Sen. Chris Murphy, a Democrat from Connecticut, said Sunday that Democrats had a "chance" at passing stricter background check laws following the deadly shootings this month in Atlanta and Boulder. "I'm not interested in getting 50 votes in the Senate, I'm interested in getting 60 votes. That is what's required to pass legislation today," Murphy... Read More about Sen. Chris Murphy says Democrats 'have a chance' to pass background check legislation in the wake of the Atlanta and Boulder shootings

Sen. Chris Murphy, a Democrat from Connecticut, said Sunday that Democrats had a "chance" at passing stricter background check laws following the deadly shootings this month in Atlanta and Boulder. "I'm not interested in getting 50 votes in the Senate, I'm interested in getting 60 votes. That is what's required to pass legislation today," Murphy... Read More about Sen. Chris Murphy says Democrats 'have a chance' to pass background check legislation in the wake of the Atlanta and Boulder shootings

Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Sunday said he thinks Congress has an opportunity to pass a gun reform bill, citing Republican senators who are interested in compromising on legislation in the days following the two deadly shootings in Georgia and Colorado. “I’ve gotten a lot of calls from Republicans in the Senate who don't want to... Read More about Key Democrat tells 'Meet the Press' he believes Senate can pass gun control bill

NEW HAVEN — “Help is here,” U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro said Friday. That help was not, specifically, Vice President Kamala Harris, who would then arrive in the city following DeLauro’s remarks. But she would herald it, as officials gathered to tout the American Rescue Plan, a $1.9 trillion stimulus package aimed to aid families... Read More about CT lawmakers celebrate Kamala Harris visit, saying 'help is here' in the the American Rescue Plan

NEW HAVEN — “Help is here,” U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro said Friday. That help was not, specifically, Vice President Kamala Harris, who would then arrive in the city following DeLauro’s remarks. But she would herald it, as officials gathered to tout the American Rescue Plan, a $1.9 trillion stimulus package aimed to aid families... Read More about CT lawmakers celebrate Kamala Harris visit, saying 'help is here' in the the American Rescue Plan

Connecticut Senator Chris Murphy delivered remarks on the Senate floor Thursday morning honoring the victims of gun violence and advocating for stronger gun control laws. “Every single day, there’s over 100 people dying right now. I don’t think America has ever seen this rate of gun violence with the exception of wartime in our... Read More about CT Senator Murphy advocates for stronger gun control laws on Senate floor

Sen. Chris Murphy argued Wednesday that Congress “has become complicit” in mass shootings across the United States, urging lawmakers to take action on gun reform measures in the wake of the supermarket massacre in Boulder, Colo. “I have just come to the conclusion that Congress has become complicit in these crimes,” Murphy... Read More about Sen. Murphy: Inaction makes Congress ‘complicit’ in mass shootings

Connecticut senators Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy tweeted after the horrific shooting. "Another nightmare -- so sickening, savage, stunning, but utterly unsurprising. Congress' inaction on gun violence makes this horror so tragically predictable," Sen. Blumenthal said. "This is the moment to make our stand. Now," Sen. Murphy said in a... Read More about Conn. Senators React to Deadly Shooting in Boulder, Colorado

As a surge of unaccompanied migrant children seeking entry to America strains the U.S.-Mexico border, Sen. Chris Murphy called for the expansion of the refugee program and a more efficient asylum application process. “There is a humanitarian crisis today in Central America and it is being reflected on our border,” said Murphy, who... Read More about After visit to detention facility at Mexican border, Sen. Murphy says refugee resettlement should be expanded

U.S. Senator Chris Murphy of Connecticut wants the Biden Administration to speed up the processing of unaccompanied children at the Mexican border.Murphy chairs the Homeland Security Subcommittee of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee. Last week he visited a detention facility in El Paso, Texas. He said the conditions there are not good.... Read More about Sen. Murphy To Biden: Work With Nonprofits To Quickly Settle Immigrant Children

Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy (Conn.) on Friday said he “fought back tears” during a visit to Customs and Border Protection (CBP) facilities with a bipartisan group of senators and Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas amid a rapid surge in migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border. Murphy, a member of the Senate Foreign Relations... Read More about Democratic lawmaker 'fought back tears' during visit to border facility

Sen. Chris Murphy on Friday said he "fought back tears" during a visit to a U.S. Customs and Border Protection detention facility in Texas holding hundreds of migrant children from Mexico, Central America, and beyond. Murphy (D-Ct.), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, toured the migrant processing center in El Paso with a... Read More about Sen. Chris Murphy 'Fought Back Tears' Visiting Detained Migrant Children in Texas

Some Democratic lawmakers in the House and Senate are proposing a $12 billion increase to the State Department’s budget for 2022 to outcompete China, fight climate change and prepare against the next pandemic. Sens. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Reps. David Cicilline (D-R.I.) and Ami Bera (D-Calif.), all members of... Read More about Democratic lawmakers propose $12B hike for State

U.S. Sens. Chris Murphy and Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut joined House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Thursday to support the passage of stricter gun laws. One of their efforts is to close what’s called the Charleston loophole, which enables some firearms to be transferred by licensed gun dealers before the required background checks are complete... Read More about Stricter Gun Laws Pass U.S. House, Head To Uncertain Future In Senate

For the second time since the slaughter of 20 school children and six educators in Connecticut, the U.S. House of Representatives voted Thursday to pass a bill requiring universal background checks for firearms purchases. For the first time, the House version is promised a vote in the Senate. “When they sent it over to us the last time, it... Read More about Universal background checks for firearms sales promised a vote in Senate after House passes bill

With Congress on the verge of passing a historic $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package, Connecticut is expected to receive hundreds of millions of dollars more than anticipated from the federal government, and the Gov. Ned Lamont administration is trying to determine how the additional funding will be spent. Among other provisions, the federal... Read More about Federal virus aid package includes $2.6B for Connecticut

A leading voice in the US Congress against the Saudi war in Yemen has called on the UK to follow in the Biden administration’s footsteps and end offensive weapons sales to the kingdom, saying Britain ought not to have any greater interest in “perpetuating war crimes” than the US does. Senator Chris Murphy, an influential Democrat... Read More about US senator urges UK to follow Biden in curbing arms sales to Saudi Arabia

STAMFORD — Stamford Health’s COVID-19 clinic is already doling out between 700 and 900 doses primarily of the Moderna and Pfizer vaccine on weekdays. On weekends, that number climbs as high as 1,200, according to Stamford Health officials. But the shared goal of the hospital, the city and legislature is to continue increasing that... Read More about Murphy: Federal funds will help Stamford ramp up COVID vaccinations

NEW HAVEN — Mayor Justin Elicker said the American Rescue Plan Act could help lead the city — which is battling the economic impact of the pandemic — into the future. The city would be expected to receive about $95 million in town aid under the federal legislation, which was passed by the Senate and is now under consideration by... Read More about 'Huge opportunity' Elicker says federal relief funds could help New Haven help small businesses, more

The soon-to-pass federal Covid stimulus bill will send close to $100 million in direct aid to the city and then millions more to the schools and other local agencies. But in itself it won’t solve the city’s budget problems or prevent a tax hike. That word emerged from a press conference outside City Hall Monday morning featuring Mayor... Read More about City Gets At Least $94M From Stimulus