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

(Hartford, CT) – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), and Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-3) announced today that the U.S. Department of Energy has awarded Wallingford’s Proton Energy $2.5 million to develop a highly-efficiency hydrogen-iron flow battery capable of generating hydrogen to... Read More about BLUMENTHAL, MURPHY, DELAURO ANNOUNCE $2.5 MILLION FOR WALLINGFORD’S PROTON ENERGY TO DEVELOP ULTRA EFFICIENT BATTERY

HARTFORD – Today, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, congratulated General Dynamics Electric Boat (EB) on nearly $150 million in new business from the Pentagon. Yesterday, the Department of Defense announced that the Groton manufacturer had been awarded $102,876,417... Read More about MURPHY CONGRATULATES ELECTRIC BOAT ON $150 MILLION VIRGINIA-CLASS SUBMARINE CONTRACT MODIFICATION

FARMINGTON — Today, during a visit to Turbine Technologies, Inc., one of Connecticut’s high-growth manufacturers, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) celebrated new findings by the Economic Policy Institute that passage of his 21st Century Buy American Act would create up to 100,000 U.S. jobs. Specifically, the report found... Read More about MURPHY ANNOUNCES NEW REPORT SHOWING HIS ‘BUY AMERICAN ACT’ WILL CREATE 100,000 U.S. JOBS

In the wake of the horrific terror attacks in Paris, Beirut and Mali, I’ve heard from many of you about your questions, concerns and fears, particularly about how we can make sure that people who pose a potential threat aren’t coming into the United States. As your U.S. Senator and a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, I... Read More about Frequently Asked Questions: Who is entering the U.S.? How do we screen them?

SOUTH WINDSOR – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) announced that Capewell Aerial Systems, LLC, is this week’s “Murphy’s Monday Manufacturer.” In 1881, Capewell was founded in Hartford, Connecticut, as a mass producer of horseshoe nails. Today, Capewell operates out of a facility in South Windsor... Read More about MURPHY HIGHLIGHTS SOUTH WINDSOR MANUFACTURER, CAPEWELL AERIAL SYSTEMS, LLC, AS “MURPHY’S MONDAY MANUFACTURER”