(Hartford, Conn.) – Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), U.S. Senator Christopher S. Murphy (D-Conn.), and U.S. Representative John Larson (D-Conn.) announced that the Drakeville Volunteer Fire Department has been awarded a $9,500 Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) by the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the U.S. Fire... Read More about BLUMENTHAL, MURPHY, LARSON ANNOUNCE FEDERAL FIRE GRANT AWARDED TO DRAKEVILLE VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy issued the following statement on the 57th Presidential Inauguration: What an amazing day.  I had chills down my spine as I walked onto the stage to take part in this historic day, and I thought President Obama’s speech hit the mark.  The President’s message today was clear: ... Read More about MURPHY STATEMENT ON PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURATION

Full text of the letter: Dear Chairwoman Mikulski and Vice Chairman Cochran, We write to thank you for your strong commitment to passage of the Hurricane Sandy disaster relief appropriations package, and to urge your support for Connecticut disaster reconstruction funding that was deleted during House consideration. While considering the Disaster... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL URGE SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE TO RESTORE FUNDING FOR CT WILDLIFE REFUGE

HARTFORD—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) released the following statement in response to a proposal from President Obama and Vice President Biden on reducing gun violence in America: These are strong recommendations, and Congress should act on them now—before another mass tragedy occurs. If assault weapons and high capacity... Read More about MURPHY STATEMENT ON WHITE HOUSE PROPOSAL ON REDUCING GUN VIOLENCE

WASHINGTON–U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) issued the following statement today on the House of Representatives' passage of the Superstorm Sandy aid package:  “We commend the House of Representatives for finally voting to approve the full bipartisan aid package for victims of Superstorm Sandy.... Read More about BLUMENTHAL, MURPHY STATEMENT ON HOUSE PASSAGE OF SUPERSTORM SANDY AID

In a letter to Vice President Joseph Biden, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Senator Christopher Murphy (D-Conn.) issued a joint call to action to reduce gun violence, urging measures to expand existing assault weapons bans, improve the National Instant Criminal Background Check system, institute universal background checks for gun and... Read More about BLUMENTHAL AND MURPHY ISSUE JOINT LETTER TO VICE PRESIDENT BIDEN URGING SPECIFIC MEASURES TO REDUCE GUN VIOLENCE

At noon today, Chris Murphy will be sworn in as Connecticut’s next United States Senator. He released the following statement: I am humbled and honored to have earned the support of people across Connecticut to serve our state in the United States Senate. I’ve been proud to work for the 41 towns of the... Read More about MURPHY SWORN IN AS CONNECTICUT’S NEW U.S. SENATOR