADEMY, ADDRESSES CLASS OF 2018 AT RECOMMITMENT & PROMOTION CEREMONY

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 the joint guidance released today by the U.S. Departments of Education and Justice, and a new final rule by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on ensuring civil... Read More about MURPHY APPLAUDS OBAMA ADMINISTRATION’S COMMITMENT TO CIVIL RIGHTS FOR TRANSGENDER AMERICANS

WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), U.S. Representative Rosa DeLauro (CT-3) and U.S. Representative Elizabeth Esty (CT-5) applauded a $200,000 grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to the Northwest Regional Workforce Investment Board. The grant will fund... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL, DELAURO, ESTY APPLAUD $200,000 FEDERAL GRANT TO TRAIN 40 UNEMPLOYED WATERBURY RESIDENTS IN BROWNFIELD REMEDIATION JOBS

WASHINGTON — Today, during a roundtable discussion with representatives from the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association and members of the financial services industry, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) vowed to expand “green bank” financing systems – such as Connecticut’s Clean Energy Finance and... Read More about MURPHY VOWS TO EXPAND CONNECTICUT GREEN BANK MODEL NATIONWIDE, PROMOTE NEW CLEAN ENERGY BUSINESSES & CREATE JOBS

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, applauded Senate passage of the Energy and Water Development Appropriations bill. During the Appropriations Committee markup of the bill, Murphy secured $500,000 in the bill to conduct a feasibility study to deepen New Haven Harbor... Read More about MURPHY APPLAUDS SENATE PASSAGE OF FUNDING FOR NEW HAVEN HARBOR DREDGING STUDY, STRONGER BUY AMERICAN REQUIREMENTS

HARTFORD – U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) 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 applauded $1,053,800 in grants from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) to support several projects in Hartford,... Read More about CONNECTICUT CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION APPLAUDS OVER $1 MILLION IN GRANTS TO SUPPORT THE ARTS IN CONNECTICUT

TORRINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) announced that Colonial Bronze Inc. – a third-generation, family-owned manufacturer based in Torrington – is this week’s “Murphy’s Monday Manufacturer.” Founded in 1927, Colonial Bronze manufactures cabinet and architectural hardware, such as knobs,... Read More about MURPHY HIGHLIGHTS TORRINGTON MANUFACTURER, COLONIAL BRONZE INC., AS “MURPHY’S MONDAY MANUFACTURER”

WATERBURY – During a meeting with Waterbury Mayor Neil O’Leary, representatives from the Waterbury Police Department, and members of the Regional Opioid Workgroup, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) today called for $240 million in new emergency federal funding to aid local law enforcement in combatting the opioid and heroin epidemic... Read More about MURPHY CALLS FOR $240 MILLION IN EMERGENCY FUNDING TO HELP LAW ENFORCEMENT COMBAT HEROIN & OPIOID EPIDEMIC

HARTFORD – U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and U.S. Representatives John Larson (CT-1), Joe Courtney (CT-2), Rosa DeLauro (CT-3), Jim Himes (CT-4), and Elizabeth Esty (CT-5), as well as Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that the State of Connecticut will be receiving a $3... Read More about CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION & GOV. MALLOY ANNOUNCE $3 MILLION GRANT TO EXPAND ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING

HARTFORD – Today, U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and U.S. Representatives John Larson (CT-1) and Elizabeth Esty (CT-5) released the following statement after FuelCell Energy, Inc., headquartered in Danbury with a facility in Torrington, announced an agreement with Exxon Mobil Corporation to... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL, LARSON, ESTY STATEMENT ON AGREEMENT BETWEEN FUELCELL ENERGY AND EXXONMOBIL TO PURSUE NOVEL TECHNOLOGY IN CARBON CAPTURE

HARTFORD – After hearing directly from more than a thousand Connecticut commuters about why they’re ‘Fed Up’ with the dire state of Connecticut’s roads and rail lines, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) today released his Bridgeport-focused “Fed Up” report. The report identifies the specific trouble areas... Read More about MURPHY RELEASES BRIDGEPORT ‘FED UP’ REPORT IDENTIFYING COMMUTER TROUBLE AREAS & SPECIFIC PROPOSALS FOR IMPROVEMENT

HARTFORD – Today, U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and U.S. Representative Joe Courtney (D-2) applauded the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) announcement that it will award approximately $1.5 million to the University of Connecticut (UConn) to support agricultural... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL, COURTNEY APPLAUD $1.5 MILLION FOR AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AT UCONN

HARTFORD – As Israel faces an increasing number of defense challenges and threats, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) called on the administration to increase funding levels for defense aid to Israel, and to provide Israel with the resources and assistance they need to defend itself. Murphy released the following statement: “I... Read More about MURPHY CALLS FOR INCREASED DEFENSE AID FOR ISRAEL