HARTFORD – After decades of overdevelopment and pollution that have severely threatened the water quality and health of Long Island Sound, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) today released his Long Island Sound Investment Plan to protect and preserve the Sound for generations to come. Murphy’s plan highlights the critical ecological and economical... Read More about MURPHY RELEASES ‘LONG ISLAND SOUND INVESTMENT PLAN’

BRIDGEPORT – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) announced that Moore Tool Company – a fourth generation, family-owned and -operated manufacturer in Bridgeport – is this week’s “Murphy’s Monday Manufacturer.” Richard F. Moore founded Moore Tool in 1924 as a tool and die company, but not long... Read More about MURPHY HIGHLIGHTS BRIDGEPORT MANUFACTURER, MOORE TOOL COMPANY, AS “MURPHY’S MONDAY MANUFACTURER”

HARTFORD – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), co-author of legislation to expand broadband Internet services to low-income Americans, today applauded the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) final approval under the Lifeline program to help low-income households access high-speed Internet. The proposal was approved by a vote... Read More about MURPHY APPLAUDS FCC FOR ACTING ON HIS CALL, APPROVING EXPANDED BROADBAND INTERNET ACCESS FOR LOW-INCOME FAMILIES

HARTFORD – Ahead of Major League Baseball Opening Day, U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) today wrote to Comcast and YES Network, urging the parties to quickly resolve a dispute that threatens Connecticut Comcast customers’ ability to view Yankees games. Since last November, 83 Connecticut... Read More about AHEAD OF OPENING DAY, MURPHY AND BLUMENTHAL URGE COMCAST, YES NETWORK TO RESOLVE DISPUTE, ENSURE YANKEES GAMES ARE NOT BLACKED OUT

HARTFORD – U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and a bipartisan group of their colleagues, led by U.S Senators Claire McCaskill (D-MO) and Kirstin Gillibrand (D-NY), are calling for new federal resources to investigate and enforce sexual assault laws on college and university... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL COLLEAGUES CALL FOR NEW RESOURCES TO COMBAT SEXUAL ASSAULTS ON COLLEGE CAMPUSES

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) today led Connecticut’s congressional delegation and 14 members of New York’s congressional delegation in expressing strong support for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Nitrogen Strategy to reduce nitrogen levels in the Sound and restore its ecological... Read More about MURPHY LEADS CONNECTICUT DELEGATION, NEW YORK MEMBERS IN EXPRESSING “STRONG SUPPORT” FOR EPA PLAN TO REDUCE NITROGEN IN LONG ISLAND SOUND

HARTFORD – Today, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, applauded President Obama’s new action plan to combat the United States’ growing opioid and heroin addiction epidemic. Murphy urged Congress to vote as quickly as possible on his Mental... Read More about MURPHY APPLAUDS PRESIDENT OBAMA’S NEW PLAN TO COMBAT OPIOID CRISIS, CALLS ON CONGRESS TO ACT

HARTFORD – U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) today applauded the U.S. Navy’s announcement that Groton-based Electric Boat has been selected as the prime contractor for its Ohio-class replacement submarine.  Murphy said: “Today’s announcement reaffirms Groton's unmatched contribution to America’s... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL APPLAUD SELECTION OF ELECTRIC BOAT AS PRIME CONTRACTOR ON OHIO-CLASS REPLACEMENT SUBMARINE

HARTFORD – Today, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) released the following statement in response to a shooting incident at the U.S. Capitol Visitors Center:  "I am grateful for the U.S. Capitol Police's quick action during today's shooting at the U.S. Capitol Visitors complex. Today's incident is a reminder of the danger that the... Read More about MURPHY STATEMENT ON SHOTS FIRED AT U.S. CAPITOL COMPLEX

NEWINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) announced that GKN Aerospace Engine Systems of Newington, Manchester, and Cromwell is this week’s “Murphy’s Monday Manufacturer.” GKN Aerospace Engine Systems is an international manufacturer of engine components, rotor blade components, airframe... Read More about MURPHY HIGHLIGHTS CONNECTICUT MANUFACTURER, GKN AEROSPACE ENGINE SYSTEMS, AS “MURPHY’S MONDAY MANUFACTURER”

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on the Near East, South Asia, Central Asia and Counterterrorism, marked the first anniversary of the Saudi Arabia-led war against Houthi rebels in Yemen. The United States has supported the Saudi’s military actions... Read More about MURPHY STATEMENT ON ANNIVERSARY OF SAUDI ARABIA’S WAR IN YEMEN

(Hartford, CT) – In a letter sent last week, U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) joined a group of 15 other Senators in urging Senate appropriators to dedicate funds for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to conduct research into the causes and prevention of gun violence in the United States. A... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL CALL FOR END OF BAN ON CDC GUN VIOLENCE RESEARCH

“When the Affordable Care Act was signed into law six years ago, 20 million fewer Americans were insured. 129 million people with preexisting conditions were at risk of being denied coverage. And 10 million seniors were paying almost $2,000 more a year for prescription drugs. Thanks to the Affordable Care Act, more Americans can get the... Read More about MURPHY MARKS 6TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT

HARTFORD – While touring a number of Connecticut’s priority brownfields sites with local elected officials and Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD) Deputy Commissioner Tim Sullivan, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) announced today the introduction of his new bill – the Creating Livable Environments and... Read More about MURPHY INTRODUCES CLEAN UP ACT TO ENCOURAGE REDEVELOPMENT OF CONNECTICUT’S OLD FACTORIES & INDUSTRIAL SITES

HARTFORD – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee and Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on the Near East, South Asia, Central Asia and Counterterrorism, today outlined four anti-terror proposals in the wake of Tuesday’s terrorist attacks in Brussels,... Read More about MURPHY OUTLINES ANTI-TERROR PROPOSALS IN WAKE OF BRUSSELS TERROR ATTACKS

HARTFORD – Today, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the bipartisan Senate Ukraine Caucus, released the following statement on the verdict and sentencing of Ukrainian pilot Nadiya Savchenko to 22 years in prison:  “The show trial of Ukrainian pilot Nadiya Savchenko has ended as we knew it would, with a guilty... Read More about MURPHY STATEMENT ON SAVCHENKO VERDICT IN RUSSIA

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WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) released the following statement in response to the series of deadly attacks in Brussels, Belgium Tuesday morning.  “Today’s terror attack in Brussels is a horrifying reminder of the global threat posed by groups like ISIS and their ideology of death. My heart goes... Read More about MURPHY STATEMENT ON TERRORIST ATTACKS IN BELGIUM

WATERBURY – As Connecticut families begin to purchase chocolate bunnies and other candy ahead of the Easter holiday, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) announced that Fascia’s Chocolates of Waterbury – a manufacturer of handmade chocolate products and gelato – is this week’s “Murphy’s Monday... Read More about MURPHY HIGHLIGHTS WATERBURY CHOCOLATE MANUFACTURER, FASCIA’S CHOCOLATES, AS “MURPHY’S MONDAY MANUFACTURER”

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