WASHINGTON— Today, U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Ed Markey (D-Mass.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) called on the U.S. Department of the Interior to provide robust federal funding to support the protection of the diverse plant, fish,... Read More about NEW ENGLAND SENATORS CALL FOR ROBUST FEDERAL FUNDING TO SUPPORT CONTE REFUGE & CONNECTICUT RIVER WATERSHED

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) released the following statement today after Connecticut Governor Dannel P. Malloy announced an executive order to ban gun permits for individuals on government watch lists: “We applaud Governor Malloy for taking clear, commonsense action to keep... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL STATEMENT ON MALLOY EXECUTIVE ORDER BANNING GUN PERMITS FOR INDIVIDUALS ON ‘NO FLY’ LIST IN CONNECTICUT

WASHINGTON— Today, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee and a member of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) conference committee, released the following statement after the U.S. Senate passed the ESEA conference report, the Every Student Succeeds... Read More about MURPHY VOTES TO REPEAL NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND

(Washington, DC) – U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) issued the following statement after Senate Republicans blocked consideration of the Denying Firearms and Explosives to Dangerous Terrorists Act of 2015, which would prevent individuals on the FBI’s Terrorist Watch List from purchasing... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL STATEMENT ON REPUBLICANS’ REFUSAL TO CLOSE ‘TERROR GAP,’ PREVENT PEOPLE ON TERRORIST WATCH LIST FROM PURCHASING GUNS

STRATFORD – Today, U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-CT) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and U.S. Representative Rosa DeLauro (CT-3) released the following statement on the news that $354 million in contract modifications has been awarded to Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation for an additional 29 helicopters to be assembled... Read More about DeLauro, Blumenthal, And Murphy Statement On The Military Awarding An Additional $354 Million To Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation

WASHINGTON— After hearing directly from concerned Connecticut dairy farmers and cheesemakers, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and U.S. Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-2) joined U.S. Senators Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and U.S. Representative Peter Welch (D-Vt.) in leading a bipartisan coalition to challenge a strict new... Read More about MURPHY, COURTNEY CHALLENGE FDA ON NEW CHEESE STANDARD THAT COULD HARM CONNECTICUT DAIRY FARMS

WASHINGTON —U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) called on the U.S. Senate to pass the Microbead-Free Waters Act of 2015, legislation that would place a federal ban on polyethylene and polypropylene microbeads that are typically found in personal care products and are proven to harm aquatic life, water quality, and public health, after the... Read More about MURPHY CALLS ON SENATE TO FOLLOW HOUSE & BAN PLASTIC MICROBEADS THREATENING LONG ISLAND SOUND

STRATFORD – Today, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) announced that Straton Industries, a second-generation, family-run manufacturer, is this week’s “Murphy’s Monday Manufacturer.” Founded in 1961, Straton Industries manufactures parts, molds, tools, dies, and stampings for customers in the... Read More about MURPHY HIGHLIGHTS STRATFORD MANUFACTURER, STRATON INDUSTRIES, AS “MURPHY’S MONDAY MANUFACTURER”

WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Chris Murphy (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) encouraged Connecticut’s fire departments and nonaffiliated ambulance and emergency medical service organizations to... Read More about CONNECTICUT’S CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION ENCOURAGES FIRST RESPONDERS TO APPLY FOR $306 MILLION IN FEDERAL ASSISTANCE

WASHINGTON —Today, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, released the following statement as 1,312 former students of the collapsed Corinthian Colleges, Inc. system are notified that they will receive $27,832,370 in debt relief from the U.S. Department of Education... Read More about MURPHY CALLS ON EDUCATION DEPARTMENT TO GRANT CLASS-WIDE DEBT RELIEF TO SCAMMED CORINTHIAN COLLEGE STUDENTS

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development, applauded Senate passage of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act, a 5-year $305 billion transportation bill – the first long-term... Read More about MURPHY VOTES FOR PASSAGE OF HIGHWAY BILL, REVIVAL OF EXPORT-IMPORT BANK, STRENGTHENING OF BUY AMERICA LAWS

WASHINGTON —Today, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), leader of the #ACAWorks campaign and member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, released the following statement after supporting meaningful measures to reform our nation’s broken gun laws, and voting against the Republicans’ bill to repeal... Read More about MURPHY VOTES TO STOP TERRORISTS FROM BUYING GUNS, PROTECT HEALTH CARE

WASHINGTON —U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) today applauded the U.S. Army’s announcement that the U.S. Army will conduct a thorough, multidisciplinary investigation into allegations that the Army has, since 2009, wrongfully dismissed more than 22,000 soldiers for misconduct after they returned from deployment and were diagnosed with... Read More about IN RESPONSE TO MURPHY LETTER, ARMY WILL CONDUCT INVESTIGATION INTO WRONGFUL DISCHARGE OF SERVICEMEMBERS WITH MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS

WASHINGTON —Today, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) released the following statement regarding the mass shooting in San Bernardino, California:  “My heart aches for the people of San Bernardino. I cannot express the profound sadness I feel each time a new community grieves and endures the same pain that brought Newtown to its... Read More about MURPHY STATEMENT ON SHOOTING IN SAN BERNARDINO

WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) issued the following statement following a recent Hearst newspaper investigation that found that the Newtown-based National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) spent more on lobbying than the National Rifle Association (NRA) over the last two... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL DECRY BOOM IN LOBBYING SPENDING BY CT-BASED GUN GROUP

WASHINGTON —  U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) today intensified his push to reform the Visa Waiver Program by cosponsoring a bipartisan bill introduced by U.S. Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) and Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.). Murphy, who is Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Near East, South Asia,... Read More about MURPHY RAMPS UP PUSH TO REFORM VISA WAIVER PROGRAM, COSPONSORS BIPARTISAN BILL TO KEEP CONNECTICUT SAFE

WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Near East, South Asia, Central Asia, and Counterterrorism, released the following statement after U.S. Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter announced that the United States will deploy additional special forces to Iraq... Read More about MURPHY STATEMENT ON DEPLOYMENT OF ADDITIONAL GROUND TROOPS TO SYRIA

WASHINGTON —  U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement after the White House and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced new changes to the Visa Waiver Program (VWP): “My number one priority is keeping Connecticut and the United States... Read More about MURPHY STATEMENT ON OBAMA ADMINISTRATION’S VISA WAIVER PROGRAM ANNOUNCEMENT

WASHINGTON — Today, as the busy holiday shopping season begins, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) applauded Gap Inc. for their recent decision to eliminate on-call scheduling practices for employees at Gap, Old Navy, Athleta, Intermix, and Banana Republic retail stores, and for their leadership in providing fair and predictable work... Read More about ON CYBER MONDAY, MURPHY APPLAUDS GAP INC. FOR ENDING UNPREDICTABLE SCHEDULING PRACTICES & CALLS ON OTHER RETAILERS TO FOLLOW SUIT

HARTFORD — As the United Kingdom prepares to vote on taking military action against ISIS, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) today called on the U.S. Senate to follow their lead, and vote to reauthorize war against ISIS before the end-of-the-year recess in December. Murphy is Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee... Read More about MURPHY CALLS ON SENATE TO VOTE TO AUTHORIZE WAR AGAINST ISIS BEFORE END-OF-YEAR RECESS