WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, and U.S. Representative Lori Trahan (MA-03), a member of the U.S. House Committee for Energy and Commerce and a former college athlete, on Thursday introduced legislation that would allow college athletes to make... Read More about Murphy, Trahan Introduce Legislation To Allow College Athletes To Make Money Off Their Name, Image And Likeness

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 Biden administration’s announcement of a five year extension of the U.S.-Russia New START nuclear arms control treaty:“The extension of the New START treaty is good news for U.S. national... Read More about Murphy Statement On Extension Of Nuclear Arms Control Treaty With Russia

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and U.S. Representative Rosa DeLauro (CT-3) led a group of nine Members of Congress in introducing Ethan’s Law. This legislation will create federal requirements for safe gun storage and establish strong penalties for any violations. The bill is named in honor of Ethan... Read More about Murphy, Blumenthal And DeLauro Introduce Safe Gun Storage Legislation

WASHINGTON—During Gun Violence Survivors Week, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) went down to the U.S. Senate floor to highlight stories of gun violence victims and survivors and discuss the urgent need to pass background checks legislation in the 117th Congress.“The things in President Biden's package are supported by 70% of the American public.... Read More about On U.S. Senate Floor, Murphy: 39,000 Americans Die Every Year From Gun Violence, We Must Pass Legislation That Expands Background Checks & Saves Lives

WASHINGTON—At the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pension Committee confirmation hearing, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) introduced Connecticut Education Commissioner Dr. Miguel Cardona on Wednesday as President Joe Biden’s nominee to be the U.S. Secretary of Education. Murphy also asked Cardona about his work in making schools safer... Read More about Murphy: Miguel Cardona Is Going To Make A Great Secretary Of Education

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, on Tuesday released the following statement after EA Sports announced the college football series reboot:“EA Sports’ college football series reboot is just further proof that the NCAA's priority is keeping their profits... Read More about Murphy Statement On EA Sports-NCAA Partnership For College Football Series Reboot

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, and U.S. Senator Roy Blunt (R-Mo.), along with Representative Bob Latta (OH-05) and Representative Debbie Dingell (MI-12) in the U.S. House of Representatives, on Tuesday re-introduced legislation that allows any health care... Read More about Murphy, Blunt Re-Introduce Legislation To Allow Health Care Professionals To Render Services Anywhere Throughout COVID-19 Pandemic

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) this week introduced legislation to provide a $10 billion investment in rapidly expanding the domestic manufacturing for pandemic supplies. This funding will support President Biden’s executive action and his American Rescue Plan to fully utilize the Defense Production Act... Read More about Murphy, Baldwin Introduce Legislation To Expand American Production Of Pandemic Supplies

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) announced on Monday that Wren Laboratories based in Branford, Conn. has been named “Innovator of the Month.” Wren, a state-of-the-art molecular genomics testing company that employs 25 people, was established in 2010 by two former Yale faculty, Irvin Modlin, MD and Mark Kidd, Ph.D. to develop liquid... Read More about Murphy Highlights Connecticut Innovator Wren Laboratories As “Murphy’s Innovator Of The Month"

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Tina Smith (D-Minn.) introduced legislation to study and address how social, environmental, and economic conditions exacerbate health inequities for Black, Brown, Indigenous, and people of color. These conditions, known as social determinants of health (SDOH), are the... Read More about Senators Murphy, Smith Introduce Bill to Study, Address Conditions that Exacerbate Health Inequities for Black, Brown, Indigenous & People of Color

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, on Thursday applauded President Joe Biden’s Executive Order invoking the Defense Production Act to direct federal agencies and private industry to speed production and distribution of a vaccine and other medical supplies to... Read More about Murphy Statement On Biden Executive Order To Invoke The Defense Production Act, Strengthen Medical Supply Chain

WASHINGTON— U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, on Thursday spoke on the U.S. Senate floor about the importance of the Biden administration’s actions to end the war in Yemen and reset the U.S.-Gulf relationship. Murphy specifically praised the administration’s decision to withdraw from... Read More about On The Senate Floor, Murphy: The Biden Administration Is Off To A Good Start By Ending U.S. Military Support For Yemen War, Suspending Arms Sales To Saudi Arabia And The United Arab Emirates

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Chris Murphy , Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Rick Scott (R-Fl.) reintroduced the bipartisan American Security Drone Act for the 117th Congress. Senator Scott’s American Security Drone Act works to prohibit the U.S. Government from purchasing drones manufactured in countries identified as national security threats, like... Read More about Murphy, Blumenthal Scott Reintroduce American Security Drone Act

WASHINGTON—This week, U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) joined Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and U.S. Representative Susie Lee (D-Nev.) in announcing the reintroduction of the Keep Our Promise to America’s Children and Teachers (PACT) Act, legislation to put Congress on a fiscally-responsible path to fully fund Title... Read More about Murphy, Blumenthal, Van Hollen, Lee Reintroduce Bicameral Bill To Fully Fund Title I, Special Education

WASHINGTON–U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) reintroduced legislation to reverse a damaging rule change made by the Trump administration that increased out-of-pocket costs for millions of Americans and made fewer Americans eligible for the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) premium tax credits, while also causing those who... Read More about Murphy, Shaheen, Senators Reintroduce Legislation to Limit 2021 Out-of-Pocket Health Care Costs

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 President Biden’s freezing of U.S. arms sales to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates:“Saudi Arabia and the UAE are important partners, but our recent dizzying pace of arms sales to these... Read More about Murphy Statement On Biden Administration Freezing U.S. Arms Sales To Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), and senate colleagues joined Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.) in re-introducing legislation to grant Washington, D.C. statehood. The bill was first introduced in 2013, would make Washington, D.C. the 51st state, finally give its citizens full representation in... Read More about Murphy, Blumenthal, Carper, Senate Democrats Reintroduce Statehood Bill To Ensure Equal Representation For Over 700,000 D.C. Residents

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, on Wednesday asked President Biden’s nominee to be the U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, about the imperative to end the humanitarian crisis in Yemen and specifically replace an outdated United Nations... Read More about Murphy Discusses Humanitarian Crises In Yemen And Syria, Global Pandemic Response With United Nations Ambassador Nominee Linda Thomas-Greenfield

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, on Wednesday published an op-ed in Yahoo Sports on the ways in which COVID-19 have exposed the inherent inequities in college sports and lays out the legislative ideas to allow for college athletes to make money off their... Read More about Murphy Op-Ed In Yahoo Sports: Big-Time College Sports Aren’t Amateur-Covid-19 Has Proved It

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Wednesday released the following statement praising President Joe Biden’s executive actions to address the climate crisis:"The planet is in crisis, we don't have time to waste, and President Biden understands this. Today's executive actions will hold polluters accountable... Read More about Murphy Praises Biden's Aggressive Actions To Address The Climate Crisis