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 Wednesday pressed U.S. Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs David Hale and Acting Legal Adviser in the Office of Legal Advisers at the U.S. Department of... Read More about MURPHY QUESTIONS TRUMP ADMINISTRATION OFFICIALS ON THE PRESIDENT’S LEGAL AUTHORITY TO GO TO WAR WITH IRAN WITHOUT CONGRESSIONAL APPROVAL

WASHINGTON— U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn), top Democrat on the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on the Near East, South Asia, Central Asia, and Counterterrorism, and U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Vice Chairman of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Defense Subcommittee, on Wednesday met with Princess Reema bint... Read More about MURPHY, DURBIN READOUT OF MEETING WITH NEW SAUDI AMBASSADOR TO THE U.S.

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations and Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committees, on Wednesday released the following statement on the Trump administration’s proposed rule to take nutrition assistance, specifically the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), away... Read More about MURPHY STATEMENT ON TRUMP ADMINISTRATION’S PROPOSAL TO CUT FOOD STAMPS FOR MILLIONS OF AMERICANS

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, joined U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee Ranking Member U.S Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and all the other Democrats on the Committee in a letter urging President Trump to impose sanctions on Turkey for its decision to accept... Read More about MURPHY, MENENDEZ, DEMOCRATS URGE TRUMP TO WORK WITH BOTH PARTIES TO SANCTION TURKEY FOR PURCHASE OF RUSSIAN S400 MISSILE SYSTEM

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, along with U.S. Representative Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), Chair of the U.S. House of Representatives Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, on Tuesday introduced legislation... Read More about MURPHY, DELAURO INTRODUCE LEGISLATION TO HELP FAMILIES PAY FOR CHILD CARE

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) applauded Senate passage of legislation to permanently reauthorize and fund the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (VCF). The fund provides compensation for anyone who suffered physical harm or was killed as a result of the terrorist-related aircraft... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL APPLAUD PERMANENT EXTENSION OF 9/11 VICTIM COMPENSATION FUND

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, on Wednesday delivered remarks on the U.S. Senate floor to ask his Republican colleagues whether they support Texas v. United States, a partisan lawsuit to gut the entire Affordable Care Act, and what their plan is if... Read More about MURPHY TO REPUBLICANS: DO YOU SUPPORT TEXAS V. UNITED STATES?

WASHINGTON – After the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report urging the U.S. Department of Education to implement recommendations to address inaccuracies in federal restraint and seclusion data, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and U.S.... Read More about DEMOCRATS TO SEC. DEVOS: PARENTS MUST KNOW WHEN SECLUSION AND RESTRAINT OCCURS

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) announced on Monday that Bead Industries in Milford is this week’s “Murphy’s Monday Manufacturer.” Bead Industries, founded in 1914 and employing 48 people, is a fifth generation family-owned business that specializes in the manufacturing of contact pins for... Read More about MURPHY HIGHLIGHTS MILFORD MANUFACTURER, BEAD INDUSTRIES, AS THIS WEEK’S “MURPHY’S MONDAY MANUFACTURER”

ASPEN, Colo. – 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, spoke at the Aspen Institute’s annual Aspen Security Forum discussion: “U.S. Strategy in an Unstable Middle East” touching on U.S. foreign policy in... Read More about MURPHY DISCUSSES PROGRESSIVE FOREIGN POLICY, MIDDLE EAST AT ASPEN INSTITUTE SECURITY FORUM

WASHINGTON – One week after the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral arguments in the Republican-led Texas v. United States lawsuit to dismantle the entire Affordable Care Act (ACA), U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, on Thursday delivered remarks on... Read More about MURPHY: REPUBLICANS HAVE NO PLAN FOR WHAT HAPPENS IF THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT IS OVERTURNED

WASHINGTON – As the U.S. Congress continues debate on the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act, U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Tom Udall (D-N.M.) on Thursday reintroduced the Student Loan Forgiveness for Farmers and Ranchers Act, to create a loan forgiveness program for beginning farmers and ranchers, as well as other groups... Read More about MURPHY, UDALL INTRODUCE BILL TO HELP BEGINNING FARMERS PAY STUDENT LOAN DEBT

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Wednesday delivered the following remarks at the opening of the third biennial Connecticut in the Capitol Conference. Murphy was joined by U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and former Connecticut Senator Chris Dodd. “I wanted to just add my thanks to everyone for joining us... Read More about MURPHY: THERE ARE SO MANY WONDERFUL, UNIQUE THINGS ABOUT OUR STATE THAT DON’T EXIST ANYWHERE ELSE

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 Tuesday questioned U.S. Department of State Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Joan Polaschik and U.S. Department of Defense... Read More about MURPHY QUESTIONS STATE, DEFENSE DEPARTMENT OFFICIALS ON THE DRAWDOWN OF U.S. DIPLOMATS IN IRAQ, IRGC TERRORIST DESIGNATION

WASHINGTON – Following the introduction of new IRS rules that would block critical state workarounds to harmful state and local tax (SALT) deduction caps, U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) along with Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), and Senators Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Bob Menendez... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL, SENATE DEMOCRATS UNVEIL NEW LEGISLATION TO PROVIDE A HOMEOWNERS’ TAX DEDUCTION FOR STATE, LOCAL TAXES, ENABLING TENS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN TAX SAVINGS THROUGH CHARITABLE DEDUCTIONS

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) joined fellow Senate Democrats to introduce the Stop Cruelty to Migrant Children Act. This new legislation, supported by more than three dozen senators, would put an end to the Trump Administration’s cruel and neglectful treatment of children at the... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL, COLLEAGUES INTRODUCE LEGISLATION TO STOP CRUEL AND NEGLECTFUL TREATMENT OF CHILDREN AT THE BORDER

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 Tuesday opposed unauthorized war with Iran at a press conference in front of the U.S. Capitol. Last week, the U.S. House of Representatives passed an amendment as... Read More about MURPHY URGES AGAINST UNAUTHORIZED WAR WITH IRAN

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 Tuesday delivered the following remarks at a subcommittee hearing on U.S. Iraq policy featuring U.S. Department of State Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs Acting... Read More about MURPHY OPENING REMARKS AT MIDDLE EAST SUBCOMMITTEE HEARING ON U.S. IRAQ POLICY

WASHINGTON – As the Trump Administration plans to target immigrant communities with widespread, indiscriminate raids starting on Sunday, U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) with a group of fourteen Senators introducing legislation to block immigration enforcement actions at sensitive locations like schools,... Read More about AS TRUMP PREPARES TO LAUNCH INDISCRIMINATE ICE RAIDS SUNDAY, BLUMENTHAL LEADS LEGISLATION TO BLOCK IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT AT SENSITIVE LOCATIONS

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) announced on Monday that Element 119 in Thomaston is this week’s “Murphy’s Monday Manufacturer.” Element 119 specializes in the manufacturing of advanced ceramic coatings for the automotive, aircraft, and marine industries. “Element 119 is leading the way... Read More about MURPHY HIGHLIGHTS THOMASTON MANUFACTURER, ELEMENT 119, AS THIS WEEK’S “MURPHY’S MONDAY MANUFACTURER”