WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), the top Democrat on the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Near East, South Asia, Central Asia and Counterterrorism, on Tuesday delivered remarks on the floor of the U.S. Senate detailing the Trump administration’s disastrous Iran policy. This comes after last week’s airstrikes that killed... Read More about MURPHY: SINCE TRUMP INAUGURATED, IRAN IS STRONGER AND WE ARE LESS SAFE

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), the top Democrat on the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Near East, South Asia, Central Asia, and Counterterrorism, on Monday joined Pod Save America to discuss the Trump administration’s recent escalation with Iran and the upcoming impeachment trial in the U.S. Senate. Murphy, who had... Read More about MURPHY ON POD SAVE AMERICA: TRUMP’S WAR POWERS NOTIFICATION SAYS NOTHING ABOUT IMMINENT ATTACK, SHOULD BE DECLASSIFIED

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), the top Democrat on the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Near East, South Asia, Central Asia, and Counterterrorism, on Tuesday issued the following statement after reports that U.S. Customs and Border Protection held for hours dozens of Iranian-Americans returning from Canada over the... Read More about MURPHY STATEMENT ON REPORTS OF TRUMP ADMINISTRATION TARGETING IRANIAN-AMERICANS

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), the top Democrat on the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Near East, South Asia, Central Asia, and Counterterrorism, on Sunday appeared on CBS Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan to discuss the recent airstrike that killed Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Commander General Qasem... Read More about MURPHY ON FTN: THIS ADMINISTRATION'S IRAN POLICY HAS BEEN A DISASTER FROM THE VERY BEGINNING

HARTFORD—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), the top Democrat on the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Near East, South Asia, Central Asia, and Counterterrorism, and U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) on Friday held a press conference to discuss the U.S. airstrikes that killed Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corp Commander General... Read More about MURPHY: THE ADMINISTRATION MUST COME TO CONGRESS TO AUTHORIZE ANY FUTURE MILITARY ACTION AGAINST IRAN

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), the top Democrat on the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Near East, South Asia, Central Asia, and Counterterrorism, on Friday made the following statement after the United States confirmed the Pentagon carried out an airstrike which killed the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corp Commander... Read More about MURPHY STATEMENT ON U.S. AIRSTRIKES KILLING QASEM SOLEIMANI IN IRAQ

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), the top Democrat on the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Near East, South Asia, Central Asia, and Counterterrorism, on Thursday made the following statement after Turkish President Erdogan and President Trump spoke on the phone to discuss Turkey’s plan to send troops to Libya.  “Just like... Read More about MURPHY STATEMENT ON TRUMP CALL WITH ERDOGAN, TURKEY’S PLANS TO INTERVENE IN LIBYA

HARTFORD—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, on Thursday noted growing support for his third and final Madness, Inc. report that examines the ways in which colleges and the NCAA neglect athletes’ health. Last month, Murphy had a press conference with former President of... Read More about SUPPORT GROWS FOR MURPHY’S THIRD & FINAL “MADNESS, INC.” REPORT, CALLS FOR COLLEGES TO PROVIDE ATHLETES THE HEALTH CARE THEY DESERVE

HARTFORD—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Wednesday released his year-end report outlining the work he’s done for Connecticut residents throughout 2019. Murphy worked hard to find common ground on issues that matter most to Connecticut, like protecting Americans from gun violence, strengthening and expanding our health care laws, boosting... Read More about MURPHY RELEASES 2019 END OF YEAR REPORT

HARTFORD—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) announced on Monday that New Haven innovator Biohaven Pharmaceuticals has been named “Innovator of the Month”. Founded in 2013, Biohaven is a rapidly growing company focused on neurological-innovation and developing products that address several of the most disabling and... Read More about MURPHY HIGHLIGHTS BIOHAVEN PHARMACEUTICALS AS “MURPHY’S INNOVATOR OF THE MONTH”

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, along with U.S. Senators Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Ben Cardin (D-Md.), led seven senators in demanding more information on the United States’ Nicaragua Policy. In a letter to U.S. Department of State Secretary Mike Pompeo, U.S. Treasury... Read More about MURPHY LEADS BIPARTISAN LETTER DEMANDING MORE INFORMATION ON U.S. NICARAGUA POLICY

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), along with U.S. Representatives Adam Kinzinger (IL-16) and William Keating (MA-09) on Friday applauded passage of their European Energy Security and Diversification Act that was included in the appropriations package and will head... Read More about MURPHY, JOHNSON, KINZINGER, KEATING APPLAUD PASSAGE OF BIPARTISAN BILL TO COMBAT RUSSIAN INFLUENCE, AID TRANSATLANTIC SECURITY

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) made the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives voted to impeach Donald J. Trump, the 45th president of the United States: “Every senator took an oath to protect and defend the Constitution, and now that a trial of the president is coming to the Senate, we need to... Read More about MURPHY STATEMENT ON HISTORIC HOUSE IMPEACHMENT VOTE

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, on Tuesday applauded the inclusion of his measure, the European Energy Security and Diversification Act, in the government spending bills to be voted on this week. This legislation, for the first time, allows the United States to help... Read More about MURPHY MEASURE TO COMBAT RUSSIAN INFLUENCE, INCREASE TRANSATLANTIC SECURITY INCLUDED IN APPROPRIATIONS BILL

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Mitt Romney (R-Utah) on Tuesday met with Dr. Mark Emmert, President of the NCAA, for the inaugural meeting of the bipartisan working group created this month on student athlete compensation and related issues. The meeting covered: 1) the need and potential for federal action in the area of... Read More about MURPHY: FEDERAL LEGISLATION IS NEEDED & STUDENT ATHLETES MUST BE FRONT & CENTER

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, helped secure $25 million to fund gun violence research in this year’s Labor-HHS-Education funding bill that the Senate will vote on this week. The bill... Read More about MURPHY STATEMENT ON SECURING $25 MILLION IN GUN RESEARCH FUNDING INCLUDED IN APPROPRIATIONS BILL

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, on Monday released his third and final report in a series that considers the range of problems within college athletics. The report, “Madness, Inc.: How College Sports Can Leave Athletes Broken and... Read More about MURPHY: THE NCAA AND COLLEGES MUST DO MORE TO MAKE SURE ATHLETES’ HEALTH COMES FIRST

HARTFORD—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) announced on Monday that Sign Pro, Inc. of Plantsville is this week’s “Murphy’s Monday Manufacturer.” Founded in 1990, Sign Pro, Inc. is a turnkey manufacturer, systems integrator, designer and installer of  interior and exterior signage, custom structures, and... Read More about MURPHY HIGHLIGHTS SOUTHINGTON MANUFACTURER, SIGN PRO, INC., AS THIS WEEK’S “MURPHY’S MONDAY MANUFACTURER”

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), and U.S. Representatives Joe Courtney (CT-02) and John Larson (CT-01) on Tuesday, announced that funding they have fought for to provide federal resources to conduct research on Connecticut’s crumbling foundations crisis has been included in the final,... Read More about FUNDING FOR CRUMBLING FOUNDATIONS RESEARCH SOUGHT BY CONNECTICUT CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION INCLUDED IN FINAL APPROPRIATIONS BILL

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, on Monday released his third and final report in a series that considers the range of problems within college athletics. The report, “Madness, Inc.: How College Sports Can Leave Athletes Broken and... Read More about MURPHY RELEASES THIRD AND FINAL “MADNESS, INC.” REPORT, FOCUSES ON HOW COLLEGES AND NCAA NEGLECT ATHLETES’ HEALTH