WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) issued the following statement regarding Target’s new policy to prioritize customer safety by asking guests not to bring firearms into Target stores: I am pleased that Target has announced its commitment to prioritize customer safety by asking guests not to bring firearms into... Read More about MURPHY STATEMENT ON NEW TARGET POLICY TO CURB GUN VIOLENCE

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) released the following statement regarding today’s U.S. Supreme Court decision in Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc.: "This decision represents an unprecedented power grab by the Supreme Court from Congress. The immediate outrageous effect is that women will now have decisions about... Read More about MURPHY: HOBBY LOBBY DECISION REPRESENTS UNPRECEDENTED POWER GRAB

Hartford – U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) issued a joint statement today praising the Air Force decision to award Sikorsky a $1.3 billion contract to replace the aging HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter fleet. This is the first installment of potentially $7.9 billion to purchase 112 new Combat Rescue... Read More about MURPHY AND BLUMENTHAL ISSUE JOINT STATEMENT ON $1.3 BILLION SIKORSKY CONTRACT FOR SEARCH AND RESCUE HELICOPTERS

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and eleven additional U.S. Senators called on Secretary of Education Arne Duncan to protect students while continuing to hold Corinthian Colleges, Inc. accountable, including immediately prohibiting them from enrolling any new students. After failing to provide required data to the... Read More about MURPHY, ELEVEN OTHER SENATORS URGE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT TO PROTECT STUDENTS WHILE CONTINUING OVERSIGHT OF CORINTHIAN, OTHER FOR-PROFIT COLLEGES

WASHINGTON— U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine) today announced their plans to introduce legislation aimed at reducing emissions of short-lived climate pollutants (SLCPs). SLCPs, referred to as “super pollutants,” are non-carbon dioxide greenhouse pollutants that cause 40 percent of global warming.... Read More about MURPHY, COLLINS TO INTRODUCE SUPER POLLUTANTS ACT OF 2014

(Hartford, CT) - U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), and Congressman Jim Himes (D-Conn.) today announced a $158,598 federal grant for the Norwalk Fire Department to purchase 132 personal escape systems and train firefighters in their use. These systems are hooked up directly to firefighter turnout gear and provide... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL, HIMES ANNOUNCE FEDERAL GRANT FOR NORWALK FIREFIGHTER ESCAPE SYSTEMS

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) hailed Senate passage of the bipartisan Workforce Investment Opportunity Act (WIOA). Passage of this bill marks a major victory for the American workforce and is an essential step to ensuring that workers are equipped with the 21st Century skills they need to succeed in our rapidly... Read More about MURPHY STATEMENT ON PASSAGE OF WORKPLACE INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY ACT

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Cory Booker (D-N.J.) introduced the Better Options for Kids Act, a bill that would incentivize states to replace overly harsh school disciplinary actions and juvenile court punishment with bipartisan, evidence-based solutions that save money, enhance public safety, and improve youth... Read More about TO HELP REDUCE YOUTH INCARCERATION, MURPHY, BOOKER INTRODUCE BILL TO ENCOURAGE STATE POLICIES THAT LEAD TO BETTER YOUTH OUTCOMES

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), joined Congressmen Steve Chabot (R-Ohio) and Patrick Murphy (D-Fl.) to announce the introduction of the Angel Tax Credit Act, a bill that would provide investors with further incentive to invest significant capital in startup businesses. Startups are... Read More about MURPHY INTRODUCES BILL TO INCENTIVIZE INVESTMENT IN STARTUP BUSINESSES

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Collinsville Renewable Energy Promotion Act (H.R. 316) introduced by U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Congresswoman Elizabeth Esty (D-Conn.) by a vote of 379 to 3. The bill will soon be signed into law. “These two dams are already a beloved and... Read More about MURPHY, ESTY COLLINSVILLE DAM LEGISLATION HEADING TO PRESIDENT OBAMA'S DESK

