WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) announced on Tuesday that Stamford innovator Sema4 has been named “Innovator of the Month.” Founded in 2017 after being spun off as a stand-alone company from the Mount Sinai Health System, Sema4 is a patient-centered health intelligence company with a mission to improve the diagnosis, treatment, and... Read More about MURPHY HIGHLIGHTS STAMFORD INNOVATOR SEMA4 AS “MURPHY’S INNOVATOR OF THE MONTH”

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) sent a letter to Subway CEO John Chidsey, urging him to ban openly carrying firearms in Subway restaurants in Connecticut and country-wide. Murphy and Blumenthal called on the Connecticut-based restaurant chain to prohibit open carry in all of its restaurants amid a... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL CALL ON SUBWAY CEO TO BAN OPEN CARRY OF FIREARMS IN ALL RESTAURANTS

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) joined a bipartisan letter led by Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) urging Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar to provide additional funding for children’s hospitals impacted by COVID-19. Since the start of the pandemic, many children’s... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL, BLACKBURN SEEK ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR CHILDREN’S HOSPITALS IMPACTED BY THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

HARTFORD—U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and U.S. Representatives John Larson (CT-1), Rosa DeLauro (CT-3) and Jahana Hayes (CT-5) announced $13,485,100 in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to Head Start programs in the Greater Hartford and New Britain area. “This federal funding... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL, LARSON, DELAURO, HAYES ANNOUNCE $11.3 MILLION IN NEW FUNDING TO SUPPORT HEAD START PROGRAMS

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Draymond Green, a 3x NBA Champion and power forward for the Golden State Warriors as well as a former National Player of the Year at Michigan State University, on Thursday authored an op-ed in ESPN calling on the NCAA to reform its practices and places the issue of athlete safety and compensation... Read More about CHRIS MURPHY, DRAYMOND GREEN OP-ED IN ESPN: COLLEGE SPORTS CAN’T RETURN TO BUSINESS AS USUAL

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), and Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) along with U.S. Representative Mark Pocan (D-Wis.) and a number of House members introduced the Rebuilding Main Street Act, legislation to help small businesses, nonprofits, and workers weather the economic impacts of... Read More about MURPHY, VAN HOLLEN, POCAN, INTRODUCE BICAMERAL WORK SHARE PROPOSAL TO HELP EMPLOYERS AND WORKERS WEATHER COVID-19 ECONOMIC STORM

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, on Thursday released the following statement after the White House and Republican attorneys general filed their legal briefs asking the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn the entire Affordable Care Act (ACA) in the... Read More about MURPHY BLASTS REPUBLICAN BRIEFS ASKING SUPREME COURT TO OVERTURN ACA IN PARTISAN LAWSUIT DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC

WASHINGTON—Ahead of the five-year anniversary of the funeral service for the victims of the mass shooting at Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina, U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Edward J. Markey (D-Mass,), and Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) introduced legislation with 20 of their Senate colleagues... Read More about SENATORS INTRODUCE “NO CHECK, NO SALE” BILL TO CLOSE LOOPHOLE ALLOWING GUN SALES WITHOUT A COMPLETED BACKGROUND CHECK

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) co-sponsored standalone legislation introduced by U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) requiring the Pentagon to remove all names, symbols, displays, monuments, and paraphernalia that honor or commemorate the Confederate States of America and anyone who voluntarily... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL JOIN LEGISLATION TO RENAME ALL BASES & MILITARY ASSETS NAMED FOR THE CONFEDERACY WITHIN ONE YEAR

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and John Cornyn (R-Texas) yesterday introduced the State Emergency Restaurant and Vendor Enhancement (SERVE) and COVID-19 Anti-Hunger Restaurant Relief for You (CARRY) Act, which would provide additional opportunities to help low-income and unemployed Americans access food during the coronavirus... Read More about MURPHY, CORNYN INTRODUCE BILL TO HELP FEED AMERICANS IN NEED WHILE SUPPORTING RESTAURANTS

