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, U.S. Senator Mike Lee (R-Utah), and U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), on Thursday released the following statement on U.S. Africa Command chief Gen. Stephen... Read More about Murphy, Lee, Sanders Statement on Drone Strikes in Somalia

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security, and Curt Johnson, President of Save the Sound, on Thursday joined Climate Power and the League of Conservation Voters (LCV) for a press conference on Capitol Hill about the human toll of climate-fueled extreme weather... Read More about Murphy, Curt Johnson of Save the Sound Discussed Climate Change Impact Across Connecticut, Coastal Resiliency

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.), Chairman and Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Near East, South Asia, Central Asia and Counterterrorism, and U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) on Thursday released the following statement on Qatar’s $100 million contribution for... Read More about Murphy, Young, Coons Statement on Qatar's $100 Million Contribution for Humanitarian Support in Yemen

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, on Wednesday released the following statement on the United States-German Nord Stream 2 agreement:“The Nord Stream 2 pipeline is bad for Europe, Ukraine and the U.S., but the deal reached today is good news under the circumstances,” said Murphy.... Read More about Murphy Statement on Nord Stream 2 Agreement Between U.S.-Germany

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 Andrea Mitchell Reports to discuss his sweeping, bipartisan legislation to overhaul Congress’s role in national security and the arrest of former 2017... Read More about Murphy Discusses National Security Powers Act: I Want to Make Sure that My Constituents Get a Say in When and How the United States Goes to War

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, on Tuesday released the following statement on the elections in Peru:  “I’m glad to see the Peruvian people’s voices heard at the polls and congratulate President-elect Pedro Castillo. It’s especially promising to see the resiliency of... Read More about Murphy Statement on Peruvian Elections

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, U.S. Senator Mike Lee (R-Utah), and U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Tuesday held a press conference to discuss sweeping, bipartisan legislation to overhaul Congress’s role in... Read More about Murphy: It's Time that We Start Trusting the National Security Instincts of the American Public

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 authored an op-ed in War on the Rocks making the case that U.S. national security is stronger when Congress is involved and outlining his new legislation that would get... Read More about Murphy Op-Ed in War on the Rocks: National Security is Stronger when Congress is Involved. Here's How We Get Back to the Table

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, U.S. Senator Mike Lee (R-Utah), and U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), on Tuesday introduced bipartisan legislation to reclaim Congress’s critical role in national security... Read More about Murphy, Lee, Sanders Introduce Sweeping, Bipartisan Legislation to Overhaul Congress's Role in National Security

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, on Monday urged the State Department to address the passport backlog and restore processing times to pre-pandemic levels. In a letter to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Murphy specifically asked for a description of the Department’s... Read More about Murphy Urges Secretary Blinken to Urgently Address Passport Backlog

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, on Saturday released the following statement on Belarusian president Lukashenka’s latest round of detentions:“I’m deeply troubled by the Lukashenka regime’s continuing campaign of repression, punctuated this week by a raid on RFE/RL’s bureau in... Read More about Murphy Statement on Detentions in Belarus

HARTFORD—U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) on Friday held a conference at the Windsor train station to highlight the urgent need for significant increases in rail funding, particularly for the Northeast Corridor (NEC), so we can build a faster, more reliable rail system to improve commutes for Connecticut riders... Read More about Murphy on Infrastructure Package: If We're Going to Spend $4 Trillion on an Infrastructure Bill in This Country, We Better Get High-Speed Rail for the Northeast

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 on the resignation of Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri in Lebanon:“Lebanese leaders have had nine months to put together a new... Read More about Murphy Statement on Resignation of Prime Minister-Designate Saad Hariri

WASHINGTON–U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and John Cornyn (R-Texas) on Friday announced that they would introduce the Office for Access to Justice Establishment Act of 2021 to establish the Office for Access to Justice within the Department of Justice (DOJ). U.S. Representatives Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.), Chairman of the House... Read More about Murphy, Cornyn, Colleagues Announce Bipartisan Legislation to Restore DOJ's Office for Access to Justice

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Wednesday delivered remarks on the U.S. Senate floor to highlight the importance of passing common sense gun laws, including expanded background checks and banning ghost guns, in order to curb violent crime. Murphy applauded the Biden administration’s efforts to address gun violence in our... Read More about Murphy on the U.S. Senate Floor: If We Want to Address the Spike in Violent Crime across the Country, We Must Tighten Our Gun Laws

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, on Wednesday released the following statement on the Northeast Corridor Commission’s CONNECT NEC 2035 plan:“We act like fast, reliable rail is a pipe dream, but in reality, it’s within reach—if we just make the right investments,” said Murphy.... Read More about Murphy Statement on Northeast Corridor Commission's CONNECT NEC 2035 Plan

WASHINGTON–In a hearing of the Senate Committee on the Judiciary, U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) introduced Sarah Merriam, President Biden’s nominee to fill a vacancy on the U.S. District Court of Connecticut. Following today’s hearing, Merriam’s nomination is expected to receive a vote in the Senate Judiciary... Read More about Murphy and Blumenthal Introduce Nominee for the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut Sarah Merriam Before Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement on reports of a new round of mass detentions of Tigrayans in Ethiopia:“I’m deeply concerned about reports of Ethiopian forces’ mass detention of Tigrayans. Evidence suggests the conflict is escalating on top of... Read More about Murphy Statement on Mass Detention of Tigrayans in Ethiopia

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, on Monday released the following statement on the unprecedented protests in Cuba over lack of access to medical supplies and food and the worsening economy:“The United States stands with the people of Cuba who are insisting their... Read More about Murphy Statement on Unprecedented Protests in Cuba

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Todd Young (R-Ind.) on Thursday applauded President Biden’s forthcoming Executive Action to encourage the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to limit non-compete agreements.“Non-compete agreements depress wages and stifle innovation. We’re glad to see the Biden administration take this step to improve... Read More about Murphy, Young Applaud President Biden's Executive Action to Limit Non-Compete Agreements