Click here to view video of Murphy’s remarks.  WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, voted against the confirmation of Secretary Alex Azar of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. During a speech on the floor of the U.S. Senate... Read More

[WASHINGTON, DC] – U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-CT) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) released the following statement today after opposing another short-term, stopgap spending measure that failed to address several major outstanding deadlines: “This stop-gap three-week patch shortchanges Connecticut’s needs and priorities. Kicking... Read More

 Click here to view video of Murphy’s remarks.   WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Sunday night offered a motion to temporarily re-open the federal government and ensure that the military and federal government employees get paid while negotiations continue. His motion was blocked by Senate Republicans.... Read More

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) released a statement early Saturday morning after congressional Republicans refused to negotiate a long-term spending deal that funds critical Connecticut priorities. "Republicans asked to be given control of the White House, the Senate, and the House of Representatives. They got it, and this... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Chris Murphy (D-CT) joined a letter led by Senators Edward J. Markey (D-MA) and Sherrod Brown (D-OH)  to President Donald Trump outlining his administration’s lackluster response to the opioid crisis. The Senators provided examples of several steps President Trump could... Read More

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) released a statement on Thursday after the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced suddenly that it has reversed its decision to extend Transitional Shelter Assistance through February 14 for the 45 families in Connecticut displaced from their homes in the wake of Hurricanes Maria... Read More

WASHINGTON – As the Senate begins consideration of a supplemental appropriations bill to help victims of natural disasters across the United States, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) – a member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee – joined U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and a group of six other senators in requesting... Read More

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) released a statement on Thursday after voting against a six-year reauthorization of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). Murphy called for a larger debate about how to protect the privacy of our citizens and our national security. “702 is an important program... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Chris Murphy (D-CT) joined a group of 40 Senators, led by Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), in standing up for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) independence and power to obtain justice for consumers who have been... Read More

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) released a statement on Wednesday on a report released by the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) of the Department of Health and Human Services and other federal partners that outlines suggested best practices for states to ensure better health and safety outcomes for developmentally... Read More

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC), joined U.S. Senators Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Ranking Member of SFRC, Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), and the seven other SFRC Democrats on Wednesday in requesting to review and analyze data from the U.S. State Department and the U.S. Agency... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Chris Murphy (D-CT) wrote to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Chairman of Senate Finance Committee Orrin Hatch (R-UT), and Ranking Member of Senate Finance Committee Ron Wyden (D-OR), urging them to include a... Read More

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) released a statement on Wednesday after the U.S. House of Representatives passed his bipartisan American Innovation $1 Coin Act. The bill – which was introduced in the House by U.S. Representative Jim Himes (CT-4) – would celebrate the United States’ long and diverse history... Read More

WASHINGTON —In honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) announced on Monday that 15 elementary, middle, and high school students from across Connecticut were selected as winners of his second annual ‘Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Essay Challenge.’ Approximately 700 students submitted essays to... Read More

HARTFORD — U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement on Friday after President Trump continued to waive U.S. sanctions on Iran consistent with our obligations under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). The JCPOA is the international deal that has... Read More

Click here to view video of Murphy’s remarks. WASHINGTON — Eight days before Congress must pass a new spending deal to keep the government open, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) called on his colleagues to pass a long-term budget that adequately funds defense as well as the other critical programs that make Connecticut communities... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Chris Murphy (D-CT) joined a bipartisan group of New England Senators, led by U.S. Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Edward J. Markey (D-MA), in introducing legislation to ban offshore drilling along the New England coast. The New England Coastal Protection... Read More

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement on a new report released by U.S. Senator Ben Cardin, Ranking Member of the Foreign Relations Committee, that outlines extensive Russian interference in at least nineteen European countries. Despite this... Read More

WASHINGTON — In light of evidence that U.S. federal agencies have granted an excessive number of waivers to Buy American laws in the last few years, U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Rob Portman (R-Ohio), Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), and Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) unveiled the BuyAmerican.gov Act, new legislation that would establish a... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), joined more than three dozen U.S. Senators, led by Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), in sharply criticizing the Trump Administration’s decision to reopen offshore drilling leases three years ahead of schedule. This decision puts vast stretches of... Read More