WASHINGTON –Today, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) released the following statement after the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) announced that they will reduce annual mortgage insurance premiums by a half point, making it easier for American families to purchase homes. For years,... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL APPLAUD ADMINISTRATION FOR DECISION TO LOWER FEES ON FHA LOANS

WASHINGTON –Today, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) released the following statement on passage of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act in a bipartisan vote of 93 to 4. After a handful of senators blocked a vote last month, we are pleased that the Senate finally passed the Terrorism Risk... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL STATEMENT ON SENATE PASSAGE OF TERRORISM RISK INSURANCE ACT

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Barbara A. Mikulski (D-Md.), and Jim Risch (R-Idaho), founders of the bipartisan U.S. Senate Caucus on Poland, welcomed Polish Foreign Minister Grzegorz Schetyna to Washington for a meeting to promote and strengthen the United States’ relationship with Poland. During the meeting,... Read More about MURPHY, MIKULSKI, AND RISCH, BIPARTISAN SENATE CAUCUS ON POLAND, MEET WITH POLISH FOREIGN MINISTER

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) released the following statement condemning the recent terrorist attack in Paris, France: Today we stand in solemn solidarity with our friends and allies in France and condemn in the strongest terms the cowardly terrorist attack this morning at the offices of Charlie Hebdo. An attack... Read More about MURPHY STATEMENT ON TERRORIST ATTACK AT CHARLIE HEBDO OFFICE

WASHINGTON —U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Chris Coons (D-Del.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) today announced they reintroduced the American Jobs Matter Act - major federal legislation to protect and grow defense manufacturing jobs in the United States. The bill - which Murphy... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL, BROWN, COONS, MERKLEY REINTRODUCE AMERICAN JOBS MATTER ACT

HARTFORD – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) announced today that Chris Harris joined his office as Communications Director. Harris joins Murphy’s office after serving as Communications Director on Mark Udall’s campaign for Colorado’s U.S. Senate seat in the 2014 midterm election. Prior to joining Udall’s campaign,... Read More about MURPHY ANNOUNCES CHRIS HARRIS AS NEW COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR

WASHINGTON –Today, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) released the following statement regarding the Department of Education’s College Ratings System public notice: “In order for students to get a high quality and affordable education, colleges need to be more transparent about costs and... Read More about MURPHY, SCHATZ ISSUE STATEMENT ON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION’S COLLEGE RATINGS SYSTEM

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) released the following statement after President Obama announced the release of Alan Gross and efforts to normalize trade and travel relations between the United States and Cuba. I applaud President Obama’s announcement today that the United States will finally take steps to... Read More about MURPHY STATEMENT ON US-CUBA RELATIONS

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) released the following statement after the Senate voted to pass the Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2014: The tax extenders package that my colleagues and I passed today falls far short of ideal, but it provides certainty for the thousands of families and businesses in Connecticut and... Read More about MURPHY STATEMENT ON SENATE PASSAGE OF TAX EXTENDERS PASSAGE

(HARTFORD, CT) – The state’s Congressional delegation, Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman, and Governor Dannel P. Malloy, applauded the announcement today by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services awarding Connecticut $45 million to test health care payment and delivery models. This funding builds upon the State... Read More about CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION, LT. GOV. WYMAN, GOV. MALLOY APPLAUDS $45 MILLION HEALTHCARE AWARD TO CONNECTICUT

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) released the following statement in response to the Pakistani Taliban’s brutal attack on a military-run school in northwestern Pakistan: The brutal slaughter of more than 140 innocent civilians, mostly school children, by the Taliban in Peshawar, Pakistan shocks the conscience. My... Read More about MURPHY STATEMENT ON TALIBAN’S HEINOUS MURDER OF INNOCENT PAKISTANI STUDENTS

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) released the following statement on the confirmation of Dr. Vivek Murthy as U.S. Surgeon General. Murthy received his M.B.A. and M.D. from Yale University. Over the last 17 months, our country has been without a surgeon general -- all because of the political agenda of a handful of... Read More about MURPHY STATEMENT ON CONFIRMATION OF DR. VIVEK MURTHY AS U.S. SURGEON GENERAL

SUFFIELD – Today, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) announced that United Gear & Machine Company, Inc. will be recognized as “Murphy’s Monday Manufacturer”. United Gear is a 60-year-old, family-run manufacturer that serves the military and commercial aerospace industries. The company has operated out of Suffield since... Read More about MURPHY HIGHLIGHTS LOCAL CONNECTICUT MANUFACTURER, UNITED GEAR & MACHINE COMPANY, INC., AS “MURPHY’S MONDAY MANUFACTURER”

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) released the following statement on passage of the omnibus appropriations bill for Fiscal Year 2015. This bill will fund government operations through September, 2015. Voting for the budget bill today was a tough decision for me. The process that led to this package is another... Read More about MURPHY STATEMENT ON SENATE PASSAGE OF OMNIBUS LEGISLATION TO FUND THE GOVERNMENT, CONNECTICUT PRIORITIES

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) released the following statement on final passage of the FY2015 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). A large spending authorization bill like the NDAA will always have a lot to be happy about, and a lot to be displeased with too. The inclusion of a provision authorizing U.S. military... Read More about MURPHY STATEMENT ON FINAL PASSAGE OF THE NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) announced he will join two new U.S. Senate Committees in the 114th Congress. Murphy will join the U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations, which is responsible for funding all of the federal government’s agencies, departments, and organizations. As a member of the Appropriations... Read More about MURPHY WINS SEAT ON SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) released the following statement on his vote in the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee in favor of a limited authorization for use of military force (AUMF) against ISIL. Murphy's provision requiring the administration to provide Congress with a clear political and diplomatic... Read More about MURPHY STATEMENT ON VOTE FOR AUMF IN SENATE FOREIGN RELATIONS COMMITTEE

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) announced that he introduced the Students Before Profits Act to help protect students from deceptive practices and bad actors in the for-profit college sector. Drafted jointly with HELP Committee Chairman Tom Harkin (D-Iowa), the Students Before Profits Act will put power back in... Read More about MURPHY, HARKIN ANNOUNCE “STUDENTS BEFORE PROFITS ACT”

HARTFORD – Connecticut’s Congressional delegation and Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that Connecticut has been awarded nearly $12.5 million in discretionary federal funding to expand high-quality preschool. The funding was awarded by the U.S. Departments of Education and Health and Human Services through a competitive... Read More about CONNECTICUT WINS COMPETITIVE FEDERAL GRANT TO EXPAND HIGH-QUALITY PRESCHOOL

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on European Affairs, released the following statement after today’s hearing titled “Authorization for the Use of Military Force Against ISIL”. Today’s hearing with Secretary Kerry underscored the need for an... Read More about IN ADVANCE OF FOREIGN RELATIONS COMMITTEE VOTE, MURPHY CALLS FOR COMMONSENSE RESTRICTIONS ON AUMF TO DEFEAT ISIL