HARTFORD–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 Friday released the following statement as Connecticut prepares to welcome as many as 310 Afghan refugees to the state.“Connecticut has always welcomed refugees with open arms, and... Read More about Murphy Welcomes Afghan Refugees to Connecticut

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 joined MSNBC’s Morning Joe to discuss Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s testimony at Tuesday’s U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing. Murphy pushed... Read More about Murphy on Morning Joe: Republicans Are Trying to Obscure 20 Years of Bad Decision-Making in Afghanistan

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 questioned Secretary of State Antony Blinken on the United States’ withdrawal from Afghanistan, focusing on what was in and outside of the United States’ control. Murphy... Read More about During Blinken Hearing, Murphy Calls for Realistic View of What Was Possible in Afghanistan

WASHINGTON– In advance of Secretary Antony Blinken’s testimony to the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, 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 a powerful new op-ed for Crooked Media making the case for why critics of... Read More about Murphy Op-Ed Ahead of Blinken Hearing: "Afghanistan Wasn't a Failure of Execution. It Was a Failure of Hubris."

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 Monday 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 on Administration's Decision to Send Aid to Egypt Despite Human Rights Concerns

WASHINGTON–U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Thursday released the following statement after David Chipman’s nomination to run the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) was withdrawn:“Nearly 100 American lives are taken by gun violence every single day, but the ATF, the agency responsible for overseeing federal gun laws,... Read More about Murphy Statement on Withdrawal of Chipman Nomination

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, this week returned from Greece after leading a congressional delegation of U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.), and Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) to Lebanon,... Read More about Murphy CODEL Concludes Visit to Lebanon, Israel, West Bank, Tunisia, Greece

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 joined CNN International’s Amanpour with Christiane Amanpour to discuss the United States’ role in the world following the withdrawal from Afghanistan. Murphy joined... Read More about Murphy on CNN: Idea that Terrorism Can Only Be Defeated with U.S. Military Occupation Abroad is "Nonsense"

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 released the following statement on the Taliban’s formation of a caretaker government:“The formation of a Taliban-led government does not automatically lend them... Read More about Murphy on Taliban Caretaker Government: Formation Does Not Automatically Lend Them Legitimacy

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and U.S. Representative Jahana Hayes (D-Conn.) on Thursday joined U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) and U.S. Representative Sara Jacobs (D-Calif.) who led a group of 32 lawmakers in urging the Biden administration to take specific steps to ensure that humanitarian aid can continue to reach Afghans... Read More about Murphy, Hayes Join Colleagues in Push to Get Humanitarian Assistance to Afghans in Need

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, will lead a congressional delegation with U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.), and Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) to discuss regional security and democracy. The... Read More about Murphy, Blumenthal, Van Hollen, Ossoff Travel to Lebanon, Israel, West Bank to Discuss Regional Security and Democracy

HARTFORD–U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) announced that JuiceBar, based in Norwalk, has been named August’s “Innovator of the Month.” JuiceBar manufactures electric vehicle (EV) charging stations that are made and assembled in the United States with the mission of addressing climate change while building a national EV charging infrastructure.... Read More about Murphy Highlights Norwalk's JuiceBar as "Innovator of the Month"

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 Sunday joined CNN’s State of the Union with Jake Tapper to discuss the Biden administration’s continued efforts to evacuate Americans and our Afghan partners and if the U.S.... Read More about Murphy on CNN: U.S. Should Not Recognize the Taliban, But We Have to Talk to Them to Make Our Expectations Clear on Evacuations

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 Thursday released the following statement after ISIS carried out an attack at the airport in Kabul:“I am devastated to hear the news of this heinous attack. These brave service... Read More about Murphy Statement on Devastating Attack on Kabul Airport

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 Chairman of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security, on Wednesday led 28 senators in a letter urging the Biden administration to expedite efforts to... Read More about Murphy Urges Biden Administration to Take Advantage of Parole to Expedite Evacuation of Afghans

HARTFORD–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 joined CNN’s The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer to discuss the Biden administration’s efforts to evacuate Americans and our Afghan partners before the August... Read More about Murphy on The Situation Room: Biden Administration Dealt a Tough Hand, Deserves Credit for Evacuations

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 released the following statement on Tunisia President Kais Saied’s extension of the country’s state of emergency.“The United States and our democratic allies have been... Read More about Murphy Statement on Tunisian President's Extension of State of Emergency

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) on Friday issued the following statements in response to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) announcement that it would create a $350 million Pandemic Market Volatility Assistance Program to assist dairy farmers impacted by the economic... Read More about Murphy, Shaheen, Gillibrand Respond to Announcement of USDA's New Federal Program to Assist Dairy Farmers

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 U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) on Thursday joined U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) and Joni Ernst (R-Ind.), and 49 of their Senate colleagues in urging the Biden... Read More about Murphy, Blumenthal, Shaheen, Ernst, Senate Colleagues Urge Biden Administration to Immediately Evacuate Afghan SIV Applicants & Fully Implement the Afghan Allies Protection 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, authored an op-ed in USA Today in support of President Biden’s decision to end the longest war in our nation’s history."The images coming out of Afghanistan are heartbreaking, but... Read More about Murphy Op-Ed in USA Today: President Biden Made the Right Decision to End Our War in Afghanistan