WASHINGTON–U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, joined the Senate Democratic Caucus in demanding the Trump administration put students first and follow the law by immediately reversing course on the transfer of civil rights enforcement and special education... Read More about Murphy Demands Trump Halt Illegal Move To Undermine Civil Rights Enforcement, Special Education Services

WASHINGTON–U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations, on Tuesday led twelve of his Senate colleagues in sending a letter to Troy E. Meink, Secretary of the U.S. Air Force, and Christopher Kubasik, CEO of L3Harris, demanding transparency into the taxpayer-funded modification of the $400-million... Read More about Trump’s Luxury Jet Corruption: Murphy Leads Senate Democrats In Demanding Answers On Misuse Of Federal Resources After Rushed, Costly Retrofit Job

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) released the following statement on the Supreme Court’s 5-4 decision in Trump v. Barbara to reject Donald Trump’s unconstitutional executive order and affirm citizenship for children born in the United States: “It’s just shocking this was a 5-4 ruling. The plain language of the Constitution is clear,... Read More about Senator Murphy Statement on Supreme Court's 5-4 Decision Affirming Birthright Citizenship

WASHINGTON–U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) joined 45 of their Senate Democratic colleagues in opposing cuts to Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) benefits for disabled veterans who suffer from sleep apnea and tinnitus, as proposed by a draft VA rule and the Take Care of America’s Veterans Act. In a letter to... Read More about Murphy, Blumenthal Join Senate Democrats In Opposing Republican Plan to Cut Disabled Veterans' Benefits

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), and U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) joined the Senate Democratic Caucus in demanding the United States Postal Service (USPS) abandon its proposed rule to implement President Trump’s unconstitutional executive order to restrict voting by mail. The executive order would force states to submit... Read More about Murphy, Blumenthal Join Senate Democratic Caucus In Demanding USPS Abandon Proposed Rule To Carry Out President Trump’s Illegal Executive Order Restricting Vote By Mail

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) issued the following statement in response to the Supreme Court’s ruling in Trump v. Slaughter: “The Supreme Court has become a willing partner in President Trump’s authoritarian power grab. First, they granted Trump blanket immunity from any crimes he commits in office, and now they’ve given him... Read More about Murphy Statement on Supreme Court Decision in Trump v. Slaughter

WASHINGTON–U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Sunday joined Meet the Press with Ryan Nobles to discuss the future of the Democratic Party. Murphy argued voters want the party to be bolder in taking on concentrated corporate power and creating a “common good capitalism” that restores power to workers. Murphy contended that Tuesday’s primary... Read More about Murphy on Meet the Press: The Democratic Party Should Be a Big Tent Party Focused On Common Good Capitalism

By: Matthew Choi and Riley Beggin Source: The Washington Post The minimum wage would be raised to $25 an hour under a new bill to be introduced by Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Connecticut) on Thursday, in a bid to enthuse the working-class voters who have abandoned the Democratic Party. The legislation, dubbed the Living Wage for All Act, has a companion... Read More about Wash. Post: Bill To Raise Minimum Wage To $25 An Hour Will Be Introduced In Senate

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Thursday announced he will introduce the Living Wage For All Act, bicameral legislation to increase the federal minimum wage to 25 dollars an hour. Under a two-track phase-in, large corporate employers would be required to implement a $25 wage floor by 2032, while other businesses would have until... Read More about Murphy Introduces Landmark Bill to Raise Minimum Wage to 25 Dollars Nationwide

WASHINGTON–U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) spoke on the Senate floor to mark the 4th anniversary of the passage of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (BSCA), the first federal anti-gun violence legislation in 30 years. Murphy highlighted the dramatic decline in rates of gun deaths and mass shootings since the bill was passed in 2022. Murphy... Read More about Murphy Highlights Historic Reductions in Gun Violence on 4th Anniversary of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security, released the following statement in response to the Supreme Court’s decision in Mullin v. Doe: “Today’s decision is devastating for thousands of our neighbors who have lived and worked in our communities for years and... Read More about Murphy Statement on Supreme Court Decision Allowing Trump to Terminate TPS

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) released a statement after both the Senate and House passed the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act: “The cost of housing is the number one issue I hear about from people in Connecticut. Congress has sat back as rents skyrocketed, and home ownership got further and further out of reach. This bill is a... Read More about Murphy Statement On Passage of 21st Century Road to Housing Act

WASHINGTON–U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) spoke on the floor of the U.S. Senate to expose the nuclear-grade corruption and self-dealing that has defined the first 500 days of President Trump’s second term. Following up on previous floor speeches detailing the staggering amount of corruption in Trump’s first six weeks in office and the first... Read More about Murphy Details Unprecedented Corruption of Trump White House Over the Last 500 Days

WASHINGTON–U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Andy Kim (D-N.J.), members of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, on Monday reintroduced the Summer for All Act to expand access to high-quality summer enrichment opportunities. By creating two new federal grant programs, the bill would provide the long-term... Read More about Murphy, Kim Reintroduce Bill to Provide Free Summer Camp for All Kids

WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) this week, during a hearing of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, discussed the risks of rushing AI into schools without a plan to regulate the technology or verify whether AI improves the educational process. Murphy expressed serious doubts that AI companies... Read More about Murphy: AI Use In Classrooms Needs a Lot More Scrutiny

WASHINGTON–U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, on Wednesday took to the Senate floor to lay out how President Trump’s announced deal to end the war with Iran has functionally eliminated America’s leverage in nuclear negotiations, emboldened the hardliners in the regime and weakened the United... Read More about Murphy on Trump-Iran Deal: This Agreement Exposes What a Colossal Mistake This War Was

WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), Ranking Member of the Senate Aging Committee, on Wednesday introduced the Addressing Social Isolation and Loneliness in Older Adults (SILO) Act, legislation to combat loneliness in our senior and... Read More about Murphy, Gillibrand Introduce Bill to Help Seniors Struggling with Loneliness, Connect Aging and Disabled Americans to Community

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Wednesday introduced the National Strategy for Social Connection Act, legislation to create a comprehensive national response to epidemic-levels of social isolation and revitalize community and connection throughout the United States. The National Strategy for Social Connection Act would create a... Read More about Murphy Introduces Bill to Tackle Loneliness and Social Disconnection, Improve the Spiritual Health of Our Democracy

WASHINGTON–U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security, on Friday released a statement following passage of a reconciliation bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security: “What happened in the U.S. Senate tonight should send a chill down the spine of anyone who cares about... Read More about Murphy Statement on Senate Republicans Giving $71 Billion to a Lawless Department of Homeland Security

WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security, on Tuesday questioned Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Markwayne Mullin. Murphy confronted Mullin on his agency’s repeated violations of the law, resulting in more than 10,000 court rulings against DHS, and... Read More about Murphy to Mullin: Why Are You Refusing to Obey Court Orders?