HARTFORD – Today, after the Connecticut Department of Public Health and Safety confirmed that a pregnant Connecticut resident contracted the Zika virus while traveling in Central America, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) called on Congress to immediately fund President Obama’s $1.9 billion emergency supplemental request to... Read More about MURPHY CALLS ON CONGRESS TO FULLY FUND PRESIDENT’S $1.9 BILLION REQUEST TO COMBAT ZIKA FOLLOWING CONFIRMATION THAT PREGNANT CONNECTICUT WOMAN HAS CONTRACTED THE VIRUS

WASHINGTON – In response to a Los Angeles Times report revealing that various Syrian opposition forces funded or equipped by the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) or other U.S. agencies may be fighting each other, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate State and Foreign Operations Appropriations Subcommittee, and U.S.... Read More about MURPHY, SCHATZ CALL FOR MORE TRANSPARENCY ON SYRIA TRAIN AND EQUIP PROGRAM

HARTFORD – 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 recognized May as Mental Health Month: Murphy said, “Whether it’s a family member, neighbor or close... Read More about MURPHY, CASSIDY MARK MENTAL HEALTH MONTH, CALL FOR CONGRESSIONAL ACTION

BRISTOL – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) announced that Rowley Spring and Stamping Corp. of Bristol is this week’s “Murphy’s Monday Manufacturer.” In 1954, Stanley Bitel founded Rowley Spring and Stamping out of his Rowley Street home in Berlin, Connecticut. Today, Rowley manufactures precision springs,... Read More about MURPHY HIGHLIGHTS BRISTOL MANUFACTURER, ROWLEY SPRING & STAMPING CORP., AS “MURPHY’S MONDAY MANUFACTURER”

HARTFORD – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, and U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) joined 28 Senate Democrats in urging U.S. Secretary of Education Dr. John King to create strong protections and a streamlined path to debt relief for student loan... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL, COLLEAGUES URGE EDUCATION SECRETARY TO PROVIDE FULL RELIEF TO DEFRAUDED STUDENT BORROWERS & PROTECT AGAINST FUTURE ABUSES

HARTFORD – Ahead of National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day tomorrow, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) today urged Connecticut residents to return their unused or expired prescription medications to one of the 71 collection sites located around the state. The collection of drugs and substances will reduce the amount of unneeded... Read More about MURPHY URGES CONNECTICUT RESIDENTS TO RETURN UNUSED DRUGS TOMORROW ON ‘NATIONAL PRESCRIPTION DRUG TAKE-BACK DAY’

HARTFORD – Today, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) reacted to the White House release of a report outlining a research and development strategy to expedite real-world deployment of smart gun technology. The report, prepared jointly by the Departments of Defense (DoD), Justice (DOJ) and Homeland... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL VOW TO ADVANCE SMART GUN TECHNOLOGY FOLLOWING RELEASE OF WHITE HOUSE REPORT

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), and U.S. Representatives Joe Courtney (CT-2), Rosa DeLauro (CT-3), John Larson (CT-1), Jim Himes (CT-4), and Elizabeth Esty (CT-5) released the following statement after the House Homeland Security Committee voted yesterday in favor... Read More about Connecticut Delegation Applauds House Committee Passing Legislation Intended To Prevent The Sale Of Plum Island

WASHINGTON – Today, during National Reentry Week, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.) introduced the At-Risk Youth Medicaid Protection Act to ensure that children who spend time in the juvenile justice system continue to receive much-needed health care coverage and treatments after their release from... Read More about MURPHY, BOOKER INTRODUCE BILL TO PREVENT GAP IN HEALTH CARE COVERAGE FOR YOUTH IN JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM

WASHINGTON, D.C. —Today, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-2), and U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) made the following statement after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a proposed dredged material disposal site designation rule for eastern Long Island Sound.  In the... Read More about MURPHY, COURTNEY, BLUMENTHAL STATEMENT ON EPA PROPOSAL FOR AN EASTERN LONG ISLAND SOUND DREDGING SITE

