WASHINGTON–U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Near East, South Asia, Central Asia and Counterterrorism and a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, on Sunday joined CNN’s State of the Union with Jake Tapper to discuss Russian aggression, the need to... Read More about Murphy on State of the Union: It's Time to Admit the Saudis Are Not Looking Out for Us

WASHINGTON–U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and U.S. Representatives Joaquin Castro (D-Texas) and Norma Torres (D-Calif.) on Wednesday sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo to express concern with the U.S. Department of Commerce’s increased approvals of export licenses for assault weapons and... Read More about Murphy, Warren, Castro, Torres Demand Answers from Commerce Department about Troubling Increase in Approvals of Assault Weapon Exports

WASHINGTON–Ahead of the upcoming election and early voting period, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Wednesday introduced the Vote Without Fear Act, legislation to prevent armed voter intimidation at the polls. The legislation would prohibit the possession of a firearm within 100 yards of any federal election site, with exceptions for on-duty... Read More about Ahead of Midterms, Murphy Introduces Legislation to Keep Voters and Election Workers Safe from Guns at the Polls

WASHINGTON–U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) on Thursday introduced the Consensual Donation and Research Integrity Act, legislation to protect the dignity of those who donate their bodies to education or research. Specifically, it would create standards for registration, inspection, chain of custody, labeling and... Read More about Murphy, Tillis Introduce the Consensual Donation and Research Integrity Act

WASHINGTON–U.S Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Near East, South Asia, Central Asia and Counterterrorism and a member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, on Wednesday spoke on the U.S. Senate floor to highlight the failures of Trump’s maximum pressure campaign in Iran and explain... Read More about Murphy: After Four Years of Failed Maximum Pressure in Iran, We Know We're Better Off with a Nuclear Agreement

WASHINGTON–U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Wednesday released the following statement after the U.S. Senate voted to ratify the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol, which affirms U.S. commitment to phasing out the use of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) by 85% over the next 15 years. HFCs are highly potent greenhouse gases that trap heat in... Read More about Murphy Applauds Senate Ratification of the Kigali Amendment, Phasing Out Use of Hydrofluorocarbons

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and U.S. Representative Suzanne Bonamici (D-Ore-1) on Wednesday introduced a resolution designating the week of September 19 through September 23, 2022, as “Malnutrition Awareness Week.” Malnutrition is a significant problem in the United States and around the world that occurs when a person does not... Read More about Murphy, Blumenthal, Bonamici Introduce Bicameral Resolution Designating Malnutrition Awareness Week

WASHINGTON– U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, introduced Justice Maria Araújo Kahn, President Biden’s nominee to fill a vacancy on the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, at her confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Following... Read More about Second Circuit Court of Appeals Nominee Maria Araújo Kahn Appears Before Senate Confirmation Hearing

WASHINGTON–U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) joined a bipartisan group of 43 colleagues in sending a bicameral letter to President Joe Biden to urge him to issue a Major Disaster Declaration for all of Puerto Rico’s municipalities in response to Hurricane Fiona. Just days before the fifth anniversary of Hurricane... Read More about Murphy, Blumenthal Join Bicameral Push for President Biden to Issue a Major Disaster Declaration for Puerto Rico

WASHINGTON–U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, Bill Cassidy, M.D., (R-La.), and Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), on Wednesday introduced legislation to reauthorize the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) National Neurological Conditions Surveillance System... Read More about Murphy, Cassidy, Van Hollen Introduce Legislation to Improve Neurological Health Research

WASHINGTON–On National Voter Registration Day, U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) joined 15 of their colleagues to introduce two pieces of legislation to make it easier for Americans to register to vote and to know their registration status.The Same Day Voter Registration Act would require states to offer same day... Read More about On National Voter Registration Day, Murphy, Blumenthal, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Make Registering to Vote Easier for All Americans

WASHINGTON–U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Chair of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security, on Tuesday released the following statement:“The Emergency Food and SheIter Program is a vital tool that provides humanitarian aid to migrants and helps the Border Patrol reduce overcrowding at its facilities. If Republicans... Read More about Murphy Statement on Need for Additional Emergency Food and Shelter Program Funding in Upcoming Continuing Resolution

WASHINGTON–U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) authored an op-ed for Modern Healthcare’s congressional health care policy special issue, “What’s ailing American healthcare?,” to explain the impact of gun violence on America’s mental health crisis and call on Congress to build upon the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act.“When we talk about the gun... Read More about Murphy Op-Ed in Modern Healthcare: America's Gun Violence Crisis Fuels Our Mental Health Crisis

WASHINGTON–U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), introduced the National Plan to End Parkinson’s Act, which aims to unite the federal government in a mission to cure and prevent Parkinson’s, alleviate financial and health burdens on American families, and reduce government spending over time. Parkinson’s disease... Read More about Murphy, Capito Introduce Bill to Address Parkinson's Disease

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) spoke on Thursday at a U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing assessing U.S. policy towards Venezuela with Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs Brian Nichols and USAID’s Assistant Administrator of the Bureau for Latin America and the Caribbean Marcela... Read More about Murphy Discusses Venezuela's Humanitarian Crisis and Impact of U.S. Policy

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, on Wednesday applauded the inclusion of the Diplomatic Support and Security Act in the Department of State Authorization Act of 2022:“More and more of the conflicts we’re facing abroad cannot be solved through military force alone. American... Read More about Murphy Applauds Inclusion of Diplomatic Security and Support Act in Committee Passage of State Department Authorization Act

WASHINGTON–U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Chair of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Near East, South Asia, Central Asia, and Counterterrorism, released the following statement on the U.S. Department of State and U.S. Department of Treasury’s announcement of the establishment of the “Afghan Fund” to benefit the people... Read More about Murphy Applauds Establishment of Fund for the People of Afghanistan

WASHINGTON–U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, on Thursday released the following statement after voting against Committee passage of the Taiwan Policy Act:“There’s no doubt that our Taiwan policy must evolve as a result of China’s increasingly aggressive behavior. It’s critical that any... Read More about Murphy Statement on Taiwan Policy Act

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Near East, South Asia, Central Asia and Counterterrorism, on Wednesday released the following statement on the Biden administration’s decision to send U.S. aid to Egypt despite human rights conditions that Congress placed on the security... Read More about Murphy Statement On Administration’s Decision To Send Military Aid To Egypt Despite Human Rights Concerns And Continued Detention Of 60,000 Political Prisoners

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) spoke on Wednesday at a U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee hearing on the federal response to the spread of Monkeypox with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky and Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases... Read More about Murphy Discusses Data Challenges, Communication Practices to Combat Monkeypox wit Dr. Rochelle Walensky and Dr. Anthony Fauci