WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), and Patty Murray (D-Wash.) introduced the College Affordability and Innovation Act of 2014, new legislation to make college more affordable for students across the United States. Over the last 30 years, the cost of college has increased by a whopping 300... Read More about MURPHY, SCHATZ, MURRAY INTRODUCE COLLEGE AFFORDABILITY AND INNOVATION ACT OF 2014

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: The President struck an optimistic tone tonight, and for good reason: unemployment continues to creep downward and most sectors of the economy are finally growing again. But while... Read More about MURPHY STATEMENT ON PRESIDENT’S STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS TO CONGRESS

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) released the following statement regarding last night’s Metro-North service disruption: Last night's two hour interruption in service was just the latest in an unacceptably long line of massive failures by Metro-North. Clearly, this organization needs a top-down change to the way they... Read More about MURPHY STATEMENT ON METRO-NORTH SERVICE DISRUPTION

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) released the following statement regarding the opening of the University of Connecticut’s Institute of Community Resiliency and Climate Adaption, which received federal funding from the 2013 Disaster Relief Appropriations Act: We’ve long-since reached a point in Connecticut when... Read More about MURPHY STATEMENT ON OPENING OF UCONN INSTITUTE OF COMMUNITY RESILIENCY AND CLIMATE ADAPTION

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators John McCain (R-Ariz.), Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Ron Johnson (R-Wisc.), and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) released the following statement regarding developments in Ukraine: “We welcome reports of today’s truce between the government and opposition in Ukraine and hope that the Ukrainian government will use this... Read More about STATEMENT BY SENATORS McCAIN, MURPHY, JOHNSON, AND SHAHEEN ON DEVELOPMENTS IN UKRAINE

WILLIMANTIC—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) today released a new report on the impact the minimum wage currently has on middle class families in Connecticut, highlighting the urgent need to raise the federal minimum wage to help more families make ends meet in a still-fragile economy. “Middle class wages have simply not kept pace... Read More about MURPHY RELEASES REPORT ON MINIMUM WAGE IMPACT ON MIDDLE CLASS FAMILIES, CALLS FOR INCREASE TO FEDERAL RATE

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) released the following statement regarding President Obama’s announcement that he will work with Congress to reform and improve oversight of government surveillance programs: Striking the right balance between protecting the privacy and civil liberties of our citizens and protecting our... Read More about MURPHY STATEMENT ON REFORMS TO GOVERNMENT SURVEILLANCE PROGRAMS

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and John McCain (R-Ariz.) released the following statement on yesterday’s passage of anti-protest laws by the Ukrainian parliament controlled by President Yanukovych: We are troubled that the Ukrainian parliament controlled by President Yanukovych enacted legislation yesterday that... Read More about MURPHY, McCAIN STATEMENT ON PASSAGE OF ANTI-PROTESTS LAWS IN UKRAINE

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) released the following statement regarding defense funding included in the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2014, which passed the Senate 72-26 today: “This bill is a unconditional home run for Connecticut defense manufacturing and the hundreds of thousands of jobs it supports across our... Read More about MURPHY CALLS DEFENSE PROVISIONS IN OMNIBUS SPENDING BILL A “HOME RUN” FOR CONNECTICUT

Today, U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) applauded the inclusion of several gun violence prevention provisions in the FY2014 omnibus appropriations bill, which the Senate passed this evening by a vote of 72-26. Most notably, the bill includes $115 million for President Obama’s Now is the... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL APPLAUD GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION PROVISIONS IN OMNIBUS APPROPRIATIONS BILL

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on European Affairs, U.S. Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart (R-Fla.), Chairman of the Transatlantic Legislators’ Dialogue, and U.S. Congressman Gregory Meeks (D-N.Y.) a member of the House Foreign Affairs... Read More about MURPHY, DIAZ-BALART, MEEKS, URGE ADMINISTRATION TO REFORM SURVEILLANCE PROGRAMS, INCREASE OVERSIGHT

WASHINGTON—Today, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) sent a letter to John Koskinen, Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to call for an immediate investigation into the 26.4.26 Foundation, which has been unable to account for over $70,000 in donations bound for the Newtown community in the wake of the shooting at Sandy Hook... Read More about MURPHY CALLS ON IRS TO IMMEDIATELY INVESTIGATE MISSING NEWTOWN DONATIONS

In a letter to Stephen Lacy, President and CEO of Meredith Corporation, which owns WFSB, and James Dolan, President and CEO of Cablevision, U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) today urged the network and cable company to put Connecticut consumers first by settling contract negotiations that have led to partial... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL URGE WFSB, CABLEVISION TO PUT CONNECTICUT CONSUMERS FIRST BY SETTLING NEGOTIATIONS TO END BLACKOUTS

WASHINGTON—Last night, the Senate passed a resolution authored by U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Chairman of the Foreign Relations Subcommittee on European Affairs, expressing the sense of the Senate that it stands with the people of Ukraine as they continue to peacefully call for closer alignment with the European Union, despite facing... Read More about SENATE PASSES BIPARTISAN MURPHY RESOLUTION CALLING FOR PEACEFUL END TO CRISIS IN UKRAINE, CLOSER COOPERATION WITH EUROPE

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Congresswoman Elizabeth Esty (D-Conn.),  applauded a $1.9 million School Emergency Response to Violence (SERV) grant from the U.S. Department of Education for the Newtown Public School District to support further recovery efforts in the wake of... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL, ESTY APPLAUD $1.9 MILLION SERV GRANT FOR NEWTOWN

HARTFORD—U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) released the following statement regarding the Obama Administration’s executive actions to strengthen the federal background check system to keep guns out of potentially dangerous hands: “We applaud the Administration’s actions to strengthen... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL STATEMENT ON EXECUTIVE ACTIONS TO STRENGTHEN FEDERAL BACKGROUND CHECK SYSTEM

HARTFORD—Today, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) continued his “Connecticut in the Capitol” video series: a series of YouTube videos that highlight Connecticut’s historical connections to a variety of places and objects throughout the United States Capitol. In the video released today, Murphy features the statue of Roger... Read More about MURPHY CONTINUES “CONNECTICUT IN THE CAPITOL” VIDEO SERIES, HIGHLIGHTS ROGER SHERMAN STATUE

HARTFORD – Today, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) announced his “Connecticut in the Capitol” video series: a series of YouTube videos that highlight Connecticut’s historical connections to a variety of places and objects throughout the United States Capitol. Murphy launched this series so that people in Connecticut who... Read More about MURPHY LAUNCHES “CONNECTICUT IN THE CAPITOL” VIDEO SERIES TO HIGHLIGHT STATE’S HISTORICAL CONNECTIONS TO U.S. CAPITOL

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) announced today that in 2013 his office saved or recovered $1.2 million for constituents across Connecticut. Over the course of the year, Murphy and his casework staff assists individuals in all parts of the state with matters related to federal agencies, such as the Department of... Read More about MURPHY ANNOUNCES OFFICE RECOVERED $1.2 MILLION FOR CONSTITUENTS IN 2013

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) released the following statement regarding the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which is expected to pass the Senate late this evening: This NDAA is good news for Connecticut's defense manufacturers and the tens of thousands of jobs that the industry supports in our state. It includes... Read More about MURPHY STATEMENT ON NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT, IMPACT ON CONNECTICUT ECONOMY