WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), along with 44 of their Democratic Senate colleagues, sent a letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins, urging her agency to release the billions in contingency funds at its disposal to ensure Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)... Read More about Murphy, Blumenthal Join 44 Democratic Colleagues In Urging Trump USDA To Immediately Release November SNAP Benefits

WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) joined U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) on the floor of the U.S. Senate to speak out against President Trump’s ongoing attacks on our democracy. Murphy offered a question during Merkley’s marathon overnight floor speech, lauding his efforts to speak candidly with the American people about the... Read More about Murphy Joins Merkley's Marathon Floor Speech: Democracy Doesn't End Overnight

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) sent a letter to U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem after court documents revealed serious factual inconsistencies in DHS’ account of the October 4th, 2025, shooting of a United States Citizen by one of their agents in Chicago, Illinois. Murphy asked that Noem either... Read More about Murphy Demands Answers From Secretary Noem On False DHS Statements

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Sunday joined CBS’ Face The Nation with Margaret Brennan to discuss the White House and congressional Republicans’ refusal to negotiate with Democrats to reopen the government and protect health care for millions of working families. Murphy also expressed cautious optimism about the ceasefire deal... Read More about Murphy On Face The Nation: Republicans are in the Witness Protection Program while the Federal Government is Shut Down

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Friday released a statement after voting against passage of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA): “It is wildly irresponsible for the Senate to act like it’s business as usual and green light President Trump’s ‘Department of War’ while he is militarizing our cities, threatening to invoke... Read More about Murphy Statement On Vote Against Senate Passage Of The National Defense Authorization Act

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Thursday delivered remarks at “Lessons From the Collapse of Steward Health Care,” a Brookings Institution event convened to discuss how Steward Health Care evaded regulatory oversight and eroded patient care at several hospitals, part of a troubling trend where private equity firms take over... Read More about Murphy Issues Warning About Private Equity's Takeover Of Health Care At Brookings Institution

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement on the announced ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas: “I am relieved that Israel and Hamas have agreed to a deal to bring an end to the fighting and allow the hostages to finally return home, and I hope... Read More about Murphy Statement On Phase One Ceasefire Agreement Between Israel and Hamas

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) spoke on the floor of the U.S. Senate to lay out President Trump’s ongoing five-part plan to convert the United States from a democracy governed by the rule of law to an authoritarian state governed by force, censorship, and personal favor. Murphy’s speech came as Trump deployed the California National... Read More about Murphy: Trump's Authoritarian Takeover Isn't Coming. It's Here.

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), ranking member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security, on Wednesday requested information from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security on how the agency plans to spend the $170 billion in funding allocated to DHS as part of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act in July. Murphy... Read More about Murphy Requests Information From DHS On Spend Plans For $170 Billion In OBBB Funds

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Monday took to the floor of the U.S. Senate ahead of Tuesday’s government funding deadline, arguing that amidst President Trump’s authoritarian use of the federal government to suppress political speech, prosecute political enemies, and send in the military to Democrat-run cities, any budget... Read More about Murphy: The Senate Should Not Fund Democracy's Destruction

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) delivered a speech at the Brookings Institution event Beyond Productivity: The Pursuit of Purpose In The Age of AI. Murphy’s remarks addressed how unregulated AI threatens to upend the social fabric of our country, potentially eliminating tens of millions of jobs and endangering our collective ability... Read More about Murphy Speaks On AI's Impact on Job Loss, Purpose, Social Connection At Brookings Institution

WASHINGTON–U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) co-sponsored the Protect America’s Workforce Act – bipartisan legislation to repeal two of President Trump’s union-busting executive orders and restore collective bargaining rights and workplace protections for federal workers. These executive orders, issued earlier... Read More about Murphy, Blumenthal Support Bipartisan Legislation To Repeal Trump's Illegal, Union-Busting Executive Orders

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) released a statement after a federal judge granted a preliminary injunction to block the Trump administration’s stop work order on the Revolution Wind project: “The Trump administration’s attempt to shut down the Revolution Wind project – which went through exhaustive reviews by multiple federal... Read More about Murphy Statement On Preliminary Injunction For Revolution Wind Project

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) joined U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), and the entire Senate Democratic Caucus in demanding the Trump Administration withdraw its legally deficient and factually inaccurate... Read More about Murphy Joins Entire Democratic Caucus in Opposing Endangerment Finding Rollback

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) joined colleagues in writing to Wells Fargo CEO Charlie Scharf to condemn the bank’s union-busting tactics and refusal to bargain in good faith with employees. “As Senators representing constituents who are Wells Fargo employees and customers across the country, we... Read More about Murphy, Blumenthal Join Colleagues to Call Out Wells Fargo's Union-Busting

MURPHY, SHAHEEN SLAM CONSPIRACY THEORIES ABOUT GLOBAL ENGAGEMENT CENTER, CALL ON SECRETARY RUBIO TO PROTECT FORMER EMPLOYEES AND IMPLEMENTING PARTNERS WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee,... Read More about Murphy, Shaheen Slam Conspiracy Theories About Global Engagement Center, Call On Secretary Rubio To Protect Former Employees And Implementing Partners

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and U.S. Representative Jason Crow (D-Colo.-6) on Thursday joined Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), and U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) and Tina Smith (D-Minn.) and Representatives Greg Casar (D-Texas-35), Chrissy Houlahan (D-Pa.-06),... Read More about Murphy, Bicameral Group of Democrats Announce Plans to Introduce Legislation to Protect Free Speech, Safeguard Against Politically Motivated Harassment and Prosecutions

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee (HELP), on Wednesday questioned former Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Susan Monarez, and former Chief Medical Officer of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Debra Houry, during the committee... Read More about Murphy and Former CDC Leaders Discuss Right Wing Conspiracy Theories, CDC Shooting, and Violent Threats to America’s Scientists

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), ranking member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security, on Tuesday demanded answers from U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and U.S. Department of State Secretary Marco Rubio on the Trump administration’s illegal transfer of hundreds of individuals... Read More about Murphy Demands Answers From Noem, Rubio on Trump's Illegal Deportation Deal With El Salvador, Transfer of Migrants to Torture Prisons

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn) today released Corporate Pardons: The Trump Plan to Let Corporations Get Away With Crimes is Ripping Off Americans. The new report reveals how Trump is executing an autocratic, pay-to-play scheme that allows the corporations that support him to break the law, while abandoning his working-class base to... Read More about Murphy Releases New Report On Trump's Corrupt Alliance With Corporations That Break The Law To Raise Prices And Screw Over Consumers