WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) released the following statement on the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Warsaw, Poland: Typhoon Haiyan wasn't a freak storm—it was part of the “new normal” in major global weather events. While we can't trace the causes of one storm alone, we know that they are... Read More about MURPHY STATEMENT ON UN CLIMATE CHANGE CONFERENCE

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) released the following statement on the Senate vote to reform the filibuster and allow for up or down votes on most judicial nominees: You can shut down the government by refusing to fund it, but you can also shut it down by refusing to let people do the job of running it.  That's... Read More about MURPHY STATEMENT ON SENATE RULES CHANGES TO END OBSTRUCTIONS OF JUDICIAL NOMINEES

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 Committee,... Read More about MURPHY, DIAZ-BALART, MEEKS TO TRAVEL TO EUROPE TO DISCUSS TRANSATLANTIC PARTNERSHIP, ALLEGED NSA SURVEILLANCE

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) introduced the American Jobs Matter Act (S. 1246) as an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act. The American Jobs Matter Act will require the Department of Defense, for the first time, to measure domestic employment as a factor in rewarding a manufacturing contract. Under... Read More about MURPHY FILES AMERICAN JOBS MATTER ACT AS AMENDMENT TO NDAA, URGES ACTION TO KEEP MANUFACTURING JOBS IN UNITED STATES

WASHINGTON – In a bipartisan, bicameral letter to House and Senate leadership, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), and Congressman Joe Courtney (D-Conn.) joined 35 of their colleagues to urge funding for fisheries disaster relief in the final funding package for Fiscal Year 2014. For years,... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL, COURTNEY URGE FEDERAL FUNDING FOR CONNECTICUT FISHERIES DISASTER

Today, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), and U.S. Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.) issued the following statements after the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) notified Congress it is canceling its contract for MI-17 helicopters with Rosoboronexport – a Russian state-owned company that also... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL, DELAURO APPLAUD PENTAGON DECISION TO END RUSSIAN HELICOPTER CONTRACT

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) released the following statement in response to discussions about the Senate debating a new round of sanctions on Iran, possibly during consideration of the National Defense Authorization Act next week. The new sanctions are being discussed in Congress as leaders from the P5+1—the United... Read More about MURPHY URGES RESTRAINT ON NEW IRAN SANCTIONS DURING ONGOING NUCLEAR TALKS

WASHINGTON—Today, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) joined U.S. Senator Tom Harkin (D-Iowa), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee and Democratic Committee members to introduce the Strong Start for America’s Children Act, legislation to expand access to high-quality early learning programs... Read More about MURPHY, SENATE HELP COMMITTEE INTRODUCE LEGISLATION TO EXPAND ACCESS TO HIGH-QUALITY EARLY LEARNING PROGRAMS

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on European Affairs, Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) and nine of their Senate colleagues sent a letter to Dr. Thomas Bach, President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), expressing concern about the... Read More about MURPHY, BOXER, MERKLEY AND COLLEAGUES URGE INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE TO RECONSIDER RULING ON RUSSIAN ANTI-LGBT LAW

WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) released the following statement on the Employee Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA), which passed in the U.S. Senate by a vote of 64-32. For too long, our friends, neighbors, and family members have faced unconscionable discrimination at work because of who they love.  In some parts of the... Read More about MURPHY STATEMENT ON SENATE PASSAGE OF FEDERAL WORKPLACE DISCRIMINATION BILL

WASHINGTON – Last night, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) delivered a speech on the floor of the Senate, highlighting the urgent need to pass the Employee Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA). This legislation would broaden federal employment discrimination policy to include protections for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender individuals, and... Read More about MURPHY PUSHES SENATE ON NEED TO PASS FEDERAL WORKPLACE DISCRIMINATION BILL, HIGHLIGHTS CT COMPANIES' COMMITTMENT TO EQUALITY

WASHINGTON—Today, U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) announced that in response to concerns that they raised over the last two months, the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) has now indicated that it has altered its plan to turn the only secure facility for women... Read More about SENATORS ANNOUNCE CHANGES TO FCI DANBURY TRANSFER

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