WASHINGTON – Today, just days ahead of monumental Supreme Court hearings on same-sex marriage and the death penalty, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and U.S. Congresswoman Louise Slaughter (D-N.Y.) reintroduced the Supreme Court Ethics Act, a bill that would require the United States Supreme Court to adopt a code of ethics for Supreme... Read More about MURPHY, SLAUGHTER REINTRODUCE SUPREME COURT ETHICS REFORM BILL AHEAD OF MONUMENTAL SUPREME COURT CASE CASES

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) released the following statement after the Senate voted to confirm Loretta Lynch as the United States Attorney General, ending an historic 165-day delay in her confirmation. “I was proud to vote today to finally confirm Loretta Lynch; the fact that it took this long is an... Read More about MURPHY APPLAUDS CONFIRMATION OF LORETTA LYNCH AS UNITED STATES ATTORNEY GENERAL

WASHINGTON – Today, in response to a statement by U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) that funding is needed to make critical safety and structural improvements to the Northeast Corridor, the nation’s busiest passenger rail corridor, Secretary Anthony Foxx of the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) confirmed the importance of the... Read More about U.S. SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION CONFIRMS EFFORT TO FUND & UPGRADE NORTHEAST CORRIDOR

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee and Co-Chairman of the bipartisan U.S. Senate Caucus on Poland, released the following statement on Poland’s plan to purchase the Patriot missile defense systems from U.S. manufacturer Raytheon Company. “Poland’s... Read More about MURPHY APPLAUDS AWARDING OF POLISH MISSILE DEFENSE SYSTEM TO U.S. FIRM

HARTFORD – The Connecticut Congressional Delegation announced today $2.6 million from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs for the expansion and renovation of the Connecticut State Veterans Cemetery in Middletown. The grant will fund the construction of roads, landscaping and infrastructure over three acres, and will accommodate respectful... Read More about CONNECTICUT DELEGATION ANNOUNCES $2.6 MILLION FOR EXPANSION OF CONNECTICUT VETERANS CEMETERY

WASHINGTON – Today, during a U.S. Senate Appropriations Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Subcommittee hearing, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) urged Secretary Robert A. McDonald of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide Connecticut veterans with more health care options close to home.... Read More about MURPHY URGES VETERANS AFFAIRS SECRETARY TO GIVE CONNECTICUT VETERANS MORE HEALTH CARE OPTIONS CLOSE TO HOME

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) will join Congressman Matt Cartwright (D-Pa.) to introduce two bills to improve orthotics and prosthetics care for the nation’s service members and veterans. The legislation would enhance research in best practices and support colleges and universities... Read More about DURBIN, MURPHY, CARTWRIGHT INTRODUCE LEGISLATION TO MEET DEMAND FOR HIGH-QUALITY PROSTHETIC CARE FOR VETERANS

BRIDGEPORT – Today, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), U.S. Congressman Jim Himes (D-Conn.), and Bridgeport Mayor Bill Finch joined community leaders, students, and others in thanking the U.S. Department of Interior for a $375,000 grant to build a new Johnson Oak Park adjacent to Jettie... Read More about Bridgeport, Conn. Receives $375,000 Federal Grant for Johnson Oak Park

MILFORD – Today, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) announced that Thinklogical is this week’s “Murphy’s Monday Manufacturer.” Thinklogical was founded in 2003 out of Milford, Connecticut where the company has been headquartered ever since. Thinklogical manufactures secure KVM (keyboard, video, mouse)... Read More about MURPHY HIGHLIGHTS LOCAL CONNECTICUT MANUFACTURER, THINKLOGICAL, AS “MURPHY’S MONDAY MANUFACTURER”

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Subcommittee, applauded the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for releasing nearly $700,000 to Connecticut... Read More about MURPHY APPLAUDS FUNDING TO PROVIDE SUPPORTIVE HOUSING TO 76 HOMELESS CONNECTICUT VETERANS

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) reintroduced the United States Coast Guard Commemorative Coin Act, a bill that would honor the men and women of the Coast Guard and support the establishment of the National Coast Guard Museum in New London which is expected to open to the public in... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL REINTRODUCE UNITED STATES COAST GUARD COMMEMORATIVE COIN ACT

WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), and Kelly Ayotte (R-N.H.), and U.S. Representative Elizabeth Esty (D-Conn.) introduced resolutions in the Senate and House, respectively, that recognize the need to improve physical access for people with disabilities at federally-funded facilities. Murphy... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL, AYOTTE, ESTY INTRODUCE RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING NEED FOR INCREASED ACCESS FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES AT FEDERAL FACILITIES

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, released the following statement on his vote to pass the 2016 Elementary and Secondary Education Act out of committee. The bill passed the committee with a bipartisan vote of 22-0. “Every child in... Read More about MURPHY STATEMENT ON VOTE TO MOVE ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY REAUTHORIZATION BILL OUT OF COMMITTEE

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) reintroduced the Angel Tax Credit Act, a bill to incentivize new investments in startup businesses and help create a funding pipeline to grow small businesses and create new jobs in the science, technology, and engineering fields. The Angel Tax Credit Act would encourage investors in... Read More about MURPHY REINTRODUCES BILL TO HELP ENTREPRENEURS ATTRACT CAPITAL FOR NEW STARTUPS

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) was joined by U.S. Senators John Thune (R-S.D.), Pat Toomey (R-Pa.), Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), and Angus King (I-Maine) in reintroducing the Helping Angels Lead Our Startups (HALOS) Act, legislation that would remove burdensome restrictions from individuals who want to invest in startups,... Read More about MURPHY, THUNE REINTRODUCE BIPARTISAN JOBS BILL TO SUPPORT STARTUPS, SMALL BUSINESSES

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), and Congressman Joe Courtney (D-Conn.) applauded the announcement by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency that The Borough of Crescent Beach will receive $1.065 million in federal funding to... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL, COURTNEY WELCOME FUNDS TO RESTORE CRESCENT BEACH’S LANDMARK BLUFF

WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee passed, on a bipartisan basis, an amendment introduced by U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) to the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. Murphy’s amendment, which would require states to establish policies to prevent the... Read More about MURPHY AMENDMENT PASSES COMMITTEE, WILL BE INCLUDED IN SENATE’S ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION BILL

WASHINGTON – Today, after more than a year-long effort led by U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), U.S. Senator Kelly Ayotte (R-N.H.), U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), and U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) announced that the remains of up to 388 sailors and Marines who lost their lives aboard... Read More about AT SENATORS’ REQUEST, PENTAGON AGREES TO RETURN TO FAMILIES THE REMAINS OF SAILORS KILLED AT PEARL HARBOR

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement after voting to support a bipartisan compromise that would give Congress the ability to conduct oversight and review of a nuclear deal reached between the P5+1 and Iran. “As a strong advocate... Read More about MURPHY STATEMENT ON VOTE TO SUPPORT BIPARTISAN IRAN BILL

WOODBRIDGE – After touring the Air Handling Systems facility in Woodbridge, Connecticut last week, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) announced today that Air Handling Systems is this week’s “Murphy’s Monday Manufacturer.” Air Handling Systems is a Woodbridge-based manufacturer of dust collection, fume... Read More about MURPHY HIGHLIGHTS LOCAL CONNECTICUT MANUFACTURER, AIR HANDLING SYSTEMS, AS “MURPHY’S MONDAY MANUFACTURER”