WATERBURY – Today, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) congratulated Jahana Hayes, a history teacher at John F. Kennedy High School in Waterbury, on being selected by the Council of Chief State School Officers as the 2016 National Teacher of the Year. A Waterbury native who grew up in one of the... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL CONGRATULATE WATERBURY TEACHER ON ‘NATIONAL TEACHER OF THE YEAR’ AWARD

WASHINGTON – Today, after the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Helping Angels Lead Our Startups (HALOS) Act, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) called on the U.S. Senate to immediately follow suit and pass his bipartisan HALOS bill into law. Murphy’s HALOS Act ­ would support startups and create local jobs by removing... Read More about MURPHY CALLS FOR SENATE VOTE FOLLOWING HOUSE PASSAGE OF HIS BIPARTISAN STARTUP BILL

NEW BRITAIN – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) announced that Stanley Black & Decker of New Britain is this week’s “Murphy’s Monday Manufacturer.” Founded by Frederick Stanley, New Britain’s first mayor, in 1843, Stanley Black & Decker headquarters remain in New Britain with facilities in... Read More about MURPHY HIGHLIGHTS NEW BRITAIN MANUFACTURER, STANLEY BLACK & DECKER, AS “MURPHY’S MONDAY MANUFACTURER”

HARTFORD – Today, amid National Reentry Week, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), U.S. Congressman John Larson (CT-1), and Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin announced that the Housing Authority of the City of Hartford will receive a $100,000 federal grant through the U.S. Department of Justice’s... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL, LARSON, BRONIN ANNOUNCE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE GRANT TO HELP HARTFORD YOUTH REINTEGRATION

HARTFORD – Today, U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and U.S. Representative Joe Courtney (D-2) applauded the National Park Service’s announcement today that Connecticut is being awarded more than $240,000 in Maritime Heritage Grant awards to help preserve its maritime history. The Mystic... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL, COURTNEY APPLAUD OVER $240,000 IN NATIONAL SUPPORT FOR CONNECTICUT MARITIME HISTORY

WASHINGTON – In the wake of the collapse of Corinthian Colleges, U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) today joined Senate Democrats in urging the U.S. Secretary of Education John King to ensure that college accreditors, the gatekeepers to the $150 billion dollars in federal financial aid revenue that... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL JOIN SENATE DEMS IN URGING DEPT OF EDUCATION TO HOLD COLLEGE ACCREDITORS ACCOUNTABLE, PROTECT TAXPAYERS, GIVE ALL STUDENTS A FAIR SHOT AT A QUALITY EDUCATION

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) today announced committee passage of a key provision in the FY 2017 Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development (HUD), and Related Agencies Appropriations bill that will improve living conditions for residents at HUD-assisted housing units. After learning that HUD did not adequately assess... Read More about MURPHY SECURES COMMITMENT TO IMPROVE AFFORDABLE HOUSING CONDITIONS FOLLOWING “DECREPIT CONDITIONS” AT CHURCH STREET SOUTH

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development (HUD) and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee, applauded Committee passage of the FY 2017 Transportation & HUD Appropriations bill. Murphy fought to secure nearly $1.5 billion for Amtrak safety and... Read More about MURPHY SECURES $1.4 BILLION FOR AMTRAK IMPROVEMENT, STRENGTHENS ‘BUY AMERICAN’

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Commerce, Science, Justice, and Related Agencies (CJS) Appropriations Subcommittee, applauded committee passage of the FY2017 CJS Appropriations bill. Murphy successfully fought to secure more than $20 million of federal funding to conduct critical... Read More about MURPHY SECURES ROBUST FUNDING TO SUPPORT LONG ISLAND SOUND AQUACULTURE RESEARCH, CONNECTICUT SHELLFISH INDUSTRY & NOAA’S MILFORD LAB

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), and U.S. Representatives Jim Himes (CT-4), Rosa DeLauro (CT-3), John Larson (CT-1), Joe Courtney (CT-2) and Elizabeth Esty (CT-5) sent a letter to Governor Dan Malloy, Senate Majority Leader Bob Duff and Speaker of the House... Read More about CT Congressional delegation thanks state leaders for LGBT stance