WASHINGTON –U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) issued the following statement today, marking six months since the tragic shooting at Sandy HookElementary School. Earlier today, Murphy joined Newtown families and his colleagues in the House and Senate to discuss the future of gun violence legislation in Congress. In the six months since... Read More about MURPHY STATEMENT MARKING SIX MONTH MARK SINCE SANDY HOOK TRAGEDY

WASHINGTON—The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee today voted to pass the Strengthening America’s Schools Act of 2013, which includes an amendment authored by U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) that would authorize federal funds to assist with the construction of a new Sandy Hook Elementary School. The underlying... Read More about MURPHY HAILS PASSAGE OF SENATE EDUCATION BILL, INCLUDES AMENDMENT TO AUTHORIZE FUNDING FOR NEW SANDY HOOK SCHOOL

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) today successfully passed an amendment to the Strengthening America’s Schools Act of 2013 that would authorize federal funds to assist with the construction of a new Sandy Hook Elementary School. The underlying bill, which will reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA),... Read More about MURPHY PASSES AMENDMENT TO AUTHORIZE FEDERAL FUNDS FOR NEW SANDY HOOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) released the following statement after joining a bipartisan majority in the Senate voting to proceed to debate on comprehensive immigration reform: This is a big step toward a goal shared by Republicans, Democrats, businesses, faith leaders, and millions upon millions of people across our country... Read More about MURPHY STATEMENT ON VOTE TO MOVE IMMIGRATION REFORM FORWARD

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) will offer an amendment to the Strengthening America’s Schools Act of 2013 that would authorize federal funds to assist with the construction of a new Sandy Hook Elementary School. The bill, which will reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), will be taken up by the... Read More about MURPHY TO INTRODUCE AMENDMENT TO AUTHORIZE FEDERAL FUNDS FOR NEW SANDY HOOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

WASHINGTON– Today,U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), and Congressman Jim Himes (D-Conn.) released the following statement on the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) Metro-North Railroad’s letter in response to their requests for a thorough investigation into the cause of the Bridgeport... Read More about MTA RESPONDS TO MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL, HIMES CALL FOR SAFETY UPGRADES, THOROUGH INVESTIGATION

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) released the following statement after the Senate voted 66-27 to pass the bipartisan Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013, commonly referred to as the Farm Bill: The Farm Bill still too heavily subsidizes big Midwestern and Western farmers, but all in all, this was a good bill for... Read More about MURPHY STATEMENT ON PASSAGE OF 2013 FARM BILL

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) released the following statement regarding preliminary reports from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) concerning the rail collision near Bridgeport on May 17th:  NTSB today revealed that the tracks at the site of the crash were compromised, and that MTA knew about it. Given... Read More about FOLLOWING CALL WITH NTSB, MURPHY ISSUES STATEMENT ON PRELIMINARY REPORT ON MAY RAIL COLLISION

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.), and Jim Risch (R-Idaho) launched the bipartisan U.S. Senate Poland Caucus to highlight the strong contributions made by Polish Americans to the United States and express support for the relationship between Poland and the United States. The senators hosted... Read More about MURPHY, MIKULSKI, RISCH LAUNCH SENATE POLAND CAUCUS, WELCOME POLISH FOREIGN MINISTER TO THE SENATE

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Chairman of the Foreign Relations Subcommittee on European Affairs,  today issued the following statement regarding the recent protests in Turkey, calling on the government to allow peaceful demonstrations and freedom of speech by the Turkish people: What began as peaceful demonstrations in... Read More about MURPHY CALLS ON TURKISH GOVERNMENT TO HALT VIOLENT REPRISALS AGAINST GROWING PROTESTS

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) today urged President Barack Obama to sign the international Arms Trade Treaty (ATT), which became available for his signature this morning. Murphy released the following statement: There are currently more international regulations for the cross-border sale of armchairs than firearms. In fact,... Read More about MURPHY CALLS ON PRESIDENT OBAMA TO SIGN INTERNATIONAL ARMS TRADE TREATY

HARTFORD – Today, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) applauded an announcement that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) will release $60 million to public housing agencies for permanent supportive housing for homeless veterans. Nearly $500,000 will go to agencies in... Read More about MURPHY HAILS RELEASE OF $60 MILLION IN HUD-VASH VOUCHERS, FUNDING WILL PROVIDE SUPPORTIVE HOUSING TO 55 HOMELESS VETERANS IN CONNECTICUT

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Congresswoman Elizabeth Esty (D-Conn.) have introduced new federal legislation that would authorize federal funds to assist with the construction of a new Sandy Hook Elementary School. The legislation, S.1025 in the Senate and H.R. 2102 in the House, is... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL, ESTY INTRODUCE BILL TO AUTHORIZE FEDERAL FUNDS FOR NEW SANDY HOOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

WASHINGTON—Today, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) announced his support for a bill being crafted in the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources that would establish a new nuclear waste administration and create a consent-based process for siting nuclear waste facilities. Currently there is no central repository for spent... Read More about MURPHY CALLS FOR NATIONAL PLAN TO CONSTRUCT STORAGE FACILITY FOR SPENT NUCLEAR FUEL, CITES NUCLEAR WASTE STORAGE ISSUES IN CONNECTICUT

WASHINGTON—This week, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) will live on a food stamp budget in order to better understand how the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) works on a personal level. For one week, starting today, Murphy will live on the average state food stamp benefit. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture,... Read More about MURPHY TO SPEND WEEK LIVING ON $4.80 PER DAY FOOD STAMP BUDGET

WASHINGTON— Today, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) announced his support for the Small Brewer Reinvestment and Expanding Workforce (BREW) Act of 2013 (S. 917). The bill would reduce the rate of the excise tax on beer produced in or imported into the United States by small brewers. This bill would directly benefit the many small breweries... Read More about MURPHY BACKS “BREW” BILL TO EASE EXCISE TAXES ON MICROBREWERIES

WASHINGTON—Today, U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Congresswoman Elizabeth Esty D-Conn.) announced new federal legislation that would authorize federal funds to assist with the construction of a new Sandy Hook Elementary School. “Since that terrible morning in December, the families of the... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL, ESTY ANNOUNCE BILL TO AUTHORIZE FEDERAL FUNDS FOR NEW SANDY HOOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

HARTFORD - U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Congressman John Larson (D-1) and Congresswoman Elizabeth Esty (D-5) today announced the award of a $200,000 U.S. Economic Development Administration grant to evaluate flooding of the Pequabuck River and its economic impact on Bristol, Plainville and... Read More about Murphy, Blumenthal, Larson, Esty Announce Grant to Evaluate Impact of Pequabuck River Flooding

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) released the following statement regarding reports that the U.S. Department of Justice has collected telephone records from reporters and editors at Associated Press bureaus in Washington, New York, and Hartford: We rely on the Department of Justice to enforce federal laws in our country and help... Read More about MURPHY STATEMENT ON COLLECTION OF PHONE RECORDS FROM THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) today issued the following statement regarding allegations that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) improperly targeted political groups for additional scrutiny: It’s outrageous and totally improper for the IRS or any federal agency to single out individuals or groups based on their... Read More about MURPHY STATEMENT ON ALLEGED POLITICAL TARGETING AT IRS