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

WASHINGTON – Today, as the opioid crisis in Connecticut continues to grow, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, voted for the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (CARA). CARA reauthorizes programs to combat opioid abuse and increases access to naloxone,... Read More about MURPHY VOTES FOR SENATE OPIOID BILL, CALLS FOR MORE FUNDING, IMPROVED ACCESS TO MEDICATION-ASSISTED TREATMENT

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) joined U.S. Senators Patty Murray (D-Wash.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Richard J. Durbin (D-Ill.), and 31 Senate Democrats in sending a letter to President Obama urging his Administration to protect students who attended colleges or... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL, SENATE DEMS: STUDENTS DESERVE IMMEDIATE DEBT RELIEF AFTER ATTENDING SCHOOLS ENGAGED IN DECEPTIVE & PREDATORY PRACTICES

WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.)¸ a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, voted for the Adding Zika Virus to the FDA Priority Review Voucher Program Act, which unanimously passed in the HELP committee. The bill would add Zika as an eligible disease to receive a priority... Read More about MURPHY VOTES TO SPEED UP ZIKA VACCINE PRODUCTION FOR CONNECTICUT COMPANIES

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) joined U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) in introducing legislation to reauthorize the Highlands Conservation Act, which would allow states to access matching federal funding for projects to promote conservation, tourism, and recreation in the region. The Highlands Region of the... Read More about MURPHY, GILLIBRAND INTRODUCE LEGISLATION TO PROMOTE ECONOMIC GROWTH AND PROTECT NATURAL RESOURCES IN THE HIGHLANDS REGION

WASHINGTON – U.S Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), along with U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), Ed Markey (D-Mass.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), introduced the Global Respect Act, legislation that would impose sanctions on foreign individuals responsible for human rights violations... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL INTRODUCE LEGISLATION TO IMPOSE SANCTIONS ON FOREIGN INDIVIDUALS RESPONSIBLE FOR VIOLENCE AGAINST THE LGBT COMMUNITY

WASHINGTON — Citing the mounting cost and increasing burdens on families caring for a loved one with Alzheimer’s, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) joined U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), and a bipartisan group of 10 other senators in urging the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)... Read More about MURPHY, BIPARTISAN GROUP OF SENATORS URGE CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID TO EVALUATE ALZHEIMER’S CAREGIVER SUPPORT PROGRAM

WASHINGTON —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 proposal under the Lifeline program to help low-income households access high-speed Internet. The proposal is expected to be approved... Read More about MURPHY APPLAUDS FCC FOR HEEDING HIS CALL, EXPANDING BROADBAND INTERNET ACCESS FOR LOW-INCOME FAMILIES

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) joined U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine) and a bipartisan coalition of Senators in announcing a resolution to recognize March 8, 2016 as International Women’s Day and commemorate the achievements of women around the world. The International... Read More about MURPHY, BIPARTISAN COALITION ANNOUNCE RESOLUTION SUPPORTING INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY

WASHINGTON —Today, as Connecticut and the nation continue to be ravaged by the growing opioid and heroin addiction epidemic, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) called on the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee to take up and consider The Recovery Enhancement for Addiction Treatment Act (TREAT Act)  in the... Read More about MURPHY URGES HEALTH COMMITTEE TO TAKE UP BILL EXPANDING ACCESS TO MEDICATION TREATING OPIOID ADDICTION

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) were joined by 223 members of congress, led by Sens. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and U.S. Representative Zoe Lofgren (D- CA19), in announcing they will file an amicus brief to the Supreme Court in support of the Obama administration’s executive actions in... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL, COLLEAGUES FILE SCOTUS AMICUS BRIEF SHOWCASING CONGRESSIONAL SUPPORT FOR DAPA AND DACA +

WASHINGTON, D.C., March 7 – A bipartisan group of Senate health committee members, including the Chairman and Ranking Member, today announced their plan to address the country’s mental health crisis and ensure Americans suffering from mental illness and substance abuse disorders receive the care they need. The bipartisan draft... Read More about MURPHY, ALEXANDER, MURRAY, CASSIDY INTRODUCE PLAN TO ADDRESS MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS IN AMERICA

WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, released the following statement after the Air Force announcement of the major contract partners for the B-21 Long Range Strike Bomber (LRS-B) program.  The new bomber will be powered by a... Read More about MURPHY “EXTREMELY PROUD” PRATT & WHITNEY SELECTED TO DEVELOP LONG RANGE STRIKE BOMBER ENGINE

SOUTHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) announced that C.V. Tool Company, Inc. of Southington is this week’s “Murphy’s Monday Manufacturer.” C.V. Tool is a family-owned manufacturer of machined tools, steam turbine packing rings, and other hardware for the aerospace, nuclear, and steam... Read More about MURPHY HIGHLIGHTS SOUTHINGTON MANUFACTURER, C.V. TOOL COMPANY, INC., AS “MURPHY’S MONDAY MANUFACTURER”

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) are calling on the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) to ensure Canada provides a level playing field for U.S. exporters. Because the price level at which Canada imposes duties on goods is lower than that of the United States, American... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL, WYDEN CALL ON USTR TO ENSURE CANADA PROVIDES A LEVEL PLAYING FIELD FOR US EXPORTERS

WASHINGTON – Today, just days after denouncing the findings of a February 2016 U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Inspector General (IG) report which revealed that DoD contracting personnel continue to violate Berry Amendment and Buy American Act laws, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) requested to meet with DoD and demand a plan to end the... Read More about MURPHY REQUESTS MEETING WITH PENTAGON TO IMPROVE COMPLIANCE IN WAKE OF CONTINUED “BUY AMERICAN” VIOLATIONS

WASHINGTON —As the outbreak of the Zika virus continues to grow, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) led 23 senators today in calling on the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee to fully fund President Obama’s $1.9 billion emergency supplemental request to combat the Zika virus, while simultaneously maintaining the United States’... Read More about MURPHY, 23 SENATORS CALL ON APPROPRIATORS TO FULLY FUND THE PRESIDENT’S $1.9 BILLION REQUEST TO FIGHT ZIKA OUTBREAK

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Congressman John Larson (D-1), Congressman Joe Courtney (D-2), Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-3), Congressman Jim Himes (D-4), and Congresswoman Elizabeth Esty (D-5) joined U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Congressman John K. Delaney (Md.-6) and... Read More about CONNECTICUT DELEGATION CALLS FOR NEW NATIONAL CLEAN ENERGY GOALS

Click here to view video. WASHINGTON – Today, in a U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies hearing on the U.S. Department of Commerce’s FY 2017 Budget Request, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) called on Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker to commit to maintaining robust funding... Read More about MURPHY REQUESTS ROBUST FUNDING FOR MILFORD LAB IN HEARING WITH COMMERCE SECRETARY PRITZKER

WASHINGTON —In a Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee hearing today, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) questioned Department of Veterans Affairs officials on what steps the department is taking to restore benefits to soldiers improperly discharged by the Army. Last November, Murphy led 11... Read More about IN HEARING WITH VA OFFICIALS, MURPHY DRAWS ATTENTION TO SOLDIERS WITH TBI, PTSD WHO ARE INELIGIBLE FOR VA SERVICES