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

WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) released the following statement after the U.S. Senate passed the House-Senate 2016 National Defense Authorization Act conference report. Murphy’s amendment, included in the NDAA, will increase Congressional oversight of U.S. Department of Defense by requiring more... Read More about CONGRESS PASSES MURPHY ‘BUY AMERICAN’ AMENDMENT TO BOOST AMERICAN MANUFACTURING

(Bridgeport, CT)- Today, U.S Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), and Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-3) and Congressman Jim Himes (D-4) announced a $14 million, five-year federal grant for The WorkPlace in Bridgeport to train low-income individuals for careers in health professions. The grant was awarded by the... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL, DELAURO, HIMES ANNOUNCE $14 MILLION FEDERAL GRANT TO THE WORKPLACE TO TRAIN LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS FOR CAREERS IN HEALTHCARE

Click here to view video. WASHINGTON – On the floor of the U.S. Senate yesterday, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn) called on the Senate to keep guns out of the hands of criminals by passing commonsense gun violence prevention reforms. Murphy argued that Congress’ failure to address the scourge of gun violence across America is... Read More about IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: MURPHY CALLS ON SENATE TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE IN WAKE OF ANOTHER SHOOTING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), and Senate colleagues wrote a letter requesting Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson provide an update on how the Administration screens refugees from conflict regions. In the letter, led by Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.), the senators emphasized that... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL REQUEST DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY SHARE ITS REFUGEE VETTING PROCESS

WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, called on Congress to comprehensively overhaul and strengthen America’s mental health care system. Earlier this year, Murphy and U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy (R-La.) introduced the Mental Health Reform Act... Read More about MURPHY CALLS ON CONGRESS TO PASS MENTAL HEALTH REFORM IN WAKE OF ANOTHER SHOOTING

WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) led a group of 27 senators in calling on U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) and Vice Chairwoman Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.), as well as U.S. Senate Foreign Relations State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Subcommittee Chairman Lindsey Graham... Read More about MURPHY LEADS GROUP OF 27 SENATORS IN CALLING FOR IMMEDIATE EMERGENCY FUNDING TO INCREASE U.S. HUMANITARIAN SUPPORT FOR SYRIA, CAPACITY FOR REFUGEE ADMISSIONS

MANCHESTER – Today, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) announced that Timken Aerospace Drive Systems is this week’s “Murphy’s Monday Manufacturer.” Timken operates out of a 180,000 square foot manufacturing facility in Manchester, Connecticut, where, for nearly 70 years, hardworking Connecticut... Read More about MURPHY HIGHLIGHTS MANCHESTER MANUFACTURER, TIMKEN AEROSPACE DRIVE SYSTEMS, AS “MURPHY’S MONDAY MANUFACTURER”

WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, released the following statement on the proposal between General Dynamics Electric Boat and Newport News Shipbuilding for the construction of the Ohio Replacement Program and Virginia-Class Submarines. The proposed framework for the... Read More about MURPHY CALLS FOR NAVY TO ACCEPT PLAN FOR NEXT BALLISTIC MISSILE SUBMARINE

WASHINGTON —Today, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), and U.S. Congressman Jim Himes (CT-4) called on President Obama to invite the 2015 U.S. International Mathematical Olympiad Team – comprised of six high schoolers, including Michael Kural of Riverside, Connecticut – to the White... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL, HIMES CALL ON OBAMA TO RECOGNIZE U.S. MATHEMATICAL OLYMPIAD TEAM FOR ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT

WASHINGTON — Today, on National Manufacturing Day and in response to a distressing report by the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Inspector General revealing that naval contracting personnel did not consistently comply with the Berry Amendment or the Buy American Act, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) called on DoD to swiftly re-train... Read More about ON NATIONAL MANUFACTURING DAY, MURPHY DECRIES DEFENSE DEPARTMENT’S VIOLATIONS OF ‘BUY AMERICAN’ LAWS

WASHINGTON —U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Joe Manchin (D-W.V.), Tom Udall (D-N.M.), and Mike Lee (R-Utah) sent a letter to U.S. Department of Defense Secretary Ash Carter, U.S. Department of State Secretary John Kerry, and Central Intelligence Agency Director John Brennan urging them to end the Syria Train and Equip Program... Read More about MURPHY, MANCHIN, UDALL & LEE CALL FOR AN END TO THE FAILED SYRIA TRAIN AND EQUIP PROGRAM