WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, joined former administrator at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Andy Slavitt and Protect Our Care’s Executive Director Brad Woodhouse on Tuesday for a virtual roundtable discussion on President... Read More about MURPHY: MILLIONS OF AMERICANS WILL SUFFER BECAUSE TRUMP CONTINUES TO SABOTAGE OUR HEALTH CARE SYSTEM DURING A GLOBAL PANDEMIC

HARTFORD—U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) on Tuesday issued the following statements after Governor Ned Lamont, along with Hartford HealthCare (HHC) and Quest Diagnostics, announced that several additional COVID-19 testing sites would soon be online to increase testing in some of Connecticut’s hardest hit urban... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL PRAISE ADDITIONAL TESTING LOCATIONS FOR CONNECTICUT

WASHINGTON—After the Trump administration halted funding to the World Health Organization (WHO), U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, authored an op-ed in War on the Rocks blasting President Trump’s efforts to deflect blame onto the WHO following his negligent response to COVID-19 and his... Read More about MURPHY OP-ED IN WAR ON THE ROCKS: THE ANSWER IS TO EMPOWER, NOT ATTACK, THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION

HARTFORD—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) announced on Monday that Ardent Displays and Fixtures of East Hartford is this week’s “Murphy’s Monday Manufacturer.” Ordinarily, the East Hartford company, founded in 1987, is a designer, manufacturer and global distributor of point-of-purchase displays, retail fixtures, signage and decor to a variety... Read More about MURPHY HIGHLIGHTS EAST HARTFORD MANUFACTURER ARDENT DISPLAYS AND FIXTURES AS THIS WEEK’S “MURPHY’S MONDAY MANUFACTURER”

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) joined 12 of their colleagues in sending a letter to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin demanding an exemption for direct assistance checks from debt collectors during the COVID-19 pandemic. Families across the nation are in dire need of assistance to pay their rent and... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL PUSH TO HALT DEBT COLLECTORS FROM SEIZING COVID-19 STIMULUS CHECKS

WASHINGTON— U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) on Friday joined 30 of their colleagues in a letter led by U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) in advocating for state, local, and tribal governments to receive dedicated, flexible funding in the next COVID-19 emergency funding package. While Connecticut has received... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL, MANCHIN ADVOCATE FOR DEDICATED, FLEXIBLE STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT EMERGENCY FUNDING

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), and 16 Democratic colleagues joined a letter led by U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-Va.) and Angus King (I-Maine) in calling on U.S. Senate Leadership to increase investments in mental and behavioral health in future COVID-19 relief legislation. Reports have shown... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL, KAINE, KING LEAD CALL FOR INVESTMENTS TO ADDRESS MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS RESULTING FROM COVID-19

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and 36 of his Senate Colleagues joined a letter led by Senator Mark R. Warner (D-Va.) in pressing congressional leaders to make sure that any future coronavirus relief legislation includes strong measures to secure health care coverage for Americans in the wake of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19)... Read More about MURPHY, WARNER, SENATE COLLEAGUES, URGE CONGRESSIONAL LEADERS TO EXPAND HEALTH CARE COVERAGE IN ANY FUTURE CORONAVIRUS LEGISLATION

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, joined the German Marshall Fund’s Senior Advisor to the President and Director of the Asia Program Julie Smith this week on a new podcast, Post-Pandemic Order, to discuss the Trump administration's plans to cut funding to the World Health... Read More about MURPHY: OUR COVID-19 RESPONSE MUST BE GLOBAL AND FUNDAMENTALLY ALTER U.S. FOREIGN POLICY THINKING

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 Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) joined 15 of their colleagues on a letter led by U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) and Patty Murray (D-Wash.) calling on President Trump to provide answers on his... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL, COLLEAGUES PRESS PRESIDENT TRUMP FOR ANSWERS ON MISMANAGEMENT OF THE STRATEGIC NATIONAL STOCKPILE

HARTFORD—As our nation continues to grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), joined a group of 37 senators led by U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) in a letter to President Donald Trump urging him to automatically extend work authorizations for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals... Read More about AMID COVID-19 PANDEMIC, MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL, PRESS PRESIDENT TRUMP TO AUTOMATICALLY EXTEND WORK AUTHORIZATIONS FOR DACA & TPS RECIPIENTS

WASHINGTON—With more than 600 USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT Sailors testing positive for COVID-19 and outbreaks on four aircraft carriers, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), and 19 Senate colleagues called on the Navy to protect its personnel and to answer urgent questions about safety protocols in place to prevent... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL PRESS NAVY FOR ANSWERS ABOUT COVID-19 OUTBREAK & SAILORS’ SAFETY AS MORE TEST POSITIVE

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), and 21 Democratic colleagues joined a letter led by U.S. Senators Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) urging Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue to take immediate action to support the nation’s dairy farmers and stabilize dairy markets amid the sharp... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL, LEAHY, STABENOW URGE USDA TO TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION TO SUPPORT DAIRY FARMERS

WASHINGTON - Today, the Connecticut Congressional Delegation announced that Connecticut airports will be receiving $30 million in funding through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act that will be used to offset the dramatic economic impact of COVID-19 on the aviation sector. Airports can use the grants for a wide range of... Read More about CT CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION ANNOUNCES $30 MILLION IN COVID-19 RELIEF FUNDING FOR STATE AIRPORTS

WASHINGTON - In a letter to President Donald Trump, Connecticut’s entire Congressional delegation urged support for Governor Ned Lamont’s request for a 100 percent cost-share adjustment for the major disaster declaration and emergency declaration issued to Connecticut in response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The letter was signed by U.S.... Read More about CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION CALLS ON TRUMP ADMINISTRATION TO FULLY REIMBURSE CONNECTICUT FOR EMERGENCY SERVICES GRANTED UNDER DISASTER DECLARATIONS

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) joined a bipartisan letter led by U.S. Senators Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), and Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) in urging the Trump Administration to provide relief for local farmers who are struggling as the nation works to combat the... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL, BIPARTISAN SENATORS PRESS USDA TO PROVIDE RELIEF FOR LOCAL FARMERS DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) joined a bipartisan group of 39 colleagues requesting that any future legislation to address COVID-19 includes support for victims and survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault. The senators express concern that service providers are reporting that abusers are... Read More about AMID CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC, MURPHY AND BLUMENTHAL URGE SUPPORT FOR VICTIMS AND SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, on Tuesday made the following statement on President Trump’s directive to halt payments to World Health Organization (WHO) while U.S. reviews their virus warnings regarding China:  “Halting payments to the WHO because of China’s failure to alert... Read More about MURPHY STATEMENT ON THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S DECISION TO HALT WHO PAYMENTS DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, on Tuesday joined National Security Action’s Ned Price and Amy Pope, who served as President Obama’s Deputy Homeland Security Adviser, for an on the record press call. Murphy discussed the geopolitical ramifications of COVID-19, and what America... Read More about MURPHY: WE MUST PRIORITIZE THE IMMEDIATE PUBLIC HEALTH RESPONSE TO COVID-19 WHILE ALSO REBUILDING INTERNATIONAL COMMITMENTS TO STOP THE NEXT PANDEMIC

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, on Tuesday made the following statement on Peace Corps Volunteers now being eligible for COVID-19 unemployment assistance: “I’m glad that Peace Corps Volunteers whose service has been cut short due to COVID-19 can now qualify for Pandemic... Read More about MURPHY STATEMENT ON PEACE CORPS VOLUNTEERS BEING MADE ELIGIBLE FOR UNEMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE