WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) released the following statement after voting against H.R. 22, the surface transportation funding bill:

"Over the last year, I have been calling on Congress to find a long-term, sustainable source of funding for America's broken system of roads and rails. Instead, the bill the Senate voted on today cobbles together a patchwork of one-time revenue grabs that just kicks the can down the road again when it comes to shoring up infrastructure funding for the long haul. And from Connecticut's perspective, this bill doesn't devote enough money to help us address rail safety needs - it would still leave us short the money we need to upgrade technology to assure another derailment doesn't happen again." said Murphy. "I appreciate the hard work of Senators Inhofe and Boxer in putting forward this Transportation Bill, but we need to do better, and I'll continue working to assure that Congress passes a transportation bill that addresses the short-term and long-term needs of Connecticut."