SOUTH WINDSOR – Today, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) announced that Carla’s Pasta will be recognized as “Murphy’s Monday Manufacturer”. Carla’s Pasta was established in 1978 by Carla Squatrito just 10 years after she emigrated from Italy to the United States. Squatrito initially ran the pasta company out of... Read More about MURPHY HIGHLIGHTS LOCAL CONNECTICUT MANUFACTURER, CARLA’S PASTA, AS “MURPHY’S MONDAY MANUFACTURER”

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) called on the U.S. Department of Defense to act on its commitment to help recover the bodies of 22 men who lost their lives aboard the USS Oklahoma during the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941. In previous correspondence, the Department committed to review the case and help families of... Read More about MURPHY CALLS ON PENTAGON TO HONOR REQUEST TO HELP BRING HOME REMAINS OF SAILORS KILLED AT PEARL HARBOR

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) led a letter to the president with U.S. Congressmen Keith Ellison (D-Minn.), Karen Bass (D-Calif.), and Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) calling for the administration to authorize trained and protected US military personnel to provide direct care to Ebola... Read More about MURPHY, COONS, ELLISON, BASS, LEE URGE PRESIDENT TO ALLOW APPROPRIATELY-TRAINED MILITARY DOCTORS TO TREAT EBOLA PATIENTS AND RESIST TRAVEL BAN

WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) released the following statement after the major announcement by President Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping regarding greenhouse gas emissions: “A global agreement to slash carbon emissions is all but impossible without the cooperation of the world's two largest polluters. Last... Read More about MURPHY STATEMENT ON U.S., CHINA CLIMATE AGREEMENT

MERIDEN – Today, in celebration of Veterans Small Business Week and in advance of Veterans Day, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) announced that Specialty Metal Fabrications, Inc. (SMF) will be recognized as “Murphy’s Monday Manufacturer”. Owners Ronald J. Dziema – who served in the U.S. Navy Seabees during the... Read More about MURPHY HIGHLIGHTS LOCAL VETERAN-OWNED CONNECTICUT MANUFACTURER, SPECIALTY METAL FABRICATIONS, INC., AS “MURPHY’S MONDAY MANUFACTURER”

HARTFORD - Today, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) released the following statement in response to President Obama's call for a new authorization for use of military force (AUMF) to defeat ISIL. Murphy has consistently called for a new AUMF for the military strategy in Iraq and Syria. I'm encouraged by President Obama's desire to work with... Read More about MURPHY STATEMENT ON PRESIDENT'S COMMITMENT TO DRAFT NEW AUMF FOR FIGHT AGAINST ISIL

MILFORD – Today, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) announced that Moore Engineering will be recognized as “Murphy’s Monday Manufacturer”. Based out of Milford, Moore Engineering is a family-run manufacturing business that provides engineering solutions and a vast range of services to their clients. The company performs... Read More about MURPHY HIGHLIGHTS YOUNG CONNECTICUT MANUFACTURER, MOORE ENGINEERING, AS “MURPHY’S MONDAY MANUFACTURER”

WASHINGTON –Today, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on European Affairs, delivered remarks at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies’ Center for Transatlantic Relations. In his speech, Foreign Fighters, Russian Money, and Ethnic Tensions: Why the U.S.... Read More about MURPHY REMARKS ON IMPORTANCE OF U.S. RE-ENGAGEMENT IN SOUTHEAST EUROPE

HARTFORD –Today, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) announced his participation in the U.S. Senate Computers for Schools program, which donates surplus used computers to schools around the country. The Computers for Schools Program was created in 1999 in an effort to help public schools take advantage of information technology by... Read More about MURPHY ANNOUNCES DONATION OF SENATE COMPUTERS TO CONNECTICUT PUBLIC SCHOOLS

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) was joined by U.S. Senator Tom Harkin (D-Iowa), Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), and U.S. Congressman Elijah Cummings (D-Md.) in releasing the following statements regarding the Department of... Read More about MURPHY, HARKIN, DURBIN, CUMMINGS ON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION'S FINAL GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT RULE AND FOR-PROFIT TASK FORCE ANNOUNCEMENT

BRIDGEPORT –Today, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) released the following statement after the release of new National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) reports detailing the probable causes of the five major Metro-North Railroad accidents between May 2013 and March 2014. The reports identified the factual information and causes of the... Read More about MURPHY STATEMENT ON NTSB REPORT, CALL FOR ENHANCED RAIL SAFETY AND INVESTMENT

Hartford – U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) today called on the United States Senate to confirm immediately Dr. Vivek Murthy as the Surgeon General of the United States. There has been no full-time, Senate-confirmed Surgeon General since July 2013 when Dr. Regina Benjamin resigned. “Since... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL CALL ON SENATE TO CONFIRM SURGEON GENERAL NOMINEE DR. VIVEK MURTHY

WASHINGTON –Today, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) wrote an op-ed for Roll Call with U.S. Senator Susan Collins (R-Maine), titled “Not All Climate Pollutants are Created Equal” on the importance of reducing emissions of short-lived climate pollutants (SLCPs). SLCPs, referred to as “super pollutants,” are non-carbon... Read More about MURPHY OP-ED: “NOT ALL CLIMATE POLLUTANTS ARE CREATED EQUAL”

NEWINGTON –Today, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) announced the third local manufacturing company to be recognized in his new weekly series, “Murphy’s Monday Manufacturer”, in which a distinct Connecticut manufacturer is recognized for its outstanding contributions to the state. This week, Murphy is recognizing Polamer... Read More about MURPHY HIGHLIGHTS LOCAL CONNECTICUT MANUFACTURER, POLAMER PRECISION, INC., AS “MURPHY’S MONDAY MANUFACTURER”

HARTFORD – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn), U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), U.S. Congressman John Larson (D-Conn.), U.S. Congressman Joe Courtney (D-Conn.), U.S. Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.), and U.S. Congresswoman Elizabeth Esty (D-Conn.) issued a joint statement today praising the U.S. Department of... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL, LARSON, COURTNEY, DELAURO, ESTY ISSUE JOINT STATEMENT ON $592 MILLION PRATT & WHITNEY CONTRACT FOR F135 ENGINES

HARTFORD –Today, U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), and U.S. Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.), U.S. Congressman John Larson (D-Conn.), U.S. Congressman Joe Courtney (D-Conn.) U.S. Congressman Jim Himes (D-Conn.) and U.S. Congresswoman Elizabeth Esty (D-Conn.) announced that the U.S. Department... Read More about CONNECTICUT DELEGATION ANNOUNCES $77 MILLION IN HOME HEATING RELIEF

NEW HAVEN - Connecticut’s Congressional delegation joined Governor Dannel P. Malloy today in applauding news that Workforce Alliance Inc. and Capital Workforce Partners have received Ready To Work grants from the U.S. Department of Labor. Workforce Alliance, and their partner the Eastern CT Workforce Investment Board (EWIB), has been awarded... Read More about CT Congressional Delegation, Governor Malloy Applaud Ready To Work Grants for Workforce Alliance, Capital Workforce Partners

SEYMOUR –Today, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) announced the second local manufacturing company to be recognized in his new weekly series, “Murphy’s Monday Manufacturer”, in which a distinct Connecticut manufacturer is recognized for its outstanding contributions to the state. This week, Murphy is recognizing Xamax... Read More about MURPHY HIGHLIGHTS LOCAL CONNECTICUT MANUFACTURER, XAMAX INDUSTRIES, INC., AS “MURPHY’S MONDAY MANUFACTURER”

WATERBURY – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on European Affairs, announced today that he will travel to Kosovo, Serbia, Croatia, Albania, and Montenegro. Murphy will meet with government officials and civil society in each country to discuss and strengthen their relationships with the... Read More about MURPHY TO TRAVEL TO KOSOVO, SERBIA, CROATIA, ALBANIA, AND MONTENEGRO TO DISCUSS REGIONAL COOPERATION, POTENTIAL EXPORT OPPORTUNITIES FOR CONNECTICUT BUSINESSES

STAMFORD –Today, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn), member of the Congressional Bicameral Task Force on Climate Change, delivered remarks at the Northeast Risk and Resilience Leadership Forum in Stamford, Connecticut on the issue of coastal resiliency. The day-long forum, which was sponsored by the RenaissanceRe Risk Sciences Foundation,... Read More about MURPHY REMARKS ON COASTAL RESILIENCY AT NORTHEAST RISK AND RESILIENCE LEADERSHIP FORUM