WASHINGTON–U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Thursday released the following statement after his meeting with Governor of California Gavin Newsom:“Tackling the gun violence epidemic requires a whole-of-government effort, and I was glad to hear about Governor Newsom’s latest actions to crack down on ghost guns, ban the marketing of guns to... Read More about Murphy Readout of Meeting with California Governor Gavin Newsom

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) spoke on Wednesday at a U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee hearing on reproductive care and the threats to women’s health in a post-Roe America.Murphy highlighted the hypocrisy of states implementing a policy of forced pregnancy while failing to provide meaningful support to... Read More about Murphy Highlights Hypocrisy of Republican States Banning Abortion While Refusing to Support Parents and Families

WASHINGTON–Ahead of President Biden’s trip to Saudi Arabia, 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, authored an op-ed for Foreign Policy to lay out why the United States needs to rethink its relationship with Saudi Arabia.On the... Read More about Murphy Op-Ed in Foreign Policy: Why Must It Take An Emergency Visit From A U.S. President To Get Saudi Leaders To Choose Their Ally?

HARTFORD—U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) today announced they are co-sponsoring the Freedom to Travel for Health Care Act of 2022 which will protect the rights of Americans to cross state lines to receive abortion care.The legislation was introduced by Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.),... Read More about Murphy, Blumenthal Co-Sponsor Legislation to Protect Rights of Women to Cross State Lines to Seek Abortion Care

HARTFORD—U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and U.S. Representative Jahana Hayes (D-Conn.) today announced $320,000 in American Rescue Plan funding for the Brass City Regional Food Hub to open a second location, allowing the organization to significantly increase access to healthy food in Waterbury’s underserved... Read More about Murphy, Blumenthal, Hayes Applaud Funding for Expanded City Resident Access to Farm Products

WASHINGTON– U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Tuesday released the following statement after the Senate confirmed Steve Dettelbach as Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) nominee:“For more than seven years, we’ve been missing a crucial player in the fight to keep communities safe from gun violence – a... Read More about Murphy Applauds Senate Confirmation of ATF Director Steve Dettelbach

WASHINGTON–U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Monday released the following statement after attending the White House’s celebration for the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act:“For three decades, shooting after shooting after shooting, Congress did nothing. But undeterred by the status quo of inaction and the power of the gun lobby, the anti-gun... Read More about Murphy Statement Following White House Celebration for Bipartisan Safer Communities Act

HARTFORD–U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), U.S. Representatives John B. Larson (D-Conn.-01) and Joe Courtney (D-Conn.-02), and Governor Ned Lamont announced a $20 million grant from the Federal Aviation Administration’s FY2022 Airport Terminal Program for Bradley International Airport. This funding will increase... Read More about Murphy, Blumenthal, Larson, Courtney, Lamont Announce $20 Million Grant for Improvements to Bradley International Airport

HARTFORD–U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) announced that Enviro Power, based in South Windsor, has been named June’s “Innovator of the Month.” Enviro Power is an energy technology company with a focus on replacing aging heating equipment with greener, lower cost heat and power solutions for homeowners and businesses. Their SmartWatt Boiler... Read More about Murphy Highlights South Windsor’s Enviro Power as “Innovator Of The Month”

WASHINGTON-U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Thursday released the following statement after the Supreme Court limited the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) ability to regulate carbon emissions that cause climate change in West Virginia v. EPA:“The Supreme Court is not Congress, and their unceasing attempt to impose a right... Read More about Murphy Statement on SCOTUS Decision to Restrict EPA’s Authority to Mandate Carbon Emissions Reductions

WASHINGTON–U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) joined U.S. Senators Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) and Ben Cardin (D-Md.) in urging the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to expand dental health coverage under Medicare. In a... Read More about Murphy, Blumenthal, Senate Colleagues Urge Expanded Dental Health Coverage

BRUSSELS–U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, on Tuesday joined the German Marshall Fund’s Brussels Forum for a discussion on defending democracy at home and abroad.Murphy highlighted the global crisis of faith in democracy: “You have this ability today of outside actors to weaken — to make... Read More about Murphy Discusses Protecting Democracy, Competing with China, Combatting Disinformation at Brussels Forum

WASHINGTON–U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Friday released the following statement after the Supreme Court of the United States overruled Roe v. Wade in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization:“A group of unelected politicians masquerading as justices just eliminated a constitutional right that generations of women have known and relied... Read More about Murphy Statement on Supreme Court Decision Overruling Roe v. Wade

WASHINGTON–U.S Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Thursday spoke on the U.S. Senate floor immediately preceding Senate passage of his Bipartisan Safer Communities Act by a vote of 65 to 33.“Within two days of the Uvalde massacre, Senator Cornyn, Senator Tillis, Senator Sinema, and I joined by other members of this body had started talking. Not about... Read More about Murphy: Shooting After Shooting, Congress for Thirty Years Did Nothing - But Not This Time

WASHINGTON–U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Tuesday released the following statement on Marilynn Malerba’s appointment as Treasurer of the United States:“Chief Malerba’s appointment to serve as Treasurer of the United States and lead the Treasury Department’s new Office of Tribal and Native Affairs are historic achievements. As Chief of the... Read More about Murphy Statement on Appointment of Marilynn Malerba as United States Treasurer

WASHINGTON– Following agreement between U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), and Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.) on legislative text that will allow the Senate to vote to end a three decades long logjam on gun safety legislation, Murphy released the following statement:“For decades, the anti-gun violence... Read More about Murphy Statement on Gun Safety Legislative Text

WASHINGTON–U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.), and Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) released the following statement:“Today, we finalized bipartisan, commonsense legislation to protect America’s children, keep our schools safe, and reduce the threat of violence across our country. Our legislation will save... Read More about Bipartisan Group of Senators Announce Bipartisan Safer Communities Act

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) joined U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand and 29 of their Senate colleagues on Friday in a push to extend child nutrition waivers ahead of their expiration and enact a robust set of child nutrition priorities in any upcoming legislative vehicles. As school summer break is... Read More about As Benefits Cliff Rapidly Approaches, Murphy, Blumenthal, Senate Colleagues Push to Fight Food Insecurity

WASHINGTON–U.S Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Thursday released the following statement:“We’ve continued to make progress over the last two days and have finalized agreement on the majority of our framework’s provisions. Our staff is currently drafting legislative text on those areas of agreement as we work through the final sticking points. I... Read More about Murphy Statement on Progress Toward Gun Safety Legislation

HARTFORD—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Monday held a press conference in Hartford to lay out what’s in the bipartisan gun safety framework and how this historic legislation will break a three decades long logjam on anti-gun violence legislation.Murphy laid out the five ways the framework will change gun laws: “The first, thanks to Senator... Read More about Murphy Lays Out Bipartisan Gun Safety Framework