(HARTFORD, CT) — U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) are calling for Connecticut school districts to nominate outstanding high school students to participate in the 2020 United States Senate Youth Program (USSYP) by submitting nominee applications by October 18th, 2019. The Connecticut State Department... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL & STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION OFFER HIGH SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIPS FOR 2020 U.S. SENATE YOUTH PROGRAM

WASHINGTON – Following a string of mass shootings this summer in Texas, California and Ohio, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Wednesday, along with U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Bob Casey (D-Pa.), Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), took to the U.S. Senate floor to share stories of... Read More about MURPHY, COLLEAGUES CALL ON PRESIDENT TRUMP, REPUBLICANS TO ACT ON COMMON SENSE GUN LEGISLATION

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Todd Young (R-Ind.), both members of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, on Wednesday led a bipartisan group of 8 senators in calling on Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman to fulfill the Kingdom’s $750 million commitment to the United Nations to help fund... Read More about MURPHY, YOUNG, BIPARTISAN SENATORS URGE SAUDI ARABIA TO LIVE UP TO U.N. FUNDING COMMITMENT TO PREVENT THOUSANDS OF DEATHS IN YEMEN

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, on Tuesday spoke about his recent travel to Germany, Kosovo, Serbia and Ukraine with U.S. Senator Ron Johnson (R-Wis.). Prior to their departure, Russia had denied both senators a visa to enter the country. In May and following reports... Read More about MURPHY DISCUSSES RECENT TRAVEL TO GERMANY, KOSOVO, SERBIA AND UKRAINE

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, on Tuesday released the following statement on the announcement of President Trump’s decision to fire National Security Advisor John Bolton: “We’re now headed for our fourth national security advisor in less than three years. This... Read More about MURPHY STATEMENT ON JOHN BOLTON’S DEPARTURE AS NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Monday released the following statement on his direct negotiations with the White House on background checks legislation:  “I think time is running short to find a compromise on background checks. I’m still negotiating in good faith to find a bipartisan proposal that will... Read More about MURPHY STATEMENT ON BACKGROUND CHECKS NEGOTIATIONS WITH WHITE HOUSE

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) on Friday led a group of Democratic senators in urging U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer to postpone any trade negotiations with Brazil until President Jair Bolsonaro fully enforces his country’s environmental laws and regulations to protect the Amazon from... Read More about MURPHY, SCHATZ, DEM SENATORS TO LIGHTHIZER: NO TRADE NEGOTIATIONS WITH BRAZIL UNTIL BOLSONARO PROTECTS THE AMAZON

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), both members of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, authored an op-ed on NBC News outlining steps for Congressional action to combat climate change in the wake of fires sweeping across the Amazon rainforests. As appropriators, the senators made clear that where the... Read More about MURPHY, SCHATZ NBC NEWS OP-ED: THE AMAZON RAINFORESTS ARE STILL ON FIRE. IF TRUMP WON'T ACT, CONGRESS WILL

HARTFORD – The Connecticut Congressional Delegation today announced two new federal grants from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) worth a total of $17 million to support Connecticut’s work to combat the opioid epidemic by expanding access to treatment and supporting near real-time data on the drug overdose... Read More about CONNECTICUT DELEGATION ANNOUNCES MILLIONS IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR OPIOID PREVENTION AND TREATMENT

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, joined U.S. Senators Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Vice... Read More about MURPHY, DEM SENATORS DEMAND ANSWERS FROM DOD ON PLANS TO RAID MILITARY PROJECTS TO PAY FOR TRUMP’S WALL

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Thursday released the following statement on prospects for gun violence prevention legislation: “The president and I had a conversation some weeks ago in which he expressed a desire to pass a meaningful background checks reform bill. As we speak, we are in discussions with the White House... Read More about MURPHY STATEMENT ON PROSPECTS FOR GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION LEGISLATION

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee and U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, on Thursday released the following statement in response to reports that the Trump administration is holding up  $250 million in military assistance to Ukraine which is important to counter... Read More about MURPHY STATEMENT ON REPORTS OF TRUMP ADMINISTRATION HOLDING UP U.S. MILITARY AID FOR UKRAINE

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) issued the following statement in response to news that William Nardini has been nominated to serve on the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and Barbara Jongbloed has been nominated to serve as a U.S. District Court Judge for... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL STATEMENT ON THE NOMINATIONS OF WILLIAM NARDINI TO THE SECOND CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS AND BARBARA JONGBLOED TO THE DISTRICT COURT OF CONNECTICUT

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, on Wednesday released the following statement on reports that the Trump Administration will divert millions of FEMA dollars to support his anti-immigrant agenda: “The Trump administration has attempted to illegally deny much needed... Read More about MURPHY STATEMENT ON TRUMP DIVERTING PUERTO RICO DISASTER AID TO FUEL ANTI-IMMIGRANT AGENDA

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, on Tuesday released the following statement after the Russian government denied him a visa to enter the country as part of an upcoming bipartisan congressional delegation: “While I’ve been a tough critic of the Kremlin, I also... Read More about MURPHY STATEMENT ON RUSSIA VISA DENIAL

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Friday delivered the following remarks at a press conference following his conversations with the White House and President Trump about background checks legislation: “Alright, good morning everyone, my name is Chris Murphy. I have the honor of representing Connecticut in the United... Read More about MURPHY: CHANCES OF SUCCESS ARE LESS THAN 50/50, BUT IT’S WORTH GIVING THIS A SHOT

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today released the following statement on the President’s recent waffling on his support for background checks legislation: “We’ve been here before, after Parkland, when the President made a commitment on background checks and... Read More about MURPHY STATEMENT ON TRUMP’S WAFFLING ON BACKGROUND CHECKS LEGISLATION

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) announced on Monday that Commerce Packaging Corporation in Norwalk is this week’s “Murphy’s Monday Manufacturer.” Founded in 1954, Commerce Packaging is a third-generation family-owned company specializing in the manufacturing of corrugated boxes, wood crates... Read More about MURPHY HIGHLIGHTS NORWALK MANUFACTURER, COMMERCE PACKAGING CORPORATION, AS THIS WEEK’S “MURPHY’S MONDAY MANUFACTURER”

WASHINGTON–U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) joined 34 Democratic senators in submitting a comment letter to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar to criticize the Trump Administration’s proposed rule to weaken critical protections that help address discrimination in... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL SLAM TRUMP ADMINISTRATION PROPOSAL TO WEAKEN PROTECTIONS AGAINST DISCRIMINATION IN HEALTH CARE

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn) joined a bipartisan letter led by U.S. Senators Tom Udall (D-N.M.) and Rand Paul (R-Ky.) and U.S. Representatives Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) and Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) calling on the House and Senate Armed Services Committees to... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL, BIPARTISAN COLLEAGUES CALL FOR INCLUSION OF BIPARTISAN IRAN AMENDMENT IN FINAL NDAA