NORTH HAVEN— At an event at the Sunny Side Up Early Learning Center in North Haven, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.) announced their plans to introduce a bill that will help make child care more affordable for thousands of families across Connecticut. This legislation, the Child Care Flex Spending... Read More about MURPHY, DELAURO ANNOUNCE BILL TO DOUBLE CHILD CARE TAX BENEFIT, RELEASE REPORT ON HIGH COST OF CONNECTICUT CHILD CARE

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on European Affairs, today announced that he will lead a bipartisan Congressional Delegation to meet with leaders of several European countries to help cement the relationship between the United States and Europe, and discuss recent... Read More about MURPHY PLANS BIPARTISAN TRIP TO DISCUSS ALLEGED NSA SURVEILLANCE WITH EUROPEAN ALLIES

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) released the following statement urging members of the House and Senate on the Budget Conference Committee to make every effort to repeal and replace federal budget sequestration with a common-sense budget that prioritizes job creation and critical federal programs that support... Read More about MURPHY CALLS ON BUDGET CONFEREES TO REPLACE JOB-KILLING SEQUESTER

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on European Affairs, sent a letter to Ambassador Kåre R. Aas of Norway yesterday to urge the Norwegian Ministry of Justice and Public Security (MOJ) to consider using Sikorsky as the manufacturer for its All Weather Search and... Read More about MURPHY URGES NORWAY TO RECONSIDER SIKORSKY AS MANUFACTURER FOR SEARCH AND RESCUE HELICOPTERS

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on European Affairs, released the following statement regarding the alleged scope of U.S. intelligence gathering operations in Europe:  Over the last several months, our European allies have raised legitimate concerns about the nature and... Read More about MURPHY STATEMENT ON ALLEGED NSA SURVEILLANCE OF EUROPEAN ALLIES

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) released the following statement on the one year anniversary of Superstorm Sandy making landfall in Connecticut: It’s hard to believe it has been a full year since Hurricane Sandy touched down in Connecticut. The devastation of that day is still shocking to consider, with over 23,000... Read More about MURPHY STATEMENT ON ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF SUPERSTORM SANDY

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) joined 20 of their U.S. Senate colleagues to launch a campaign to get Washington to refocus on manufacturing jobs. The Manufacturing Jobs for America initiative aims to build bipartisan support for legislation that will... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL HELP LAUNCH EFFORT TO GET WASHINGTON TO REFOCUS ON MANUFACTURING JOBS

WASHINGTON – Ahead of the first public meeting of the Senate and House 2013 Farm Bill conference committee members on Wednesday, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), and 37 of their Senate colleagues urged the conferees to fight against harmful cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL, 37 OTHER SENATORS URGE CONGRESSIONAL NEGOTIATORS TO REJECT CUTS TO CRITICAL SNAP PROGRAM

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) released the following statement in advance of an expected vote in the Senate to reopen the federal government and temporarily increase the government’s statutory borrowing authority: This is a massive relief for tens of thousands of families and businesses in Connecticut and millions more... Read More about MURPHY STATEMENT ON SENATE AGREEMENT TO REOPEN GOVERNMENT, AVOID DEFAULT

WASHINGTON—Today, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) issued the following statement regarding the Bureau of Prison’s (BOP) plans to convert the Danbury Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) from a women’s prison to a men’s prison and his plans to meet with BOP officials: I support today’s rally in New Haven aimed at... Read More about MURPHY STATEMENT IN SUPPORT OF RALLY TO STOP TRANSFER OF FEMALE INMATES FROM DANBURY FCI

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) released the following statement after voting to pass H.J.Res. 59, which will continue to fund the federal government and preserve health care for families in Connecticut and across the country:  This vote signaled the desire of most Senators to spare American families from the giant game of... Read More about MURPHY STATEMENT ON VOTE TO AVERT GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) today applauded the Administration’s signing of the International Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) this morning, and called on the U.S. Senate to quickly ratify the treaty: The Administration took a big step this morning toward stemming the tide of illegal guns that arms warlords and fuels conflicts... Read More about MURPHY APPLAUDS ADMINISTRATION SIGNING OF INTERNATIONAL ARMS TRADE TREATY, CALLS ON SENATE TO RATIFY

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) released the following statement after voting against a resolution in the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee to authorize the use of military force in Syria. The resolution passed the committee by a vote of 10-7. The president’s decision to come to Congress was the right one, and... Read More about MURPHY STATEMENT ON VOTE AGAINST AUTHORIZATION OF MILITARY FORCE IN SYRIA

NEW HAVEN—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) released the following statement regarding reports that the Obama Administration is considering military strikes against Syria: There is no longer any question that Bashar al-Assad has used chemical weapons to commit unspeakable atrocities against the people of Syria—his actions are... Read More about MURPHY STATEMENT ON POTENTIAL U.S. MILITARY INTERVENTION IN SYRIA

HARTFORD— U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) released the following statement in response to President Obama’s higher education proposal: I applaud the President’s efforts to reduce the overall cost of and improve access to higher education in this country. Over the last thirty years, the cost of college has skyrocketed, leaving... Read More about MURPHY APPLAUDS PRESIDENT’S HIGHER EDUCATION PROPOSAL, PLANS BILL TO ADDRESS COLLEGE COSTS AND AFFORDABILITY

HARTFORD—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) released the following statement in response to confirmation that the Federal Bureau of Prisons has agreed to temporarily suspend the transfer of more than 1,100 female inmates from the Federal Correctional Institution at Danbury, CT. Murphy called on the Bureau of Prisons to respond to critical... Read More about MURPHY APPLAUDS BUREAU OF PRISONS DECISION TO TEMPORARILY SUSPEND TRANSFER OF FEMALE INMATES FROM FCI DANBURY

HARTFORD—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) released the following statement in response to U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder’s announcement of key policy changes at the Department of Justice: I’m thrilled that Attorney General Holder has refocused the Administration on reforming the way our nation deals with children in our... Read More about MURPHY STATEMENT ON NEW JUSTICE DEPARTMENT POLICIES

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) led a group of 11 senators in calling on the United States Bureau of Prisons to answer critical questions before proceeding with a plan to transfer 1,140 female inmates from Federal Correctional Institution, Danbury to other locations, including a remote facility... Read More about MURPHY, GILLIBRAND, LEAD SENATE EFFORT CALLING ON BUREAU OF PRISONS TO SUSPEND TRANSFER OF FEMALE INMATES FROM DANBURY WOMENS’ PRISON UNTIL CRITICAL QUESTIONS ANSWERED

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) released the following statement today after the Senate voted to confirm B. Todd Jones to be Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF): For seven years, the ATF has been without a permanent director. In that time, our country has seen some of the most horrific acts... Read More about MURPHY STATEMENT ON CONFIRMATION OF B. TODD JONES AS DIRECTOR OF ATF

WASHINGTON—Today, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) reaffirmed his support for the reauthorization for the Workforce Investment Act (WIA), which was passed out of the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions this morning. Murphy also highlighted his support for improvements to the Job Corps program, which was forced to... Read More about MURPHY VOTES TO PASS WORKFORCE INVESTMENT ACT OUT OF HELP COMMITTEE