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) published an op-ed today in The 74 about the importance of including additional funding for schools in the next COVID-19 relief package, including an additional $11 billion in state grants dedicated to support students who experience disabilities. The senators, who both... Read More about MURPHY, HASSAN PEN OP-ED ON THE IMPORTANCE OF ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO SUPPORT STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES IN THE NEXT COVID-19 RELIEF PACKAGE

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) along with Yale University Professor of Public Health (Health Policy), Management and Economics Dr. Howard Forman; Tucson ER Physician Dr. Larry DeLuca; former senior HHS official and Protect Our Care Chair Leslie Dach; and Protect Our Care’s Coronavirus War Room held a press call on Tuesday to... Read More about MURPHY: OUR PRESIDENT IS BECOMING A GRIM REAPER CAUSING THOUSANDS OF UNNECESSARY DEATHS ALL ACROSS THIS COUNTRY

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Tuesday questioned health officials at a U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee hearing titled: COVID-19: Lessons Learned to Prepare for the Next Pandemic. At the hearing, Murphy pressed former CDC Director Dr. Julie Gerberding, and Michigan’s Chief Medical Executive Dr.... Read More about MURPHY: WE MUST START PREPARING FOR THE NEXT PANDEMIC IMMEDIATELY

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), and Martha McSally (R-Ariz.) urged Senate appropriators to include at least an additional $25 million for the Department of Justice to hire additional National Instant Criminal Background Checks (NICS) staff. In a letter to U.S. Senate... Read More about MURPHY, CORNYN, BLUMENTHAL, MCSALLY URGE APPROPRIATORS TO INCLUDE BACKGROUND CHECKS FUNDING IN NEXT COVID-19 STIMULUS PACKAGE

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction, on Monday applauded the U.S. Navy’s announcement of a contract option of $9.47 billion for the first two Columbia-class ballistic missile submarines to be built at General Dynamic Electric Boat in Groton.  “The Navy’s... Read More about MURPHY APPLAUDS NAVY ANNOUNCEMENT OF COLUMBIA-CLASS SUBMARINE CONTRACT WITH ELECTRIC BOAT

WASHINGTON—Following last week’s historic Supreme Court ruling rejecting President Donald Trump’s repeal of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and the entire Senate Democratic Caucus joined a letter led by Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), to Senate... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL, DURBIN, ENTIRE SENATE DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS CALL ON LEADER MCCONNELL TO BRING BIPARTISAN HOUSE-PASSED DREAM & PROMISE ACT TO FLOOR FOR A VOTE

WASHINGTON—Following yesterday’s historic Supreme Court ruling rejecting President Donald Trump’s repeal of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) joined U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and 41 of his Senate Democratic colleagues in a letter to... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL, DURBIN CALL ON PRESIDENT TRUMP TO PROTECT DREAMERS FOLLOWING LANDMARK SUPREME COURT DACA DECISION

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) joined U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-R.I.) and 38 Senator Democrats in calling for at least $175 billion for the Elementary and Secondary Education Relief Fund in any future coronavirus relief package.  As health and education officials develop novel coronavirus (COVID-19)... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL, SENATE DEMS URGE $175 BILLION EDUCATION INVESTMENT NEEDED TO SAVE THE 2021 SCHOOL YEAR & U.S. ECONOMY

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Thursday made the following statement on the Supreme Court’s decision to overrule the Trump administration’s attempt to rescind the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program:  “For far too long, Dreamers and their loved ones have been living in limbo under the threat of deportation. It’s... Read More about MURPHY STATEMENT ON SUPREME COURT OVERRULING TRUMP’S ATTEMPT TO RESCIND DACA

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Wednesday applauded Senate passage of the Great American Outdoors Act. The bipartisan legislation, which passed by a vote of 73-25, fully and permanently funds the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) at $900 million per year. The LWCF is the main federal program to ensure protection of and... Read More about MURPHY APPLAUDS SENATE PASSAGE OF THE GREAT AMERICAN OUTDOORS ACT