WASHINGTON – U.S Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) wrote a letter to the Connecticut Association of Boards of Education today, asking its members to encourage local school boards to give students the tools to be informed, engaged citizens, regardless of party affiliation. Murphy wrote in response to recent reports of a student in Connecticut who... Read More about MURPHY: GIVE STUDENTS THE CHANCE FOR OPEN DIALOGUE, TOOLS FOR POLITICAL DEBATE

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) joined U.S. Senators John Thune (R-S.D.), Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) and Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), as well as U.S. Congressmen Brad Schneider (D-Ill.) and Steve Chabot (R-Ohio) to introduce legislation that would remove burdensome restrictions from individuals who want to invest in startups. In... Read More about MURPHY INTRODUCES BIPARTISAN JOBS BILL TO SUPPORT STARTUPS, SMALL BUSINESSES

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) announced his support for the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Act, which would provide significant federal funding to VITA programs throughout Connecticut and the United States. VITA volunteer tax preparers offer free tax help to low-to-moderate income individuals and help them... Read More about MURPHY ANNOUNCES SUPPORT FOR BILL THAT HELPS CONNECTICUT FAMILIES CLAIM BENEFICIAL TAX CREDITS

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and U.S. Senator Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) today unveiled the first bipartisan proposal to shore up the Highway Trust Fund by making changes to the federal motor fuels tax, which funds improvements to roads, bridges and transit systems. The proposal would create a long-term, stable funding mechanism... Read More about MURPHY, CORKER UNVEIL BIPARTISAN PLAN TO SHORE UP HIGHWAY TRUST FUND, BOOST ECONOMIC GROWTH

(Washington, DC) – Today, U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) introduced the Lori Jackson Domestic Violence Survivor Protection Act, a bill that would protect domestic violence survivors from gun violence by preventing an individual subject to a temporary restraining order from purchasing or possessing a... Read More about Murphy, BLUMENTHAL INTRODUCE LEGISLATION TO PROTECT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SURVIVORS FROM GUN VIOLENCE

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) released the following statement on President Barack Obama’s plan to issue an Executive Order that prohibits discrimination by federal contractors on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. For too long, our friends, neighbors, and family members have faced unconscionable... Read More about MURPHY STATEMENT ON EXECUTIVE ORDER TO PROHIBIT DISCRIMINATION AGAINST LGBT AMERICANS BY FEDERAL CONTRACTORS

(Hartford, CT) – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) issued the following statement today regarding President Barack Obama’s nomination of Victor Allen Bolden to serve as United States District Court judge for the District of Connecticut: “Victor Bolden has the intellect, integrity and... Read More about MURPHY AND BLUMENTHAL ISSUE STATEMENT ON NOMINATION OF VICTOR BOLDEN TO SERVE AS UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT JUDGE

(Hartford, CT) – In a letter today to the National Retail Federation, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Congresswoman Elizabeth Esty (D-Conn.) called on retailers to join the national, bipartisan push for commonsense gun violence reform measures and to consider voluntary measures individual... Read More about IN WAKE OF STORE SHOOTINGS, MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL, ESTY CALL ON NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION TO JOIN PUSH FOR COMMONSENSE MEASURES TO REDUCE GUN VIOLENCE

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) released the following statement on today’s passage of the bipartisan VA health care bill: Passage of the bipartisan VA health care bill – legislation I’m proud to cosponsor – is a good first step at cracking down on fraud at the VA and reducing excessive and... Read More about MURPHY STATEMENT ON PASSAGE OF VA LEGISLATION, $4.8 MILLION FOR ERRERA COMMUNITY CARE CENTER IN CT

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) released the following statement on the Bank on Students Emergency Loan Refinancing Act, which was blocked by Republicans in the Senate today. The bill would allow those with outstanding student loan debt to refinance at the lower interest rates currently offered to new borrowers. Allowing... Read More about MURPHY STATEMENT ON GOP OBSTRUCTION OF COLLEGE AFFORDABILITY LEGISLATION