WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, on Thursday joined a letter led by the Committee’s Ranking Member U.S Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) to seek answers from Secretary of State Mike Pompeo about the Trump Administration’s politically-motivated removal of former U.S. Ambassador to... Read More about MURPHY, SENATORS CALL ON POMPEO TO EXPLAIN DISMISSAL OF U.S. AMBASSADOR TO UKRAINE AND STAND UP FOR WHISTLEBLOWERS

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, on Thursday held a press conference with members of the Syrian Kurdish community in Connecticut and legal experts to discuss the president’s reckless foreign... Read More about MURPHY: ABANDONING THE KURDS IN SYRIA IS A NATIONAL SECURITY & MORAL NIGHTMARE

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, on Thursday held a press conference with members of the Syrian Kurdish community in Connecticut and legal experts to discuss the president’s reckless foreign... Read More about MURPHY DISCUSSES POSSIBLE SANCTIONS ON TURKEY, FUTURE OF SYRIA

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, this week joined all Democratic members of the Committee in sending a letter led by Ranking Member, U.S Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) to Committee Chairman Jim Risch (R-Idaho) to request he immediately convene hearings on the... Read More about FOREIGN RELATIONS COMMITTEE DEMOCRATS CALL ON CHAIRMAN RISCH TO CONVENE COMMITTEE HEARINGS ON TRUMP-UKRAINE SCANDAL

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Near East, South Asia, Central Asia, and Counterterrorism, today released the following statement following reports that Turkey launched an offensive attack against Kurdish fighters in northeastern... Read More about MURPHY STATEMENT ON LAUNCH OF TURKISH OFFENSIVE IN SYRIA

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) announced on Monday that Franklin Products, Inc. in Torrington is this week’s “Murphy’s Monday Manufacturer.” Founded in 1988, Franklin Products is a global leader in airline cushions and upholstery covers with a focus on engineering expertise in the aerospace... Read More about MURPHY HIGHLIGHTS TORRINGTON MANUFACTURER, FRANKLIN PRODUCTS, INC., AS THIS WEEK’S “MURPHY’S MONDAY MANUFACTURER”

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, on Sunday joined MSNBC’s “Meet the Press” with Chuck Todd to discuss the House impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump and the quid pro quo of investigating Trump’s political rivals for U.S. military aid in... Read More about MURPHY: THE TEXTS MAKE IT CLEAR THAT THERE WAS A QUID PRO QUO ON THE TABLE

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Mitt Romney (R-Utah), Ranking Member and Chairman of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Near East, South Asia, Central Asia, and Counterterrorism, today released the following joint statement on the President’s decision to withdraw American troops from Northern Syria... Read More about MURPHY, ROMNEY STATEMENT ON THE PRESIDENT’S SYRIA ANNOUNCEMENT

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, penned a piece for The Atlantic making the case that a new Democratic administration needs a new foreign policy toolkit to advance our values and interests in U.S. foreign policy. In this piece, Murphy argues that progressives must clearly... Read More about MURPHY PENS PIECE IN THE ATLANTIC PROPOSING A NEW FRAMEWORK FOR PROGRESSIVE FOREIGN POLICY

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), U.S. Senator Susan Collins (R-Maine), U.S. Representative Scott Peters (CA-52), and U.S. Representative Matt Gaetz (FL-1), on Friday wrote in strong opposition to the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposal to modify the New Source Performance Standards (NSPS), an Obama... Read More about MURPHY, COLLINS, PETERS, GAETZ CALL ON EPA TO RESCIND METHANE PROPOSAL

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, joined a letter led by U.S. Senator Mark R. Warner (D-Va.) urging the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to protect... Read More about MURPHY, DEMOCRATIC SENATORS URGE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION TO PROTECT HEALTH COVERAGE FOR PEOPLE WITH PREEXISTING CONDITIONS

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Wednesday released the following statement on the one-year anniversary of the brutal murder of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi:  “It’s been one year since the Saudi government brutally murdered Jamal Khashoggi and lied about it to Congress and the American people,... Read More about MURPHY STATEMENT ON THE ONE-YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THE MURDER OF JAMAL KHASHOGGI

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), joined U.S. Senators Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i) and Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) this week in introducing a bipartisan resolution calling for action to quell the fires and stop illegal deforestation in the Amazon rainforest. The resolution recognizes the critical role the Amazon plays in the... Read More about MURPHY JOINS BIPARTISAN CALLS FOR IMMEDIATE ACTION ON AMAZON FIRES

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, secured critical investments for the Long Island Sound in appropriations bills that passed committee this week and last week. “Long Island Sound is central to Connecticut’s economy and our environment,” said Murphy.... Read More about MURPHY TOUTS CRITICAL INVESTMENTS SECURED IN APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE FOR LONG ISLAND SOUND

Click here to view video of Murphy’s remarks HARTFORD—With the Affordable Care Act under attack by the Trump administration’s continued sabotage efforts, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, on Friday held a press conference with health care... Read More about MURPHY: OVERTURNING THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT WOULD BE A HUMANITARIAN DISASTER IN CONNECTICUT

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) announced on Friday that BioXcel Therapeutics, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, has been named “Innovator of the Month.” The company employs 25 people at their headquarters in New Haven and utilizes a unique artificial intelligence (AI) that draws... Read More about MURPHY HIGHLIGHTS NEW HAVEN INNOVATOR BIOXCEL THERAPEUTICS AS “MURPHY’S INNOVATOR OF THE MONTH”

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on the Legislative Branch, along with U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) announced that they have secured increased funds for Senate offices to pay their interns, within legislation passed by the... Read More about MURPHY, VAN HOLLEN, SCHATZ SECURE KEY COMMITTEE SUPPORT FOR INCREASE IN FUNDS TO PAY SENATE INTERNS

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.), both members of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, on Thursday made the following statement after Saudi Arabia transferred $500 million to United Nations for humanitarian programs for Yemen: “This is very welcome news. Saudi Arabia’s... Read More about MURPHY, YOUNG STATEMENT ON SAUDI ARABIA FULFILLING ITS COMMITMENT TO UN FUNDING FOR YEMEN

Click here to view video of Murphy’s remarks WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), top Democrat on the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Near East, South Asia, Central Asia and Counterterrorism, on Thursday joined the Project on Middle East Democracy and twelve other advocacy organizations to highlight... Read More about MURPHY: ONE YEAR AFTER KHASHOGGI MURDER, WE MUST KEEP DEMANDING ACCOUNTABILITY AND QUESTIONING THE NATURE OF THE U.S.-SAUDI ALLIANCE

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Thursday made the following statement after reading the whistleblower complaint: “We don’t need to overthink this. The President of the United States engaged in a massively corrupt act and he admitted to it. President Trump urged a foreign government to investigate his political... Read More about MURPHY STATEMENT ON WHISTLEBLOWER COMPLAINT