WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, on Thursday sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Steve Mnuchin calling on the United States to ease economic sanctions against countries where sanctions are hindering the humanitarian response... Read More about MURPHY ORGANIZES SENATE EFFORT TO CALL FOR EASE OF U.S. SANCTIONS HINDERING RESPONSE TO COVID-19

WASHINGTON--Today, in a letter to President Donald Trump, Connecticut’s entire Congressional delegation urged support for Governor Ned Lamont’s request for a major disaster declaration for the state of Connecticut in response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The letter was signed by U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal... Read More about CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION URGES SUPPORT FOR CONNECTICUT’S MAJOR DISASTER DECLARATION REQUEST

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee and Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) announced nearly $1.2 million in federal grants to help Connecticut health centers in emergency planning and response to the coronavirus pandemic. The funding, made available through... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL ANNOUNCE FEDERAL GRANTS BOOSTING CAPACITY, RESOURCES FOR CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTERS AMID CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.), both members of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, on Thursday called for Houthi authorities in Yemen to stop restricting humanitarian assistance from reaching Yemeni citizens ahead of a Friday deadline. The Senators also called for an immediate halt... Read More about MURPHY, YOUNG CALL ON HOUTHI AUTHORITIES TO STOP OBSTRUCTING HUMANITARIAN AID

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Thursday voted in favor of the third coronavirus relief package, legislation that includes $2 trillion in new spending to aid the American people, hospitals and medical staff, small businesses, and first responders: “Connecticut has never seen a crisis like this one. The only path forward is to... Read More about MURPHY VOTES FOR MASSIVE STIMULUS PACKAGE TO AID WORKERS, FAMILIES, HOSPITALS AND SMALL BUSINESSES IN CONNECTICUT

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee and U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, on Wednesday called on the U.S. government to contribute at least $500 million toward the United Nation’s interagency emergency appeal for $2 billion in humanitarian aid to fight... Read More about MURPHY CALLS FOR $500 MILLION CONTRIBUTION TO UN HUMANITARIAN AID APPEAL TO FIGHT COVID-19

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, joined U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) in sending a letter to the Chamber of Commerce demanding answers... Read More about AMID WIDENING PANDEMIC, MURPHY, WARREN LEAD CALL FOR CHAMBER OF COMMERCE TO CEASE LOBBYING EFFORTS THAT ARE ENDANGERING PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ECONOMIC NEEDS OF MILLIONS OF AMERICANS

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee and the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, on Monday delivered remarks on the U.S. Senate floor as negotiations are underway on a third coronavirus relief bill. Democrats are pushing for the bill to focus on resources to... Read More about MURPHY TO SENATE REPUBLICANS: YOUR BILL IS NOT SERIOUS ABOUT THE PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS WE FACE TODAY

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) on Monday announced the Medical Supply Chain Emergency Act, legislation to force President Trump to implement the Defense Production Act of 1950 (P.L. 81-774, 50 U.S.C. §§4501 et seq.) and federalize the manufacturing and distribution of scarce in-demand medical... Read More about MURPHY, SCHATZ ANNOUNCE LEGISLATION REQUIRING FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO TAKE OVER MEDICAL SUPPLY CHAIN

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, this week led 20 Senate Democrats in expressing their concern for children with disabilities amid the school closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In a letter to the U.S. Department of Education Deputy Assistance Secretary... Read More about AS SCHOOLS CLOSE DUE TO COVID-19 PANDEMIC, MURPHY, SENATE DEMOCRATS RELAY CONCERNS FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES TO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) and Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), on Friday rolled out a proposal that would provide much-needed liquidity for small and medium businesses during the economic crisis caused by COVID-19. The Main Street Emergency Grant Program would allow small businesses to apply for... Read More about MURPHY, MERKLEY, VAN HOLLEN PROPOSE ROBUST RESCUE PLAN FOR SMALL AND MID-SIZE BUSINESSES AND NONPROFITS

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, along with U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), and U.S. Representatives John Larson (CT-1), Rosa DeLauro (CT-3), Joe Courtney (CT-2), Jim Himes (CT-4) and Jahana Hayes (CT-5) this week sent a letter to the U.S.... Read More about COVID-19: CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION URGES HHS TO SUPPLY CONNECTICUT HOSPITALS WITH SUFFICIENT PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, led 16 Senate Democrats on Thursday in calling on the health insurance companies to remove barriers to care for Americans who find themselves diagnosed with COVID-19. In a letter to CEOs for Kaiser Permanente, Aetna, Humana,... Read More about MURPHY, SENATE DEMOCRATS TO MAJOR HEALTH INSURERS: FULLY COVER TESTING, TREATMENT FOR COVID-19 WITHOUT COST SHARING REQUIREMENTS

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Thursday led 21 Senate Democrats in calling on the U.S. Department of Treasury to formally extend the deadline until July 15 for individuals and businesses to file their 2019 taxes. In a letter to U.S Secretary of Treasury Steve Mnuchin, the senators expressed their worry that the existing plan... Read More about AMID ECONOMIC SUFFERING RELATED TO COVID-19, MURPHY LEADS SENATE DEMOCRATS IN ASKING IRS TO EXTEND TAX FILING UNTIL JULY

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), and U.S Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) called on the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to activate their authorities to provide hospital care and medical services to civilians and veterans not otherwise enrolled in the VA healthcare system to treat Americans... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL, BENNET TO VA: USE YOUR AUTHORITIES TO HELP TEST AND TREAT CIVILIANS INFECTED WITH COVID-19

HARTFORD—U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) today sent an urgent letter to Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Sonny Perdue and the Administrator of the USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) Pam Miller imploring them to provide the state of Connecticut with immediate guidance regarding the implementation... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL IMPLORE USDA TO ACT TO ENSURE HUNGRY FAMILIES IN CT HAVE ACCESS TO FOOD

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), top Democrat of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Near East, South Asia, Central Asia, and eight other members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee joined a letter led by Ranking Member, U.S Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo raising serious concerns... Read More about MURPHY, MENENDEZ, SFRC DEMS RAISE ALARM IN NEW LETTER TO SEC. POMPEO AMID SURGE IN REPORTS OF AMERICANS STRANDED ABROAD BY CORONAVIRUS

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S Senate Foreign Relations Committee and U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, joined Crooked Media’s Pod Save the World this week with Tommy Veitor to discuss the latest on the economic relief packages in Congress and the Trump administration’s response to the coronavirus... Read More about MURPHY TALKS CORONAVIRUS ON POD SAVE THE WORLD: WHEN YOU PURSUE AN AMERICA FIRST STRATEGY, YOU ARE VULNERABLE WHEN A MOMENT COMES THAT REQUIRES INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION

WASHINGTON—After being contacted directly by Connecticut residents stuck abroad about the difficulty they have returning home as the coronavirus spreads worldwide, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) on Wednesday sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo raising concerns about the State... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL PRESS STATE DEPARTMENT ON COMMUNICATION TO CONNECTICUT RESIDENTS STUCK ABROAD AS IMPACT OF COVID-19 SPREADS WORLDWIDE

WASHINGTON—As the economic fallout of the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak escalates, U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) joined U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), and a group of their colleagues in sending a letter to Senate Majority Leader Mitch... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL, BENNET, BROWN, BOOKER CALL FOR DIRECT CASH ASSISTANCE TO HELP AMERICANS WEATHER ECONOMIC FALLOUT OF CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK