WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) delivered testimony during a U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks urging his Senate colleagues to move quickly to pass his Lower Farmington River and Salmon Brook Wild and Scenic River Act – which would create a U.S. National Park Service... Read More about MURPHY CALLS ON SENATE COMMITTEE TO PROTECT LOWER FARMINGTON RIVER, PASS WILD & SCENIC RIVER ACT

WASHINGTON – Today, as the UN World Food Program (WFP) faces a critical funding shortfall and millions of refugees risk losing access to food and other forms of humanitarian support, 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... Read More about MURPHY URGES FOREIGN ALLIES TO CONTRIBUTE TO WORLD FOOD PROGRAM AMID FUNDING CRISIS

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) issued the following statements on the U.S. Navy’s announcement that it will be establishing the Undersea Warfighting Development Center at U.S. Naval Submarine Base New London. The new center will support the training... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL COMMEND NEW UNDERSEA WARFIGHTING DEVELOPMENT CENTER AT SUBMARINE BASE NEW LONDON

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) released a joint statement hailing U.S. Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter’s announcement that the Pentagon will protect gay, lesbian and bisexual troops from discrimination. Secretary Carter’s announcement comes just days after Murphy... Read More about MURPHY, BALDWIN HAIL PENTAGON’S MOVE TO INCLUDE SEXUAL ORIENTATION IN ANTI-DISCRIMINATION POLICY

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, introduced an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that would prevent the United States from sending American ground troops to engage in... Read More about MURPHY INTRODUCES AMENDMENT TO BAN DEPLOYMENT OF AMERICAN GROUND TROOPS TO IRAQ & SYRIA

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) and U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) today released new, forward-looking foreign policy principles to guide America’s role as a global leader in the 21st Century. The principles, as laid out in an op-ed published today in Foreign Affairs, provide... Read More about MURPHY, SCHATZ, HEINRICH UNVEIL NEW, FORWARD-LOOKING FOREIGN POLICY PRINCIPLES

Click here to view the op-ed on ForeignAffairs.com The United States faces unprecedented challenges abroad. The post-colonial status quo in the Middle East is breaking down, and terrorist groups such as Islamic State (also called ISIS) and al Qaeda present a grave threat to U.S. national security. Traditional powers such as Russia and China are... Read More about Op-ed: Principles for a Progressive Foreign Policy

BLOOMFIELD – Today, after meeting with the company’s executives and touring the manufacturing facility to learn more about what he can do to help local manufacturers, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) announced that Aerospace Alloys, Inc. is this week’s “Murphy’s Monday Manufacturer.” Based in Bloomfield,... Read More about MURPHY HIGHLIGHTS LOCAL CONNECTICUT MANUFACTURER, AEROSPACE ALLOYS, INC., AS “MURPHY’S MONDAY MANUFACTURER”

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) joined State Comptroller Kevin Lembo to visit Warren Harding High School in Bridgeport and discuss efforts to expand broadband Internet access in low-income communities through Murphy’s new Broadband Adoption Act. During their visit, Murphy and Lembo... Read More about AT BRIDGEPORT HIGH SCHOOL, MURPHY LISTENS TO STUDENTS’ CONCERNS ABOUT LACK OF AT-HOME INTERNET ACCESS

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) today announced he filed an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act that strengthens Buy American requirements for the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD). The amendment closes the “overseas use” loophole that allows American taxpayer dollars to be spent on goods produced... Read More about MURPHY INTRODUCES ‘BUY AMERICAN’ AMENDMENT TO DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION BILL

WASHINGTON – As the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) considers new rules to rein in predatory practices in payday loans and similar types of lending, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) joined a group of 30 other senators in expressing their support for the initial steps the... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL URGE “STRONGEST POSSIBLE RULES” TO STOP PREDATORY PAYDAY LENDING

WASHINGTON — Today, in response to reports that Jimmy John’s sandwich shops and other retailers require their low-wage workers to sign non-compete agreements, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and U.S. Senator Al Franken (D-Minn.) introduced their new Mobility and Opportunity for Vulnerable Employees (MOVE) Act, which will enable... Read More about MURPHY, FRANKEN INTRODUCE BILL TO BAN NON-COMPETE AGREEMENTS FOR LOW-WAGE WORKERS

WASHINGTON – The Broadband Adoption Act, which was introduced today by U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.), and U.S. Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-Calif.), has already received strong endorsements from various stakeholders. The legislation will reform and modernize the Universal Service Fund (USF) Lifeline... Read More about BROAD SUPPORT LINING UP BEHIND MURPHY-BOOKER-MATSUI BILL TO MODERNIZE LIFELINE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

CHESHIRE – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) announced that Marion Manufacturing Company, a Cheshire-based manufacturer of stamped metal components for the medical, automotive, aerospace, commercial, and telecommunications industries, is this week’s “Murphy’s Monday Manufacturer.” Marion... Read More about MURPHY HIGHLIGHTS LOCAL CONNECTICUT MANUFACTURER, MARION MANUFACTURING COMPANY, AS “MURPHY’S MONDAY MANUFACTURER”

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.), and U.S. Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-Calif.), a member of the Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, introduced legislation to reform and modernize the Universal Service Fund (USF) Lifeline Assistance Program – which... Read More about MURPHY, BOOKER, MATSUI INTRODUCE LEGISLATION TO MODERNIZE LIFELINE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, MAKE AVAILABLE UNIVERSAL BROADBAND ADOPTION

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) released the following statement after disagreements within the Republican caucus led to the impending expiration of the USA PATRIOT Act at midnight. Murphy opposes the unwarranted government surveillance and bulk data collection programs currently carried out under the USA PATRIOT Act.... Read More about MURPHY STATEMENT ON EXPIRATION OF USA PATRIOT ACT

HARTFORD - Today U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Congressman John Larson (D-1), Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-3), Congressman Jim Himes (D-4), and Congresswoman Elizabeth Esty (D-5) joined the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in announcing several federal grants to Bridgeport, the Greater... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL, LARSON, DELAURO, HIMES, ESTY ANNOUNCE FEDERAL GRANTS FOR THE CLEANUP AND ASSESSMENT OF BROWNFIELDS SITES IN BRIDGEPORT, STRATFORD, EAST HARTFORD, AND MERIDEN

To: Interested Parties From: The Office of Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) Re: Academy of Actuaries report on Republican alternatives to the Affordable Care Act ahead of King v. Burwell Date: 5/28/2015 As the Supreme Court prepares its ruling on the controversial King v. Burwell case, it’s worth examining the proposals put forth by Congressional... Read More about Memo: Academy of Actuaries report on Republican alternatives to the Affordable Care Act ahead of King v. Burwell

CHESHIRE – Today, as part of a continued effort to sound the alarm over the billions of dollars and hundreds of thousands of Buy American waivers used by the federal government, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) released a new report on the U.S. Department of Defense’s (DoD) overuse of these waivers during a visit to one of... Read More about MURPHY RELEASES NEW REPORT ON PENTAGON’S HARMFUL OVERUSE OF WAIVERS TO EVADE ‘BUY AMERICAN’ REQUIREMENTS

GLASTONBURY – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) announced that Flanagan Industries, a second-generation family-owned manufacturer founded by two World War II veterans, is this week’s “Murphy’s Monday Manufacturer.” Murphy will visit Flanagan Industries tomorrow, Tuesday, May 26, at 2pm.... Read More about MURPHY HIGHLIGHTS LOCAL CONNECTICUT MANUFACTURER, FLANAGAN INDUSTRIES, AS “MURPHY’S MONDAY MANUFACTURER”