WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, joined U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), Patty Murray (D-Wash.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Josh Peck, co-founder of Get America Covered, on Thursday in a press conference to... Read More about MURPHY, SENATE DEMOCRATS PROMOTE OPEN ENROLLMENT AND CALL FOR PASSAGE OF THE ENROLL ACT TO HELP MORE AMERICANS GET COVERED WITH QUALITY, AFFORDABLE HEALTH INSURANCE

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), and Tim Scott (R-S.C.), on Thursday introduced a bipartisan resolution designating October as “Health Literacy Month.” “Managing your health care benefit shouldn’t be so complicated to understand. Improving health... Read More about MURPHY, HYDE-SMITH, VAN HOLLEN, SCOTT INTRODUCE BIPARTISAN RESOLUTION DESIGNATING OCTOBER AS HEALTH LITERACY MONTH

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 led 5 U.S. Senators in calling on the Secretary of State to ensure U.S. resources are made flexible for humanitarian efforts to evacuate personnel and... Read More about MURPHY, DEM SENATORS TO POMPEO: U.S. RESOURCES MUST BE MADE AVAILABLE FOR HUMANITARIAN AID IN SYRIA, IRAQ

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee and U.S. Appropriations Committee, on Thursday made the following statement after it was reported that the U.S. Department of Interior is halting the use of non-essential Chinese-made drones following pressure from members of Congress: “Our... Read More about MURPHY STATEMENT ON INTERIOR DEPARTMENT GROUNDING NON-ESSENTIAL CHINESE DRONES

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Wednesday questioned John Sulllivan, the nominee to be Ambassador of the United States of America to the Russian Federation, at a U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing. Murphy pressed Sullivan on his knowledge of who directed the policy to press the Ukrainian government to open... Read More about MURPHY PRESSES RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR NOMINEE ON GIULIANI’S INVOLVEMENT IN UKRAINE SCANDAL

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, on Wednesday made the following statement after the Senate Democrats forced a vote under the Congressional Review Act to rollback a Trump administration rule to the Affordable Care Act’s Section 1332... Read More about MURPHY STATEMENT ON VOTE TO OVERRIDE TRUMP POLICY THAT HURTS AMERICANS WITH PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-La.), both members of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, on Wednesday released the following statement after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued their report, “Drug Shortages: Root Causes and Potential... Read More about MURPHY, CASSIDY APPLAUD FDA RECOMMENDATIONS TO TACKLE DRUG SHORTAGES IN RESPONSE TO THEIR REQUEST

WASHINGTON–U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) along with U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-Wash.), and 24 Democratic senators sent a letter today to Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar denouncing his delay in addressing the growing epidemic of youth tobacco use. The senators urged the Food and Drug... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL, DEMOCRATS URGE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION TO PRIORITIZE CHILDREN’S HEALTH & KEEP PROMISE TO BAN FLAVORED E-CIGARETTES

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and U.S. Senator Mitt Romney (R-Utah) on Tuesday released the following statement in response to the NCAA Working Group’s recognition that college athletes must be paid: “The NCAA Board of Governors finally recognized that change is coming, and they need to adapt their rules to catch... Read More about MURPHY, ROMNEY STATEMENT ON NEED FOR BIPARTISAN ACTION ON NCAA REFORM

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, on Tuesday launched a campaign inviting people to share their stories describing how non-compete agreements have negatively affected their career trajectory. Earlier this month, Murphy introduced the Workforce... Read More about MURPHY LAUNCHES “SHARE YOUR STORY” CAMPAIGN TO HIGHLIGHT NON-COMPETE AGREEMENTS’ NEGATIVE IMPACT

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 made the following statement after Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri announced his resignation: “The demands of the Lebanese people are... Read More about MURPHY STATEMENT ON LEBANESE PRIME MINISTER’S RESIGNATION

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, joined Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and U.S. Senator Mark Warner (D-Va.) in a press call on Tuesday ahead of Wednesday’s vote Senate Democrats are forcing on a resolution to roll back the... Read More about MURPHY: JUNK INSURANCE PLANS PROFIT ONLY INSURANCE COMPANIES

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) announced on Monday that BAUSCH Advanced Technologies, Inc. (BAT) in Clinton is this week’s “Murphy’s Monday Manufacturer.” Founded in 2004 and working out of a 38,000 square foot facility, BAT specializes in the manufacturing of customized systems for primary... Read More about MURPHY HIGHLIGHTS CLINTON MANUFACTURER, BAUSCH ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES, 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 CNN’s State of the Union with CNN’s chief Washington correspondent Jake Tapper to discuss the death of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi by U.S. special operations forces, the U.S. House of... Read More about MURPHY: KILLING BAGHDADI IS INDISPUTABLY GOOD NEWS, BUT THREAT OF ISIS REMAINS

HARTFORD – Governor Ned Lamont today announced that Connecticut is receiving a seven-year, $25.8 million Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) grant from the U.S. Department of Education that will assist the state in its efforts to increase the number of low-income students prepared to enter and succeed in... Read More about CT DELEGATION, GOVERNOR LAMONT ANNOUNCES $26 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING TO ASSIST LOW-INCOME STUDENTS SUCCEED IN COLLEGE

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) announced on Friday that Stratford innovator Kubtec Medical Imaging has been named “Innovator of the Month.” Kubtec offers innovative tools in digital X-ray equipment for specimen radiography, scientific research, forensic analysis, non-destructive testing, irradiation,... Read More about MURPHY HIGHLIGHTS KUBTEC MEDICAL IMAGING AS “MURPHY’S INNOVATOR OF THE MONTH”

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, on Thursday shed light on the Trump administration’s pending rules to decrease eligibility for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). In a video, Murphy urged constituents to post comments on... Read More about MURPHY ENCOURAGES CONNECTICUT RESIDENTS TO LEAVE COMMENT ON TRUMP RULES TO CUT SNAP ELIGIBILITY

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, joined a letter led by U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.) urging President Trump to nominate the first U.S. Ambassador to Sudan since 1997. In a letter, the senators highlighted the importance of strong U.S.... Read More about MURPHY, BOOKER, KAINE, COONS CALL ON PRESIDENT TRUMP TO NOMINATE AMBASSADOR TO SUDAN

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) slammed Senate Republicans for rejecting efforts to allow states like Connecticut to help restore the SALT deduction for taxpayers. The Congressional Review Act (CRA) Resolution of Disapproval that failed the Senate yesterday would have nullified the Internal... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL SLAM SENATE REPUBLICANS FOR BLOCKING ACTION TO HELP RESTORE TAXPAYERS’ SALT DEDUCTION

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, on Wednesday questioned Matthew A. Palmer, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian affairs, on the successes and unfinished business in the Western Balkans. Specifically, Murphy pressed Palmer about the White House... Read More about MURPHY QUESTIONS STATE DEPARTMENT ON U.S. AID FOR BALKANS, AMB. GRENELL’S DOUBLE APPOINTMENT