WASHINGTON–U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Sunday joined MSNBC’s Inside with Jen Psaki to discuss the short term deal to keep the federal government until November 17 and the urgent need to pass a supplemental that includes funding for Ukraine. “This is an ongoing disaster for the American people. Republicans are simply not fit to govern.... Read More

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Saturday released the following statement after voting to pass a continuing resolution to temporarily keep the government open until November 17. “I am relieved that Democrats were able to bail out House Republicans and prevent a government shutdown today. But make no mistake, all of this could have... Read More

WASHINGTON–U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and James Lankford (R-Okla.) sent a letter to the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) to express their concerns that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) continue to rely on soft-sided temporary processing facilities (SSFs) that do not reach... Read More

WASHINGTON–U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Friday released the following statement on the passing of U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.): “Dianne Feinstein will go down as a heroic, historic American leader, and I'm so grateful I got to know her and serve with her. She was the first woman to serve as mayor of San Francisco, the longest... Read More

WASHINGTON–U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) joined a bipartisan, bicameral letter to the Departments of State and Treasury calling for sanctions on individuals in the government of Azerbaijan that are responsible for or participated in the... Read More

HARTFORD–U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) announced that Urban Mining CT, based in Beacon Falls, was named “Innovator of the Month.” Urban Mining CT’s Pozzotive® is a ground glass pozzolan and industrial filler made from 100% recycled post-consumer glass. It is a safer, more sustainable, and higher-performing material that dramatically reduces... Read More

WASHINGTON–U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, joined U.S. Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) to introduce a resolution recognizing the importance of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 on the lives of individuals with disabilities and calling for further action from the... Read More

WASHINGTON– U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) joined U.S. Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and 24 of their Senate Colleagues in a letter urging Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to expeditiously reclassify broadband as a telecommunications service under Title II of the... Read More

WASHINGTON–U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Sunday joined MSNBC’s Weekends with Jonathan Capehart to discuss the new White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention. Murphy highlighted President Biden’s leadership on gun violence: “I think it's important to understand that Joe Biden cares about this issue in his bones. He has been a leader from... Read More

WASHINGTON–U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, on Friday released the following statement on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) proposed rule to remove medical debt from Americans’ credit reports. If finalized, the rule would remove medical bills from... Read More

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Friday released the following statement on the White House’s announcement of the newly established Office of Gun Violence Prevention: “The anti-gun violence movement has been advocating for an office dedicated to this work for a long time. I’m so excited President Biden has taken this monumental... Read More

HARTFORD–U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and U.S. Representative Jim Himes (D-Conn.-04) on Friday announced a $750,000 federal grant for The Mary and Eliza Freeman Center for History and Community to help with historic preservation and restoration of the Eliza Freeman House. The funding is awarded through the... Read More

WASHINGTON–U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Thursday released the following statement: “Senator Tuberville is blocking promotions for hundreds of our most senior military officers and inflicting potentially irreparable harm on our servicemembers, their families, and our national security – all in the name of telling women what kind of health... Read More

WASHINGTON–U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Wednesday released the following statement after reports that the White House is establishing an Office of Gun Violence Prevention: “This is an idea I have been pushing relentlessly for some time, and I'm thrilled President Biden is making the Office of Gun Violence Prevention a reality. There are... Read More

WASHINGTON–U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Tuesday spoke at the LEAD1 Association’s Annual Fall Meeting to discuss the future of college sports. “I think big time college sports is professional sports, and it is professional in every way except for one – that the workers aren’t paid. The product looks professional. The athletes immediately... Read More

WASHINGTON–As the United Auto Workers (UAW) strike enters its fourth day, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Tuesday wrote a Substack post slamming the Big 3 automakers – General Motors, Ford, and Stellantis – for their refusal to give workers their fair share. Murphy outlined how CEO salaries have skyrocketed and far outpaced worker pay and... Read More

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 Monday released the following statement on the release of five American citizens, including Connecticut resident Morad Tahbaz, wrongfully imprisoned in Iran: “I am relieved beyond... Read More

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Thursday spoke at a U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on the crisis in Nagorno-Karabakh with Yuri Kim, Acting Assistant Secretary European and Eurasian Affairs. Murphy raised his concerns with Azerbaijan’s ongoing blockade and discussed its relationship with Russia. Murphy questioned... Read More

WASHINGTON–U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), and Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.) on Thursday introduced the Long Island Sound Restoration and Stewardship Reauthorization Act. The Long Island Sound borders Connecticut and New York, with more than 20 million people living within 50 miles of... Read More

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 Biden administration’s decision to send U.S. aid to Egypt despite human rights conditions that Congress placed on the security... Read More