WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pension Committee, along with Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (D-Ore.) and U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), introduced the Support Making Assessments Reliable and Timely (SMART) Act – legislation that would help states and... Read More about MURPHY OFFERS BILL TO REDUCE AND IMPROVE TESTING IN CONNECTICUT SCHOOLS

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), leader of the Senate Democrats’ #ACAworks campaign and member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate HELP Committee, released the following statement after today’s... Read More about AFTER SENATE HEARING ON AFFORDABLE CARE ACT, MURPHY, MURRAY CONDEMN RECENT EFFORTS THAT WOULD JEOPARDIZE MILLIONS OF WORKERS’ HOURS AND HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) sent a letter to National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D. to highlight a steep decline in medical research funding to Yale University, especially when compared to universities and medical researchers in other states. In the letter, Murphy urges the NIH... Read More about MURPHY RECOGNIZES DECLINE IN FUNDING FOR YALE MEDICAL RESEARCHERS, URGES NIH TO COMMIT ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) released the following statement after President Obama delivered his annual State of the Union Address to Congress: “President Obama delivered a hopeful speech this evening, as he outlined various common-sense solutions that will set our nation on a better path forward. America’s... Read More about MURPHY STATEMENT ON PRESIDENT’S STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS

WASHINGTON –The U.S. Senate voted today to pass a resolution introduced by U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) to condemn the attacks at the offices of French newspaper Charlie Hebdo and a kosher supermarket. The resolution also expresses condolences to the families of the victims and solidarity with the people of France, and it reaffirms the... Read More about SENATE PASSES MURPHY RESOLUTION CONDEMNING TERRORIST ATTACKS IN FRANCE

HARTFORD – Today, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) released the following statement commemorating Martin Luther King, Jr. Day: “We honor Dr. King today for his perseverance and extraordinary determination to eliminate inequalities and prejudices. His leadership and resilience in the face of injustice united millions of Americans and... Read More about MURPHY STATEMENT TO MARK MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. DAY

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), leader of the Senate Democrats’ #ACAworks campaign, announced that his guest to the State of the Union address will be Susie Clayton of North Canaan, CT. Ms. Clayton is a two time, 29 year breast cancer survivor who was unable to maintain health insurance before passage of the Affordable... Read More about MURPHY ANNOUNCES SUSIE CLAYTON AS STATE OF THE UNION GUEST

WASHINGTON –Today, U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) announced that Veronica Ma and Charles Sosnick of New Canaan have been selected as delegates to the 53rd annual United States Senate Youth Program (USSYP) – a week-long opportunity for selected high school students who are interested in pursuing... Read More about BLUMENTHAL, MURPHY APPLAUD CONNECTICUT STUDENTS SELECTED FOR UNITED STATES SENATE YOUTH PROGRAM

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) sent a letter to the president of Southern Connecticut State University to offer his support for their recent consideration to make the campus tobacco-free. Last year, Murphy wrote to college presidents across Connecticut to urge them to join the U.S. Department of Health and Human... Read More about FOLLOWING CALL ON CT COLLEGES TO GO SMOKE-FREE, MURPHY SENDS LETTER OF SUPPORT FOR SCSU PROPOSAL TO BAN TOBACCO ON CAMPUS

Hartford – The Connecticut Congressional delegation today issued a joint statement applauding $10 million in federal funds to improve water quality throughout the Long Island Sound watershed. The funds were among $370 million awarded nationwide by the United States Department of Agriculture’s new Regional Conservation Partnership... Read More about CONNECTICUT DELEGATION APPLAUDS $10 MILLION TO IMPROVE LONG ISLAND SOUND WATERSHED WATER QUALITY

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), leader of the Senate Democrats’ #ACAworks campaign, released the following statement after Republicans introduced legislation to strip health insurance from millions of Americans. This is the latest misguided attempt by Republicans to sabotage the Affordable Care Act, which has provided... Read More about GROUNDHOG DAY: REPUBLICANS INTRODUCE BILL TO TAKE INSURANCE AWAY FROM MILLIONS OF AMERICANS

WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) released the following statement regarding the Obama Administration’s release of an action plan to reduce methane emissions across the United States. Natural gas is primarily composed of methane, a potent greenhouse gas with a warming power more than eighty times greater than carbon dioxide.... Read More about MURPHY STATEMENT ON NEW ADMINISTRATION ACTION TO REDUCE METHANE EMISSIONS

WASHINGTON – In wake of the tragic terrorist attacks in France last week, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) was joined today by U.S. Senators Robert Menendez (D-N.J.), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), Tom Udall (D-N.M.), Johnny Isakson (R-Ga.), Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), Chris Coons (D-Del.), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Barbara Boxer... Read More about SENATORS INTRODUCE RESOLUTION TO CONDEMN TERRORIST ATTACKS IN FRANCE

WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), and Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.) applauded the news that the City of East Haven has received a $2,317,500 grant to flood-proof the City’s pump stations. The grant was awarded under the Hazard Mitigation Grant... Read More about Murphy, DeLauro, Blumenthal Applaud Grant To Flood-Proof East Haven Pump Stations

HARTFORD – Today, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) announced that Scotts’ Jamaican Bakery will be recognized as “Murphy’s Monday Manufacturer”. In 1978, George and Pauline Scott opened Scotts’ Jamaican Bakery on Albany Avenue in Hartford just after immigrating to Connecticut from Jamaica, with a quick stop in... Read More about MURPHY HIGHLIGHTS LOCAL CONNECTICUT MANUFACTURER, SCOTTS’ JAMAICAN BAKERY, AS “MURPHY’S MONDAY MANUFACTURER”

WASHINGTON – The Department of Defense (DoD) announced that it has launched a new organization to help account for missing service members. This new organization, which combines a number of existing agencies, will have complete oversight to account for missing personnel in our nation's past conflicts. In response to this reorganization, U.S.... Read More about DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE TO LAUNCH NEW ORGANIZATION TO HELP ACCOUNT FOR MISSING PERSONS

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Senate Democrats, led by Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT), denounced House Republicans for their just-passed legislation to hurt millions of American workers by reducing their hours and cutting their health insurance. The House Republican legislation, the first bill considered in the Republican-led 114th Congress, would... Read More about SENATE DEMOCRATS, CONSERVATIVES CONDEMN JUST-PASSED HOUSE REPUBLICAN LEGISLATION THAT WOULD HURT THE AMERICAN WORKER BY REDUCING THEIR HOURS AND CUTTING THEIR HEALTH INSURANCE

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