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

WASHINGTON— Today, in response to a recent report by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ Office of Inspector General, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.)  sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), urging Secretary Eric K. Shinseki to immediately act to reduce suicide rates among our nation’s... Read More about MURPHY CALLS FOR IMMEDIATE ACTION BY VA TO REDUCE VETERAN SUICIDE RATES

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) today joined Brigadier General John Adams (U.S. Army, Retired) for the release of a new report entitled Remaking American Security. The report finds that America’s national security and the health of the nation’s defense industrial base are in jeopardy due to increased reliance on... Read More about MURPHY JOINS GEN. JOHN ADAMS TO RELEASE NEW REPORT WARNING OF U.S. MILITARY DEPENDENCE ON FOREIGN SUPPLIERS

WASHINGTON - The Connecticut Congressional delegation today issued a statement applauding the announcement that Connecticut will receive over $6 million in emergency disaster relief funds from the U.S. Department of the Interior to repair and rebuild parks, public lands and refuges damaged by Superstorm Sandy. Connecticut will also receive a share... Read More about CONNECTICUT DELEGATION APPLAUDS RELEASE OF $6 MILLION IN EMERGENCY DISASTER RELIEF FUNDS FOR PARKS, PUBLIC LANDS AND REFUGES DAMAGED BY SANDY

WASHINGTON—Today U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) released the following statement following Senate passage of the Marketplace Fairness Act (S. 743), a bill to allow state and local governments to enforce current sales and use tax laws that require revenue to be collected on online purchases made by state residents. Murphy is a co-sponsor... Read More about MURPHY HAILS SENATE PASSAGE OF MARKETPLACE FAIRNESS ACT

WASHINGTON—Today, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) welcomed Robin Chesmer, managing member of The Farmer’s Cow and co-owner of Graywall Farms in Lebanon, CT, to Washington, DC to represent Connecticut at the Senate Democratic Rural Summit. The event brought together agricultural leaders from across the United States to discuss... Read More about MURPHY WELCOMES THE FARMER’S COW TO SENATE AGRICULTURE SUMMIT

WASHINGTON— Today, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), announced Guilford’s Defibtech LLC as the ThinkGlobal Exporter of the Year in the Medical/Scientific Product and Equipment Category. A world-renowned defibrillator manufacturer, Defibtech was selected for the award by Think Global Inc., the official export magazine of the U.S.... Read More about MURPHY CONGRATULATES GUILFORD’S DEFIBTECH AS EXPORTER OF THE YEAR

WASHINGTON –U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.), and Congressman John Larson (D-Conn.) today hailed the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL)’s decision to end the Job Corps enrollment freeze. The three have worked for this decision for months, most recently sending a letter to DOL imploring them to use... Read More about MURPHY, DELAURO, LARSON ANNOUNCE END OF ENROLLMENT FREEZE AT JOB CORPS CENTERS

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) today released the following statement on the Senate’s vote on the Safe Communities, Safe Schools Act of 2013: It’s shameful that today so many in the Senate chose to turn their backs on Newtown families, victims of gun violence, and the vast majority of the American public. Ninety... Read More about MURPHY: THIS FIGHT IS JUST THE BEGINNING