WASHINGTON—Following the death of Egyptian-American Mustafa Kassem in Egypt this week, 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 at the event, “An American Tragedy: Mustafa Kassem’s Needless Death in Sisi’s... Read More about MURPHY: MUSTAFA KASSEM SHOULD HAVE NEVER DIED

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, on Tuesday led eight Democratic senators in requesting a briefing from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence on the specific evidence underlying public claims made by President Trump and U.S. State Department Secretary Mike Pompeo... Read More about MURPHY, DEMOCRATIC SENATORS REQUEST CLASSIFIED BRIEFING ON EVIDENCE UNDERLYING “IMMINENT ATTACKS” ON U.S. EMBASSIES

WASHINGTON—In a letter to President Donald Trump, U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) led by Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), joined 32 Senate Democrats in expressing strong support of Puerto Rico’s request for a major disaster declaration for the widespread damage caused by the powerful... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL SUPPORT PUERTO RICO’S REQUEST FOR A MAJOR DISASTER DECLARATION TO RESPOND TO EARTHQUAKES

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) joined 28 of their Democratic Senate colleagues in sending a letter to Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Dr. Stephen Hahn criticizing the FDA’s decision to break the Trump Administration’s promise to clear all non-tobacco flavored e-cigarette products... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL SLAM FDA E-CIGARETTE POLICY RIDDLED WITH LOOPHOLES FOR KID-APPEALING FLAVORS

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Jon Tester (D-Mont.) and Todd Young (R-Ind.) on Tuesday introduced a bipartisan bill to curb veteran homelessness after passing the U.S. House of Representatives yesterday 362-31. Studies show that veterans with Other-Than-Honorable (OTH) discharges are significantly more likely to experience... Read More about MURPHY, TESTER, YOUNG, INTRODUCE BIPARTISAN BILL TO CURB VETERAN HOMELESSNESS CLEARS KEY HURDLE

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 Monday spoke by phone with the Iraqi Ambassador to the United States, Fareed Yasseen. Murphy released the following statement after they spoke:  “Expelling U.S. troops... Read More about FOLLOWING THE SOLEIMANI STRIKE & THREATS TO EXPEL U.S. MILITARY FROM IRAQ, MURPHY SPEAKS WITH IRAQI AMBASSADOR TO UNITED STATES

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) on Monday applauded U.S. Senate passage of the bipartisan Save Our Seas 2.0, legislation to combat marine debris. Murphy and Murkowski are both cosponsors of the bill. The legislation includes a Murphy-Murkowski drafted provision to fund a Genius Prize for... Read More about MURPHY, MURKOWSKI APPLAUD SENATE PASSAGE OF SAVE OUR SEAS 2.0

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) announced on Monday that Oxford Performance Materials (OPM) of South Windsor is this week’s “Murphy’s Monday Manufacturer.” A materials science company founded in 2000, OPM is an innovative biomedical devices manufacturer that specializes in 3D printing for the medical device and industrial markets.... Read More about MURPHY HIGHLIGHTS SOUTH WINDSOR MANUFACTURER, OXFORD PERFORMANCE MATERIALS, AS THIS WEEK’S “MURPHY’S MONDAY MANUFACTURER”

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) led U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn), Todd Young (R-Ind.), Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Tina Smith (D-Minn.), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Ben Cardin (D-Md.) on Thursday in sending a bipartisan letter to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) urging them to act to... Read More about MURPHY LEADS BIPARTISAN LETTER IN SUPPORT OF FTC RULE LIMITING THE USE OF NON-COMPETES

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 Wednesday made the following statement on the attacks on two military bases in Iraq that house American troops: “I am incredibly relieved that no lives were lost in last... Read More about MURPHY STATEMENT ON THE IRANIAN MISSILE ATTACK

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Tuesday released the following statement on the earthquakes that hit Puerto Rico:   “My heart is with the people of Puerto Rico in the aftermath of yesterday’s and today’s earthquakes. Connecticut is proudly home to thousands of people of Puerto Rican descent, who know firsthand the devastation the... Read More about MURPHY STATEMENT ON PUERTO RICO EARTHQUAKES

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 Tuesday delivered remarks on the floor of the U.S. Senate detailing the Trump administration’s disastrous Iran policy. This comes after last week’s airstrikes that killed... Read More about MURPHY: SINCE TRUMP INAUGURATED, IRAN IS STRONGER AND WE ARE LESS SAFE

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 Monday joined Pod Save America to discuss the Trump administration’s recent escalation with Iran and the upcoming impeachment trial in the U.S. Senate. Murphy, who had... Read More about MURPHY ON POD SAVE AMERICA: TRUMP’S WAR POWERS NOTIFICATION SAYS NOTHING ABOUT IMMINENT ATTACK, SHOULD BE DECLASSIFIED

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 Tuesday issued the following statement after reports that U.S. Customs and Border Protection held for hours dozens of Iranian-Americans returning from Canada over the... Read More about MURPHY STATEMENT ON REPORTS OF TRUMP ADMINISTRATION TARGETING IRANIAN-AMERICANS

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 Sunday appeared on CBS Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan to discuss the recent airstrike that killed Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Commander General Qasem... Read More about MURPHY ON FTN: THIS ADMINISTRATION'S IRAN POLICY HAS BEEN A DISASTER FROM THE VERY BEGINNING

HARTFORD—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, and U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) on Friday held a press conference to discuss the U.S. airstrikes that killed Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corp Commander General... Read More about MURPHY: THE ADMINISTRATION MUST COME TO CONGRESS TO AUTHORIZE ANY FUTURE MILITARY ACTION AGAINST IRAN

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 Friday made the following statement after the United States confirmed the Pentagon carried out an airstrike which killed the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corp Commander... Read More about MURPHY STATEMENT ON U.S. AIRSTRIKES KILLING QASEM SOLEIMANI IN IRAQ

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 after Turkish President Erdogan and President Trump spoke on the phone to discuss Turkey’s plan to send troops to Libya.  “Just like... Read More about MURPHY STATEMENT ON TRUMP CALL WITH ERDOGAN, TURKEY’S PLANS TO INTERVENE IN LIBYA

HARTFORD—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, on Thursday noted growing support for his third and final Madness, Inc. report that examines the ways in which colleges and the NCAA neglect athletes’ health. Last month, Murphy had a press conference with former President of... Read More about SUPPORT GROWS FOR MURPHY’S THIRD & FINAL “MADNESS, INC.” REPORT, CALLS FOR COLLEGES TO PROVIDE ATHLETES THE HEALTH CARE THEY DESERVE

HARTFORD—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Wednesday released his year-end report outlining the work he’s done for Connecticut residents throughout 2019. Murphy worked hard to find common ground on issues that matter most to Connecticut, like protecting Americans from gun violence, strengthening and expanding our health care laws, boosting... Read More about MURPHY RELEASES 2019 END OF YEAR REPORT