HARTFORD – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Congressman Jim Himes (D-4) and Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced today $10 million in federal Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) funds for the construction of Barnum Station, a new commuter rail station that... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL, HIMES, MALLOY ANNOUNCE $10 MILLION FEDERAL TIGER AWARD FOR NEW BARNUM STATION IN BRIDGEPORT

HARTFORD – U.S. Sens. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and U.S. Reps. John Larson (D-1), Joe Courtney (D-2), Rosa DeLauro (D-3), Jim Himes (D-4), and Elizabeth Esty (D-5) announced today that the U.S Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released $72, 346,318 in LIHEAP (Low Income Home Energy Assistance... Read More about CONNECTICUT CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION APPLAUDS $72 MILLION IN LIHEAP FUNDING

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, and U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), along with U.S. Senators Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Tom Carper (D-Del.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), and Jack Reed (D-R.I.), sent a letter... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL URGE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION TO TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION TO STOP FOR-PROFIT EDUCATION COMPANIES FROM DEFRAUDING TAXPAYERS

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, released the following statement on the United States’ support for the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen. “Without serious public debate, the United... Read More about MURPHY STATEMENT ON U.S. SUPPORT FOR THE SAUDI-LED COALITION IN YEMEN

Click here to view video. WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn) spoke on the floor of the U.S. Senate urging his  colleagues to pass his bipartisan Mental Health Reform Act of 2015 – a bill he introduced with U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy (R-La.) to comprehensively overhaul and strengthen America’s mental... Read More about ICYMI: MURPHY CALLS FOR BIPARTISAN ACTION TO COMPREHENSIVELY OVERHAUL AMERICA’S MENTAL HEALTH SYSTEM

WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) released the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives unanimously passed the Judicial Redress Act. Murphy, who introduced the bipartisan bill in the U.S. Senate with Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) earlier this year, called on Senate leadership to swiftly bring the... Read More about MURPHY APPLAUDS HOUSE PASSAGE OF JUDICIAL REDRESS ACT

WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) released the following statement after voting against taking up the Stop Sanctuary Policies and Protect Americans Act: “Republicans in Congress are trying to tell police officers in Connecticut how to do their jobs. This bill puts nearly $20 million of annual federal assistance for... Read More about MURPHY STATEMENT ON VOTE AGAINST GOP BILL TO CUT VITAL FUNDING FOR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT

BOZRAH – After visiting the manufacturer at their facility in Bozrah, Connecticut, last week, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) announced that Collins & Jewell Company is this week’s “Murphy’s Monday Manufacturer.” Collins & Jewell is a third-generation, family-owned custom steel... Read More about MURPHY HIGHLIGHTS BOZRAH MANUFACTURER, COLLINS & JEWELL COMPANY, AS “MURPHY’S MONDAY MANUFACTURER”

WASHINGTON — Today, in response to a Southern Connecticut State University (SCSU) study that revealed that plastic microbeads are affecting the Long Island Sound, U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), together with U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), called on the Retail Industry Leaders Association... Read More about MURPHY, GILLIBRAND, BLUMENTHAL CALL FOR RETAIL BOYCOTT OF HARMFUL PLASTIC MICROBEADS THREATENING LONG ISLAND SOUND

WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, and U.S. Senator Kelly Ayotte (R-N.H.) led a bipartisan group of 22 senators in calling on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) to take immediate,... Read More about MURPHY, AYOTTE LEAD BIPARTISAN GROUP OF 22 SENATORS IN CALLING FOR FULL IMPLEMENTATION OF MENTAL HEALTH PARITY LAW

HARTFORD — Today, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn) launched a new campaign and online survey, ‘Fed Up’, to hear directly from Connecticut’s commuters about why they’re ‘fed up’ with Connecticut’s traffic and poor transportation infrastructure. Murphy is looking to receive feedback on how a shorter,... Read More about MURPHY LAUNCHES “FED UP” CAMPAIGN TO HEAR FROM COMMUTERS & IMPROVE CONNECTICUT TRANSPORTATION

ANSONIA — Today, while visiting Ansonia, Connecticut’s American Precision Manufacturing, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) announced the introduction of his 21st Century Buy American Act. The 21st Century Buy American Act will strengthen existing Buy American standards to ensure that the U.S. government prioritizes the purchase... Read More about MURPHY INTRODUCES 21st CENTURY BUY AMERICAN ACT TO SUPPORT AMERICAN MANUFACTURERS

HARTFORD — Today, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) called on U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and U.S. Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) to quickly finalize a bipartisan Fiscal Year 2016 budget agreement to eliminate sequester spending cuts that will negatively... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL URGE SENATE LEADERSHIP TO ELIMINATE HARMFUL SEQUESTER SPENDING CUTS, FINALIZE BIPARTISAN BUDGET DEAL ON BEHALF OF CONNECTICUT CHILDREN

NEWINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) announced that Newington-based PCX Aerostructures is this week’s “Murphy’s Monday Manufacturer.” PCX is a manufacturer and supplier of precision, flight-critical aerospace components and assemblies, such as airframes, engines, landing gear, and... Read More about MURPHY HIGHLIGHTS NEWINGTON MANUFACTURER, PCX AEROSTRUCTURES, AS “MURPHY’S MONDAY MANUFACTURER”

GROTON —After participating in the ceremony christening the USS Illinois, the U.S. Navy's newest and most advanced nuclear attack submarine, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) released the following statement: “I’d like to thank the First Lady for sponsoring this ship – it’s always a pleasure to host her in... Read More about MURPHY STATEMENT ON CHRISTENING OF THE USS ILLINOIS

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy (R-La.), co-authors of the Mental Health Reform Act, today announced the introduction of a bipartisan resolution to recognize October 10th as World Mental Health Day. In light of the fact that mental health initiatives – including training for needed... Read More about MURPHY, CASSIDY INTRODUCE RESOLUTION DESIGNATING OCTOBER 10TH AS ‘WORLD MENTAL HEALTH DAY’

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, released the following statement after the Obama administration announced its decision to end the Pentagon’s $500 million program to train and equip... Read More about MURPHY STATEMENT ON OBAMA ADMINISTRATION’S DECISION TO END TRAIN AND EQUIP PROGRAM IN SYRIA

WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) joined the Middle East Refugee Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act introduced by U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), as a cosponsor. Earlier this week, Murphy led a group of 28 Senate Democrats in calling for immediate consideration of... Read More about MURPHY LAUDS GRAHAM-LEAHY REFUGEE BILL, VOWS TO “GET THIS TO THE FINISH LINE"

WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), who introduced the bipartisan Judicial Redress Act with U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) earlier this year, released the following statement after the European Court of Justice ruled to strike down the “Safe Harbor” agreement between the United States and the European Union... Read More about MURPHY CALLS FOR PASSAGE OF JUDICIAL REDRESS ACT IN WAKE OF E.U. SAFE HARBOR DECISION

(Hartford, CT) – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), and Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-3) today announced a $1.2 million federal grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to repair 53 antique trolleys housed at the Shore Line Trolley Museum that were badly damaged during Storm... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL, DELAURO ANNOUNCE $1.2 MILLION FEDERAL GRANT TO TROLLEY MUSEUM TO REPAIR TROLLEYS DAMAGED DURING SANDY