WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) called on the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) on Friday to continue supporting the American floral and horticulture industry. In a letter to U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue, Murphy emphasized the importance of supporting the America’s floricultural industry. Murphy urged USDA to... Read More about ON VALENTINE’S DAY, MURPHY URGES USDA TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT U.S. FLORAL INDUSTRY, AMERICAN-GROWN FLOWERS

KYIV, Ukraine—U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), and John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), all members of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Europe and Regional Security Cooperation, on Friday met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv and held a media availability immediately after. “We just finished a very... Read More about MURPHY: WE WANT TO BE MOVING TOGETHER, REPUBLICANS AND DEMOCRATS, IN SUPPORTING UKRAINE POST-IMPEACHMENT

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, on Thursday released the following statement after the U.S. Department of Defense notified Congress of the transfer of funds from U.S. National Guard Equipment and F-35 production to pay for the president’s border wall. Specifically, the Trump... Read More about MURPHY STATEMENT ON TRUMP STEALING MONEY FROM NATIONAL GUARD TO FUND BORDER WALL

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) sent a letter with a bipartisan group of seventeen senators to Acting Secretary of the Navy Thomas Modly today to express concern over proposed funding reductions for the Virginia Class submarine program, which could negatively impact both the United States’ undersea... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL, BIPARTISAN GROUP OF SENATORS CONCERNS, REQUESTING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING PROPOSED CUTS TO FAST ATTACK SUBMARINE PROGRAM

WASHINGTON—Ahead of a Senate vote to prevent an unauthorized war with Iran, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), the top Democrat on the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Near East, South Asia, Central Asia, and Counterterrorism, delivered remarks on the floor of the U.S. Senate calling on his colleagues to stand up to President Trump’s... Read More about AHEAD OF VOTE TO PREVENT UNAUTHORIZED WAR WITH IRAN, MURPHY CALLS ON CONGRESS TO PASS RESOLUTION, REFORM WAR POWERS PROCESS

WASHINGTON— U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) on Wednesday sent an urgent letter to Secretary of Defense Mark Esper demanding an immediate explanation why the Fiscal Year 2021 budget request funds only one Virginia Class submarine. “Given that fast attack submarines are critical in ensuring our nation’s essential... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL DEMAND EXPLANATION FOR DOD PROPOSAL TO FUND ONE VIRGINIA CLASS SUBMARINE

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), the top Democrat on the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Near East, South Asia, Central Asia, and Counterterrorism, on Thursday made the following statement on the recent escalation of violence in Syria: “I’m incredibly worried about Assad’s recent escalation of violence in Idlib. This... Read More about MURPHY STATEMENT ON VIOLENCE IN SYRIA

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), and John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), all members of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Europe and Regional Security Cooperation, will meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv on Friday. The senators released the following statement ahead of their... Read More about MURPHY, JOHNSON, BARRASSO TO MEET WITH PRESIDENT ZELENSKY

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Wednesday questioned U.S. Department of State Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs David Schenker and Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs Christopher Robinson during a U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on U.S.-Libya policy.... Read More about MURPHY PRESSES TRUMP ADMINISTRATION OFFICIALS ON RUSSIAN, EMIRATI INVOLVEMENT IN LIBYA CRISIS

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), the top Democrat on the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Near East, South Asia, Central Asia and Counterterrorism, delivered keynote remarks at the Century Foundation event titled, “After Trump: Defining a Progressive U.S. Policy for the Middle East” which debated and defined an... Read More about MURPHY: A PROGRESSIVE FOREIGN POLICY INVOLVES A FORWARD-DEPLOYED AMERICA

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, on Wednesday urged the State Department to hold Khalifa Haftar accountable for his cooperation with malign Russian actors in Libya. In a letter to U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Murphy specifically asks whether ties between the Libya... Read More about MURPHY TO POMPEO: HOLD HAFTAR ACCOUNTABLE FOR COOPERATION WITH MALIGN RUSSIAN EFFORTS AND AGGRESSION IN LIBYA

WASHINGTON— U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) joined 31 Senators in introducing legislation that would put the United States on a path to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by no later than 2050. This net-zero legislation is supported collectively by major environmental groups, business groups and... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL, JOIN 31 SENATORS IN INTRODUCING LEGISLATION TO ACHIEVE NET-ZERO GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS IN THE U.S. BY NO LATER THAN 2050

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), along with U.S. Representatives John Larson (CT-1) and Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin announced a $4,648,305 Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly award in the City of Hartford. This funding from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) will go to... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL, LARSON, AND BRONIN ANNOUNCE $4 MILLION FOR AFFORDABLE ELDERLY HOUSING

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), and U.S. Representative Jim Himes (CT-4) introduced a bicameral resolution to designate February 12 as “Darwin Day.” The observance commemorates famed scientist Charles Darwin’s birthday and recognizes the importance of science to the... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL, HIMES, WHITEHOUSE INTRODUCE DARWIN DAY RESOLUTION

WASHINGTON— U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) on Tuesday introduced legislation to change the Weir Farm designation from Weir Farm National Historic Site to Weir Farm National Historical Park. Because National Historical Parks are generally considerably bigger than National Historic Sites, which may consist of... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL, HIMES INTRODUCE LEGISLATION TO DESIGNATE WEIR FARM AS A NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK, PRESERVE CULTURAL LANDSCAPE FOR GENERATIONS TO COME

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, and Ranking Member of the Committee U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-Wash.), led a letter urging the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Stephen M. Hahn to immediately ban the use of electrical stimulation devices... Read More about MURPHY, MURRAY, DEMOCRATS URGE FDA TO IMMEDIATELY BAN THE USE OF ELECTRICAL SHOCK DEVICES ON CHILDREN AND ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES

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 on the U.S. Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Manufacturing, Trade, and Consumer Protection’s hearing on NCAA athlete compensation: “Less than a year ago, I was a lonely voice in the... Read More about MURPHY STATEMENT ON NCAA ATHLETE COMPENSATION SUBCOMMITTEE HEARING

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), on Monday joined a group of Democratic senators in a letter led by U.S. Senators Patty Murray (D-Wash.) and Diane Feinstein (D-Calif.) to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Acting Secretary Chad Wolf and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Acting Director Matthew T. Albence, demanding to know... Read More about MURPHY, MURRAY, FEINSTEIN, SENATE DEMOCRATS REQUEST ANSWERS ON ICE TREATMENT OF TRANSGENDER DETAINEES

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, on Monday released the following statement after President Trump unveiled his proposal for Fiscal Year (FY) 2021. “Thankfully, President Trump’s budget request to Congress is dead on arrival, and the only bright side is that the budget will serve a... Read More about MURPHY STATEMENT ON PRESIDENT TRUMP’S FISCAL YEAR 2021 BUDGET REQUEST

HARTFORD—U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), along with U.S. Representatives John Larson (CT-1), Rosa DeLauro (CT-2), Jim Himes (CT-3), Joe Courtney (CT-4) and Jahana Hayes (CT-5), and Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont called on the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to immediately remove undue... Read More about CONNECTICUT CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION AND GOVERNOR DEMAND HOUSING AGENCY REMOVE UNPRECEDENTED OBSTRUCTIONS OF PUERTO RICO DISASTER FUNDS