Last month, Congress passed its first federal gun safety measures in almost 30 years, a significant breakthrough on an issue that had long seemed intractable. One of the key players behind the legislation was Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy, who has been pushing for action on guns ever since the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown,... Read More about In his own words: Senator Murphy on guns, democracy, and 2024

WASHINGTON, D. C. - U.S. Sen. Rob Portman, an Ohio Republican, will take a brief respite from the partisan pie-fight in Congress on August 1 to participate in an Oxford-style debate with a Democratic colleague in hopes of “restoring a spirit of compromise and consensus for the good of the American people.”The venue will be George Washington... Read More about Sen. Rob Portman to debate Democratic colleague in hopes of restoring consensus to Congress

HARTFORD, CT (WFSB) – Connecticut’s senators are demanding action from their colleagues when it comes protecting access to birth control.Sens. Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy said they want the Senate to pass a bill that would fund and protect a Title X family planning program.The senators scheduled a joint press conference at the Legislative... Read More about CT’s senators push for more family planning funding in wake of Roe v. Wade decision

Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) joins Chris Jansing with his thoughts on the chance that a bill to codify the right to same-sex marriage that has passed in the House will also pass in the Senate. “I think this bill will pass. I think this bill will get more than 60 votes in the United States Senate. And I hope that we bring it up for a vote very... Read More about Sen. Chris Murphy: Senate must codify right to same-sex marriage, cannot ‘leave anything to chance’

A bipartisan bill to reform the Electoral Count Act of 1887 is underway.But is it enough to prevent another Jan. 6th?Democracy scholar Matthew Seligman says Congress has a narrow window of time to pass the legislation."It's a loaded gun and it can be something like a sniper shot at the heart of American presidential democracy,"... Read More about Unpacking bipartisan efforts to reform the Electoral Count Act

Senators Chris Murphy (D-CT) and Rob Portman (R-OH) participated in the second Bipartisan Policy Center Senate Project debate hosted at George Washington University in Washington, DC. They debated on a variety of topics including on the economy and inflation, gun control, immigration policy, and the protection of individual freedoms.... Read More about Senators Portman and Murphy Participate in Bipartisan Policy Center Debate

In a scene becoming less and less familiar during an increasingly polarized political climate, a Democrat and Republican civically discussed policy issues in a public forum as senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Rob Portman (R-Ohio) took the stage Monday evening at George Washington University’s Jack Morton Auditorium to address inflation, gun... Read More about U.S. Senators Chris Murphy, Rob Portman Debate at GW

Connecticut U.S. Senator Chris Murphy didn’t mince words this week after learning the results of a Gallup Survey that found “those that believe a college degree is very important is down from 70% to 50%.”Murphy tweeted: “This should be a blinking red warning light for the higher ed industry. The model is broken - too many schools today are too... Read More about Murphy Calls for Higher Education Reform After Seeing Pre-COVID Public Opinion Shift

Amid ongoing issues with investigations into the attack on the U.S. Capitol, a Senate Democrat wants to shore up records access for watchdogs and information sharing with lawmakers. The Homeland Security inspector general has been under fire for his handling of investigations into missing text messages from Secret Service agents and top... Read More about A New Bill Seeks to Prevent the Secret Service from Withholding Records from its Watchdog

Of all the reactions to Kansans’ rejection of an effort to overturn the abortion rights contained in their state constitution, the one that stood out to me most came from Senator Chris Murphy, of Connecticut. Murphy, a Democrat, isn’t up for reëlection this November, but, writing on Twitter, he offered some advice for colleagues in his party who... Read More about The Kansas Abortion Referendum Has a Message for Democrats

Connecticut leaders and advocates are applauding legislation the U.S. Senate passed Sunday that tackles climate change, high prescription drug prices and inflation.The Inflation Reduction Act includes a historic investment to fight climate change – $369 billion for clean energy technology and emissions reduction over the next 10 years.“If... Read More about Connecticut leaders tout Senate's passage of Inflation Reduction Act

Connecticut’s Democratic senators came home Monday to celebrate the policy and political implications of passing a $370 billion bill that breaks stubborn deadlocks on climate change, tax reform and prescription drug prices, all under the banner of an “Inflation Reduction Act.”The shuffling Senate, the evenly divided body where hundreds of House... Read More about CT Senators laud ‘fundamental shift in power’ in D.C.

Mass shooting after mass shooting, the federal government took no action."I'm here on this floor to beg, to literally get down on my hands and knees to beg my colleagues," Sen. Chris Murphy said. "Find a path forward here, work with us to find a way to pass laws that make this less likely."A month after Senator Chris Murphy made that impassioned... Read More about Inside America's latest efforts to curb gun violence

Sen. Chris Murphy really doesn’t have any sympathy for Republicans who are outraged by the number of legislative wins Democrats have had this Summer. According to the Connecticut senator, they only have themselves to blame.Appearing on “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” on Monday night, Murphy was asked for his thoughts on Mitch McConnell’s anger... Read More about Sen. Chris Murphy Says Republicans Have No One to Blame But Themselves for Democratic Legislation Wins (Video)

Sen. Chris Murphy will be in Stratford today to highlight $2.6 billion in federal aid cities and towns are receiving for coastal preservation projects.Murphy today is expected to tour Stratford Point, a new living shorelines project with concrete reef balls designed to protect from erosion and improve wildlife habitats.Murphy will also visit... Read More about Sen. Chris Murphy highlights $2.6 billion in federal aid for coastal preservation projects

BLOOMFIELD — Ana Grace Márquez-Greene would have been a junior in high school this year. But the 6-year-old who loved dancing over walking and singing over talking was killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School in December 2012.The first day of classes at the new CREC Ana Grace Academy of the Arts Elementary Magnet School was held Wednesday.... Read More about Ana Grace Academy of the Arts debuts in Bloomfield with Sen. Murphy visit; it’s ‘worth the trip’

In the warm waters of Long Island Sound, a few dozen seals were bobbing up and down Wednesday as U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy toured the shores of Plum Island, the site of an aging animal disease research laboratory slated to close in the next several years.Overhead, Murphy said, ospreys and hawks soared in search of food across the 840-acre... Read More about What’s the future of Plum Island? Sen. Chris Murphy is putting forward a plan

As more revelations emerge about documents that Donald Trump hoarded at Mar-a-Lago, the political debate is centered on what should and will happen to the former president himself. The Post heightened the urgency of such questions with its latest scoop that one of the documents described “a foreign government’s military defenses,... Read More about Opinion | The latest Trump revelations should prompt more talk of reform

US Senator Chris Murphy has raised the case of Dr Ahmed Amasha who was forcibly disappeared and subject to brutal sexual assault and torture in Egypt, on the Senate floor."One of my constituents is suffering through the pain and uncertainty of having a relative unjustly imprisoned in Egypt," Murphy said."Mohamed Amasha is studying at Yale... Read More about US Senator Chris Murphy raises case of Dr Ahmed Amasha on Senate floor

Connecticut’s U.S. senators were among a dozen Democrats who urged federal regulators on Monday to investigate the advertising practices of firearm manufacturers, who they allege have appealed to teenagers through references to popular video games and other media.U.S. Sens. Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy signed onto a letter, which asked... Read More about Senators Call For FTC To Regulate Gun Advertising In Wake of Uvalde