(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

WASHINGTON – As a follow up to his call on the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to crack down on abusive electricity rate hikes, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) will convene a group of consumer representatives from Connecticut and affected neighboring states to meet with the Federal Trade Commission in Washington. Connecticut consumers are... Read More about MURPHY CONVENES KATZ, STATE CONSUMER COUNSELS FOR MEETING WITH FTC TO DISCUSS PERSISTENT, ABUSIVE ELECTRICITY RATE HIKES IN CT

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) released the following statement on the release of the Veterans Health Administration’s nationwide Access Audit. This audit was conducted to better understand what improvements should be made at the Department of Veterans Affairs with regard to scheduling practices. This audit shows what... Read More about MURPHY STATEMENT ON VA NATIONWIDE ACCESS AUDIT

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) called on Target interim President and CEO, John J. Mulligan, to implement new policies that would prevent individuals from carrying firearms into the company’s stores. Late last month, a loaded gun was found on top of a superhero Playskool toy box... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL, URGE TARGET TO BAN LOADED FIREARMS IN STORES

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) released the following statement after the Senate voted 78-17 to confirm Sylvia Matthews Burwell as the new Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services: Sylvia Burwell will be a fantastic new Secretary of Health and Human Services. She has proven herself as the Director of the... Read More about MURPHY STATEMENT ON CONFIRMATION OF SYLVIA BURWELL AS SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) released the following statement on Metro-North’s decision to restore direct morning service from Waterbury to Stamford beginning July 7: Metro-North’s decision to reinstate the early morning Waterbury-Stamford direct train is welcome news for... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL STATEMENT ON RESTORATION OF WATERBURY-STAMFORD MORNING SERVICE

WASHINGTON—Today, U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Ron Johnson (R-Wisc.), Richard Durbin (D-Ill.), Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), and Edward Markey (D-Mass.) called on French President François Hollande to cancel the delivery of two French warships to the Russian Navy and cease future construction of these types... Read More about SENATORS CALL ON FRENCH PRESIDENT TO CANCEL WARSHIP DELIVERY TO RUSSIA

WASHINGTON, DC—U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), U.S. Congressman Jim Himes (D-Conn.) and Bridgeport Mayor Bill Finch lauded the announcement earlier this week of a $10 million grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to further recovery and resiliency efforts in Bridgeport... Read More about Murphy, Blumenthal, Himes, and Finch Applaud $10 Million Grant for Sandy Recovery and Resiliency Efforts

(Hartford, CT) - U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), and Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-2) announced today a $74,470 federal Fire Prevention and Safety Grant to enable the Stafford Ambulance Association to purchase power lifts for two town ambulances. The power lift will allow emergency responders to lift patients... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL, COURTNEY ANNOUNCE FEDERAL GRANT FOR STAFFORD SPRINGS AMBULANCE POWER LIFT

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) today led a group of 20 senators in calling on state governors to expand Medicaid in their states under the Affordable Care Act. In a letter to the 18 governors who have yet to undertake the expansion, the senators urged the governors to put aside their political differences and expand the... Read More about SENATORS CALL ON STATE GOVERNORS TO EXPAND MEDICAID UNDER AFFORDABLE CARE ACT

HARTFORD—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) released the following statement regarding the resignation of Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki: General Shinseki has rendered incredible service to our country spanning decades both on the battlefield and off. We owe him a debt of gratitude for that service. There are big... Read More about MURPHY STATEMENT ON RESIGNATION OF VA SECRETARY SHINSEKI

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) is launching an effort to ensure the U.S. Navy posthumously awards Navy Chaplain Lieutenant Thomas M. Conway with the Navy Cross, America’s second highest military decoration for valor. Father Conway, who grew up on Cooke Street in Waterbury, was a chaplain aboard the USS Medusa and the USS... Read More about MURPHY LAUNCHES EFFORT TO GATHER EYEWITNESS ACCOUNTS OF WATERBURY VETERAN’S WWII HEROISM

WASHINGTON—Today, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and U.S. Congressman David Cicilline (D-R.I.) joined Scott Paul, President of the Alliance for American Manufacturing, to announce the introduction of the 21st Century Buy American Act. The Buy American Act was enacted in 80 years ago by President Herbert Hoover in order to ensure... Read More about MURPHY, CICILLINE ANNOUNCE LEGISLATION TO UPDATE OUTDATED BUY AMERICAN LAWS

Today, U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) issued a joint statement after the Senate confirmed Deirdre M. Daly to serve as U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut. Daly will serve a four-year term. “While serving as acting U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut over the past year, Deirdre Daly... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL APPLAUD SENATE CONFIRMATION OF DEIRDRE M. DALY TO SERVE AS U.S. ATTORNEY

HARTFORD—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) released the following statement applauding the Administration’s call today for sectoral economic sanctions if Russia or its proxies disrupt Ukraine’s May 25 presidential elections: I applaud the recent statement by Secretary Kerry following a meeting with our European allies in London... Read More about MURPHY APPLAUDS ADMINISTRATION’S CALL FOR SECTORAL SANCTIONS IF RUSSIA DISRUPTS UKRAINE’S ELECTION

WASHINGTON – In a letter to the leaders of the Senate Banking and Finance Committees, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) urged his colleagues to take action to help reduce the skyrocketing numbers of underwater mortgages in America. In his letter, Murphy highlighted a recent study conducted at the University of California at Berkeley and... Read More about MURPHY SEEKS RELIEF FOR HOMEOWNERS WITH UNDERWATER MORTGAGES

WASHINGTON—In a Senate floor speech, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on European Affairs, today called on the Administration to produce a strong, clear, and coherent strategy on sanctions against Russia. Murphy voiced support for the Administration’s strategy in the region, and... Read More about IN SENATE FLOOR SPEECH, MURPHY PRESSES ADMINISTRATION FOR STRONG, CLEAR STRATEGY ON RUSSIA SANCTIONS

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) announced their plans to introduce legislation to help students earn college credits in high school in order to cut the cost of earning a college diploma. The average four-year college graduate picking up diplomas this spring at commencement... Read More about MURPHY, SANDERS, LEAHY ANNOUNCE LEGISLATION TO HELP STUDENTS AFFORD COLLEGE