WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) introduced the Community-Based Refugee Reception Act, a bill to permanently authorize community refugee sponsorship and resettlement services as an additional resettlement model that complements existing... Read More about Murphy, Blumenthal Introduce Bill to Authorize Community Refugee Resettlement After Trump Cuts

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-La.), and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) reintroduced the College Transparency Act (CTA), which ensures that students and families have better information as they consider higher education... Read More about Murphy, Warren, Bipartisan Bicameral Colleagues Reintroduce College Transparency Act

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement after voting in support of two Joint Resolutions of Disapproval on offensive weapons transfers to the Netanyahu government:   “The images of children starving to death as a famine unfolds across Gaza shock anyone... Read More about Murphy Statement on Joint Resolutions of Disapproval on Offensive Weapons Transfers to Netanyahu Government

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Thursday introduced an amendment to the FY26 Defense Appropriations bill that would prevent the luxury jet gifted to President Trump by the Qatari government from being transferred to the Trump presidential library after the president leaves office. “President Trump has already corrupted our foreign... Read More about Murphy Introduces Amendment to Prevent Transfer of Gifted Qatari Jet to Trump After His Presidency Ends

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) today joined 38 of their Senate colleagues in expressing unified alarm about the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, called for the large-scale expansion of humanitarian aid, and urged the Trump Administration to resume... Read More about Murphy, Blumenthal, 38 Colleagues Call for Large-Scale Expansion of Humanitarian Aid in Gaza and Resumption of Diplomatic Efforts to Secure a Ceasefire and End the War

HARTFORD–U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), and U.S. Representative John B. Larson (D-Conn.-01) announced a resolution honoring the 100th anniversary of Pratt & Whitney. Since Pratt & Whitney’s founding in 1925, the company has become a global leader in the design, manufacture, and service of aircraft... Read More about Murphy, Entire Connecticut Delegation Announce Resolution Honoring Pratt & Whitney's 100th Anniversary

WASHINGTON–U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, joined 19 of his Senate colleagues in pressing the Trump Administration for answers on the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF). In their letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio, the Senators called on the Administration to immediately cease... Read More about Murphy, 19 Senators Call for Answers on Gaza Humanitarian Foundation

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) released the following statement in response to President Trump’s executive order on college athletics:   “Trump’s executive order has nothing to do with protecting college sports. This is about protecting the profits of the NCAA bosses, shielding them from antitrust accountability, and weaponizing an... Read More about Murphy on Trump's College Sports EO: A Shameless Giveaway to NCAA Bosses

WASHINGTON–U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, on Thursday joined U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) in introducing the Empowering App-Based Workers Act, new legislation to improve transparency on how app companies operate and help boost wages for rideshare... Read More about Murphy, Schatz Introduce New Legislation to Improve Wages, Operations Transparency for Rideshare Drivers, Delivery App Workers

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today joined 28 of his Senate colleagues in a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Attorney General Pam Bondi calling on the Administration to conduct an independent investigation into the death of Saifullah Kamel Musallet, an American... Read More about Murphy Joins Senate Colleagues in Calling On Administration to Conduct Independent, U.S.-led Investigation Into Death of American Citizen in West Bank

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, and U.S. Representative Lori Trahan (D-Mass.-03), a member of the U.S. House Committee for Energy and Commerce and a former college athlete, on Wednesday reintroduced legislation that would establish an unrestricted federal... Read More about Murphy, Trahan Reintroduce Legislation to Codify College Athletes' Unrestricted Right to Their Name, Image, Likeness

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) on Wednesday reintroduced the College Athlete Right to Organize Act (CARO), legislation... Read More about As Trump, Congressional Republicans Side With NCAA Bosses, Murphy, Sanders, Warren Reintroduce Legislation to Strengthen College Athletes' Collective Bargaining Rights

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) released the following statement on the violent killing of Sayfollah Mussallet, an American citizen, in the West Bank:   “The brutal killing of Sayfollah Mussallet, an American citizen visiting his family in the West Bank, is an appalling crime. The Netanyahu government must thoroughly investigate and... Read More about Murphy Statement On the Killing of Sayfollah Mussallet In the West Bank

WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) released the following statement the passing of Fairfield First Selectman Bill Gerber: “I am heartbroken over the news of Bill Gerber’s passing. Bill was a selfless public servant who loved his adopted hometown of the last thirty years. After a successful career in finance, he chose to give back to... Read More about Murphy Statement on Passing of Fairfield First Selectman Bill Gerber

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, took to the floor of the U.S. Senate to speak out against President Trump’s unprecedented partisan rescissions package, which would codify devastating cuts to foreign aid and counter-propaganda efforts, surrendering American global power to... Read More about Murphy: Trump is Surrendering American Soft Power to Our Adversaries and Destroying Senate Norms in the Process

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, on Tuesday questioned former National Security Adviser Mike Waltz at a confirmation hearing on his nomination to be the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations. Murphy demanded answers from Waltz on the Trump administration’s decision to cede... Read More about Murphy Questions Mike Waltz on Trump Administration’s Kneecapping Of U.S. Counter-Propaganda Efforts, Failures In Yemen

HARTFORD–Today, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and the Connecticut Congressional delegation announced that Bradley International Airport, Hartford-Brainard Airport, and Meriden Markham Municipal Airport have received nearly $1 million in federal grants from the U.S. Department of Transportation. “Nearly $1 million in federal funding will make... Read More about Murphy, Connecticut Delegation Announce Nearly $1 Million in Federal Funding for Connecticut Airports

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security, on Friday objected to the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) transfer notification that would move more than $430 million from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the United States Citizenship and... Read More about Murphy Objects to Transfer of DHS Funds, Details ICE's Rampant Overspending Under Secretary Kristi Noem

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), ranking member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security, on Thursday demanded answers from U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on the Trump administration’s efforts to dismantle the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), which is responsible for... Read More about Murphy Demands Answers From DHS Secretary Kristi Noem on Trump Administration Efforts to Dismantle FEMA

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, joined U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and his colleagues in writing a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio expressing deep concerns with imminent Reductions in Force (RIFs) at the State Department, and requested answers on the Trump... Read More about Murphy, Foreign Relations Democrats Demand Answers From Secretary of State Rubio Regarding State Department Layoffs