HARTFORD—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on European Affairs, released the following statement on the announcement of the formation of a new government in Ukraine: I congratulate Prime Minister Yatsenyuk and his cabinet on the formation of a coalition government.  This... Read More about MURPHY STATEMENT ON FORMATION OF NEW GOVERNMENT IN UKRAINE

WASHINGTON—Today, U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.), Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.), and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) launched a new, coordinated effort in Congress to highlight the positive impacts that the Affordable Care Act is having on millions of low- and middle-income Americans. Over the... Read More about SENATORS LAUNCH EFFORT TO HIGHLIGHT BENEFITS OF HEALTH REFORM, DAMAGING REPUBLICAN REPEAL EFFORTS

Today, U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) issued the following statement after the Senate confirmed Connecticut lawyer Jeff Meyer to a U.S. District Court judgeship in the state by a vote of 91-2: “A consummate professional, Jeff Meyer is truly a lawyer’s lawyer and a prosecutor’s prosecutor... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL STATEMENT ON CONFIRMATION OF JEFF MEYER

Washington, D.C. ­– U.S. Senators John McCain (R-AZ) and Chris Murphy (D-CT) today released the following statement calling for targeted sanctions against Ukrainian persons who have committed, ordered, or materially supported acts of violence against peaceful citizens in Ukraine, or who are complicit in the rollback of... Read More about McCAIN AND MURPHY CALL FOR TARGETED SANCTIONS AGAINST UKRAINIAN PERSONS

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) released the following statement after the Department of Health and Human Services released its enrollment numbers for January: These enrollment numbers continue to move in the right direction and show that the Affordable Care Act is working. People across the country—27 percent of whom are... Read More about NEW AFFORDABLE CARE ACT ENROLLMENT NUMBERS SHOW 53% INCREASE IN JANUARY

WASHINGTON—Today, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and U.S. Senator Tom Harkin (D-Iowa), Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, announced the introduction of the Keeping All Students Safe Act, a bill to ensure the effective implementation of positive behavioral interventions in our nations’... Read More about MURPHY, HARKIN INTRODUCE ‘KEEPING ALL STUDENTS SAFE ACT’ TO ESTABLISH SAFE SCHOOL CULTURE FOR STUDENTS & TEACHERS, PROHIBIT USE OF DANGEROUS SECLUSION & RESTRAINT PRACTICES

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) released the following statement after President Obama signed an Executive Order to raise the minimum wage to $10.10 per hour for federal contract workers:  Middle class wages just haven't kept pace with the cost of living in Connecticut or across the country. Since the beginning of the... Read More about MURPHY APPLAUDS PRESIDENT'S EXECUTIVE ORDER RAISING MINIMUM WAGE FOR FEDERAL CONTRACT WORKERS

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), chairman of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on European Affairs, released the following statement on the announcement that Connecticut is one of 16 states to set a new record for export sales in 2013: Connecticut’s manufacturers are the best in the world and today’s... Read More about MURPHY APPLAUDS CONNECTICUT EXPORTERS FOR RECORD-BREAKING SALES YEAR

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) released the following statement regarding the release of today’s Access Health CT’s enrollment numbers: Access Health CT continues to set the bar for enrollment nationwide. Since our state’s exchange opened on October 1st, it has consistently exceeded enrollment... Read More about MURPHY STATEMENT ON STEADY GROWTH IN ACCESS HEALTH CT ENROLLMENT

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) released the following statement after the Senate failed to pass a procedural measure to allow for an up or down vote on extending federal unemployment insurance: Today’s vote in the Senate leaves millions of Americans in the lurch as they scramble to make ends meet. Federal support for... Read More about MURPHY STATEMENT ON REPUBLICAN REFUSAL TO RENEW UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-R.I.) led a group of 15 Senators in calling on Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius and Office of Management and Budget Director Sylvia Matthews Burwell, in light of cuts to heating-related assistance in the Farm Bill, to prioritize and increase... Read More about MURPHY, REED, SENATORS URGE ADMINISTRATION TO INCREASE FUNDING FOR HOME HEATING AID

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) and Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.), today announced a key Senate committee’s passage of legislation to bring federal dollars to support the restoration of Long Island Sound. The Long Island Sound Stewardship Act that Senators... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL, GILLIBRAND, SCHUMER ANNOUNCE KEY SENATE COMMITTEE PASSES LEGISLATION TO PROTECT LONG ISLAND SOUND

WASHINGTON—Today, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) wrote to college presidents across Connecticut to urge them to join the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Tobacco-Free College Campus initiative in order to reduce rates of tobacco-related disease. This initiative was developed by HHS, the American College Health... Read More about MURPHY URGES CONNECTICUT COLLEGES TO GO SMOKE-FREE

WASHINGTON—Today, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) released the following statement after voting against the Farm Bill, which the Senate passed by a vote of 68-32. Murphy joined the rest of the Connecticut Congressional delegation in opposing the bill, which is now headed for the President’s desk. There are things to like and things... Read More about MURPHY STATEMENT ON FARM BILL

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) released the following statement in support of Governor Dan Malloy’s call for raising the minimum wage in Connecticut: Governor Malloy will be a key ally in our continued fight to raise the minimum wage. Middle class wages have simply not kept... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL STATEMENT ON RAISING THE MINIMUM WAGE IN CT

WASHINGTON - United States Senators Chris Murphy (D-CT), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Barbara Boxer (D-CA) Jack Reed (D-RI), Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Mark Begich (D-AK), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) responded to a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report released yesterday, which estimates that... Read More about MURPHY, DEMOCRATIC SENATORS HIGHLIGHT OBSCENE GOVERNMENT PROFITS OFF STUDENT LOAN PROGRAM

WASHINGTON – Today, the Connecticut Congressional Delegation announced $9,828,252 for Connecticut’s Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP). The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released 90 percent of the state’s total FY2014 LIHEAP funds in November under the Continuing Resolution of 2014.... Read More about MURPHY, CT DELEGATION ANNOUNCE $9.8 MILLION IN HOME HEATING RELIEF

SHELTON—Today, in response to a request by U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), cable provider Comcast agreed to waive fees on damaged or destroyed cable equipment for their active customers affected by the massive fire that destroyed an apartment building in downtown Shelton on January 6th. Murphy and... Read More about COMCAST WAIVES FEES ON CABLE EQUIPMENT FOR FAMILIES DISPLACED BY SHELTON FIRE

WASHINGTON—Today, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) joined U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i) and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) in introducing the Restore Honor to Service Members Act, legislation that will help service members discharged solely due to their sexual orientation correct their military... Read More about MURPHY, GILLIBRAND, SCHATZ, SEEK JUSTICE FOR SERVICE MEMBERS DISCHARGED DUE TO SEXUAL ORIENTATION

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) released the following statement on the bipartisan Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act, which passed in the Senate 67-32 today: “In 2012, Congress made a good-faith effort to reform the deeply-indebted National Flood Insurance Program,” said Murphy. “However, the... Read More about MURPHY STATEMENT ON SENATE PASSAGE OF FLOOD INSURANCE BILL, IMPACT ON CONNECTICUT HOMEOWNERS, SMALL BUSINESSES