WASHINGTON–U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) released the following statement after Governor Ned Lamont signed new comprehensive legislation to reduce gun violence and prevent firearm accidents and suicides in Connecticut. “It’s no coincidence that Connecticut has both some of the strongest gun laws in the country and one of the... Read More about Murphy Applauds Connecticut’s Comprehensive Gun Violence Prevention Legislation Signed Into Law

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) joined their Senate colleagues in sending a letter to Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm, urging the Department of Energy (DOE) to consider Transmission Developers Incorporated’s (TDI) application for funding to develop the New England Clean Power Link,... Read More about Murphy, Blumenthal Send Letter to Department of Energy on New England Clean Power Link Proposal

HARTFORD–U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) announced that Halda Therapeutics, based in New Haven, was named “Innovator of the Month.” Halda is a biotechnology company developing a new class of precision medicines, called RIPTAC™ therapeutics, that work by utilizing a novel “hold and kill” mechanism as an... Read More about Murphy Highlights New Haven's Halda Therapeutics as "Innovator of the Month"

WASHINGTON–U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Thursday released the following statement after the U.S. Senate voted to raise the debt ceiling: “Whether or not we pay our bills should never have been up for negotiation, but I appreciate that President Biden kept Speaker McCarthy’s most extreme demands out of the final... Read More about Murphy Statement on Vote to Raise the Debt Ceiling

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 Tuesday chaired a hearing on the FY 2024 budget request for the Middle East and North Africa with Barbara Leaf, Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs, and... Read More about Murphy: Too Much of Our MENA Assistance Is Locked in Decades-Old Assumptions

WASHINGTON–U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Sunday joined MSNBC’s Inside with Jen Psaki to discuss the White House’s agreement with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy to prevent the federal government from defaulting on its debt. Murphy also discussed Russia’s incentive to meddle in the 2024 election given top Republican... Read More about Murphy On MSNBC: I’m Going to Look at the Deal, But Biden Kept the Most Reckless Things Republicans Wanted Out of the Agreement

WASHINGTON–U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D-Mich.), a member of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee, on Friday concluded their congressional delegation visit to the Western Balkans to discuss how the U.S. can promote... Read More about Murphy, Peters Conclude Visit to Western Balkans

BELGRADE–U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, on Thursday spoke at a press conference at the U.S. Embassy in Belgrade to discuss his congressional delegation visit to the Western Balkans. Murphy met with President Aleksandar Vucic, Prime Minister Ana Brnabic, and paid his respects... Read More about Murphy in Serbia: The Future for Serbia Is with the EU and the United States – Not Russia

WASHINGTON–U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, on Tuesday joined U.S. Representatives Suzanne Bonamici (D-Ore.), Lucy McBath (D-Ga.), Gwen Moore (D-Wis.), and Frederica Wilson (D-Texas) to announce reintroduction of legislation to prohibit the practice of corporal... Read More about Murphy to Reintroduce Legislation to End Corporal Punishment in Schools

WASHINGTON–U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) introduced legislation directing the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to study the dangers posed by unfair and deceptive marketing and advertising practices conducted by the gun industry. The Responsible Firearms Marketing Act would require the Commission to study... Read More about Murphy, Blumenthal Introduce Legislation To Stop Dangerous Gun Marketing

PRISTINA–U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, on Monday began his congressional delegation visit to the Western Balkans in Kosovo. Murphy met with President Vjosa Osmani, Speaker of the Assembly Glauk Konjufca, Prime Minister Albin Kurti, and a group of Kosovan Serb Civil Society... Read More about Murphy in Kosovo: Time Is of the Essence for Kosovo and Serbia to Implement Normalization Agreement

WASHINGTON–U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) co-authored an op-ed in the Daily Beast with Ian Marcus Corbin, a philosopher at Harvard Medical School and a Senior Fellow at the think tank Capita, to call for a spiritual renaissance in American politics. Murphy and Corbin point to the failures of neoliberalism – rampant consumerism,... Read More about Murphy Op-Ed in the Daily Beast: The Left Needs A Spiritual Renaissance. So Does America.

PRISTINA–U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D-Mich.), a member of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee, this weekend traveled to the Western Balkans for a congressional delegation visit to the region. Throughout the week, the senators will meet with... Read More about Murphy, Peters Travel to Western Balkans

WASHINGTON—Ahead of his upcoming congressional delegation trip to the region, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Thursday spoke at a U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on assessing U.S. policy towards the Western Balkans. On the Serbia-Kosovo normalization agreement, Murphy said: “I share the chairman's concerns about... Read More about Ahead of Trip to the Region, Murphy Discusses U.S. Policy Toward Kosovo, Serbia, North Macedonia

WASHINGTON–U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, on Friday released the following statement on the U.S. Navy’s announcement that intends to take steps to improve quality of life for sailors, following the tragic suicide deaths of three sailors aboard the... Read More about Murphy, Blumenthal Applaud Navy's Steps to Improve Living Conditions for Sailors, Call on Congress to Pass Seaman Xavier Sandor Support for Sailors Act

WASHINGTON–U.S Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security, on Thursday spoke on the U.S. Senate floor to debunk the myths and untruths about the end of Title 42. Murphy called out Republicans who rooted for chaos on the border while, in reality, the U.S. saw fewer crossings... Read More about Murphy Debunks Republican Myths About the End of Title 42

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Chair of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, and Patty Murray (D-Wash.), alongside U.S. Representatives Don Beyer (D-Va.) and Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (D-Va.), on Thursday reintroduced the Keeping All Students Safe... Read More about Murphy Reintroduces Legislation to Protect Students from Dangerous Seclusion and Restraint Practices

WASHINGTON–U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.), both members of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, on Thursday introduced bipartisan legislation to tackle the fentanyl crisis by addressing critical pieces of the fentanyl supply chain before the finished product enters the U.S. The Combatting Fentanyl... Read More about Murphy, Hagerty Introduce Legislation to Target Deadly Fentanyl Before It Reaches U.S. Border

WASHINGTON—Ahead of his upcoming congressional delegation trip to the region, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Thursday spoke at a U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on assessing U.S. policy towards the Western Balkans. On the Serbia-Kosovo normalization agreement, Murphy said: “I share the chairman's concerns about... Read More about Ahead of Trip to the Region, Murphy Discusses U.S. Policy Toward Kosovo, Serbia, North Macedonia

WASHINGTON–As permitting reform negotiations gain momentum in Congress, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Wednesday sent a letter to the Chair and Ranking Member of the Committee on Environment and Public Works, U.S. Senators Tom Carper (D-Dele.) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.V.) urging them to prioritize clean transportation... Read More about Murphy Stresses Importance Of Permitting Reform, Urges Negotiations To Prioritize Clean Transportation Infrastructure, Litigation Reform