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HARTFORD – Today, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, released the following statement after the Connecticut Department of Public Health confirmed the first travel-associated case of Zika in Connecticut.  “Zika is a scary disease that... Read More about MURPHY STATEMENT ON FIRST CASE OF ZIKA IN CONNECTICUT

 (Hartford, CT) – U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) today joined a group of nine senators in calling on the Air Force to expedite their decision on the course of action to replace Vietnam–era UH-1N helicopters that provide security for our nuclear weapons. “We request the Air Force identify... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL CALL ON AIR FORCE TO DECIDE ON UH-1N HELICOPTER REPLACEMENT

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations and Foreign Relations Committees, announced today that he will travel to the Arctic with Admiral Frank Caldwell, Director of the Naval Reactors, where he will board a Connecticut-made Los Angeles Class Submarine and learn firsthand about the... Read More about MURPHY TO TRAVEL ON BOARD CONNECTICUT SUBMARINE IN ARCTIC TO LEARN FIRSTHAND ABOUT U.S. SECURITY OPERATIONS IN REGION

WASHINGTON – After holding a series of six roundtables with family caregivers, advocates, providers, and consumers of home care across Connecticut to learn about the issues impacting Connecticut caregivers, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) today announced the introduction of the Social Security Caregiver Credit Act to create a Social... Read More about MURPHY INTRODUCES BILL TO PROVIDE RETIREMENT CREDIT FOR FAMILY CAREGIVERS

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) released the following statement after voting against S. 2609 – dubbed the “Denying Americans the Right to Know” (DARK) Act – that would preempt states from mandating labels on foods that contain genetically modified organisms (GMO): “As a parent... Read More about MURPHY VOTES TO BLOCK DARK ACT, REAFFIRMS SUPPORT FOR MANDATORY NATIONAL LABELING OF GENETICALLY MODIFIED FOODS

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-Ohio) today introduced legislation to help American allies counter foreign government propaganda from Russia, China, and other nations. Specifically, the bill will improve the ability of the United... Read More about MURPHY, PORTMAN INTRODUCE BILL TO COUNTER FOREIGN GOVERNMENT PROPAGANDA

WASHINGTON – In a U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee markup this morning, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), co-author of the Mental Health Reform Act, called on his colleagues to support the bill and address the country’s mental health crisis. Murphy, along with HELP Committee Chairman Lamar... Read More about MURPHY REMARKS ON COMMITTEE PASSAGE OF HIS BIPARTISAN MENTAL HEALTH REFORM ACT

WASHINGTON, March 16 – The Senate health committee today passed legislation to help address the country’s mental health crisis and help ensure Americans suffering from mental illness and substance use disorders receive the care they need. The committee also passed additional legislation to help tackle the opioid epidemic by... Read More about SENATE HEALTH COMMITTEE PASSES MURPHY, ALEXANDER, MURRAY, CASSIDY LEGISLATION TO HELP ADDRESS MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS IN AMERICA

WASHINGTON— U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) released the following statement today after President Barack Obama announced the nomination of the Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, Merrick Garland to fill the United States Supreme Court seat held by the late Justice Antonin... Read More about MURPHY STATEMENT ON PRESIDENT OBAMA’S SUPREME COURT NOMINEE

HARTFORD – U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) joined U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) in urging Senate leaders of the Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies to fund the Environmental Protection Agency’s Long Island Sound program for... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL, SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND URGE SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE TO BOOST FEDERAL FUNDING TO PROTECT LONG ISLAND SOUND

HARTDORD –  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 the U.S Department of Health and Human Services National Center for Injury Prevention and Control’s... Read More about CONNECTICUT CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION APPLAUDS OVER $1.3 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING TO THE CONNECTICUT DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO EXPAND OPIOID PREVENTION

HARTFORD – Today, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), released the following statement after the Senate voted to confirm Dr. John B. King Jr. as Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education. Murphy, who is a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, is committed to ensuring that all... Read More about MURPHY APPLAUDS SENATE CONFIRMATION OF EDUCATION SEC. JOHN KING, PUSHES FOR EDUCATION PRIORITIES

GLASTONBURY – Today, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) announced that HABCO Industries LLC of Glastonbury is this week’s “Murphy’s Monday Manufacturer.” Founded in 1970, HABCO is a manufacturer of ground support equipment and tooling for the aerospace, power generation and transportation industries. Their... Read More about MURPHY HIGHLIGHTS GLASTONBURY MANUFACTURER, HABCO INDUSTRIES LLC, INC., AS “MURPHY’S MONDAY MANUFACTURER”

HARTFORD –  Today, U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and U.S. Representatives John Larson (D-1), Rosa DeLauro (D-3), and Jim Himes (D-4) applauded $1,224,000 in U.S Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) funding for housing authorities in Hartford, Norwalk, and New Haven. This... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL, DELAURO, LARSON, HIMES APPLAUD OVER $1.2 MILLION TO PROMOTE JOBS, SELF-SUFFICIENCY FOR PUBLIC HOUSING RESIDENTS IN CONNECTICUT

HARTFORD – Today, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) released the following statement as the state kicks off Connecticut Export Week, a weeklong initiative to encourage Connecticut businesses to expand their exports. Connecticut exports over $15 billion in products annually, with manufacturers accounting for 87% of the... Read More about MURPHY RECOGNIZES CONNECTICUT EXPORT WEEK

Click here  to view video. WASHINGTON —U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) received a commitment from U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Julián Castro to assist the former residents of Church Street South in New Haven and to work to increase access to affordable housing for Connecticut residents. Murphy... Read More about MURPHY RECEIVES COMMITMENT FROM HUD SECRETARY CASTRO TO ASSIST NEW HAVEN’S CHURCH STREET SOUTH RESIDENTS, INCREASE ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN CONNECTICUT

HARTFORD – U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) today applauded news that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded $2.5 million for seven community health centers across Connecticut to expand medication-assisted treatment for opioid abuse.  “This is a big deal in our fight... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL APPLAUD $2.5 MILLION FOR SEVEN CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTERS TO EXPAND OPIOID TREATMENT

WASHINGTON – Continuing efforts to protect Connecticut maple sugar producers and consumers’ right to know what is in their food, U.S Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), and U.S Representatives Rosa DeLauro (CT-3), Joe Courtney (CT-2), and Elizabeth Esty (CT-5), led by U.S Senators Patrick Leahy... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL, DELAURO, COURTNEY, ESTY JOIN BIPARTISAN, BICAMERAL LETTER TO FDA BACKING REAL MAPLE SYRUP

WASHINGTON — As the humanitarian crisis facing over 40,000 Syrian refugees who are stranded at the Jordan-Syria border – known as “the berm” – continues to worsen, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), and U.S. Senator Ed Markey (D-Mass.) called on the U.S. State Department to work... Read More about MURPHY, SHAHEEN, MARKEY CALL ON SEC. KERRY TO WORK WITH JORDAN TO ADDRESS HUMANITARIAN CRISIS AT JORDAN-SYRIA BORDER