WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Saturday called on President Trump and Senate Republicans to support efforts to re-open the government as the government shutdown, now the longest in history, continues to leave 800,000 federal workers furloughed or working without pay, at least 1,500 of whom work or reside in... Read More about MURPHY CALLS ON REPUBLICANS TO END THE LONGEST GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN EVER

WASHINGTON – On the 20th day of the partial government shutdown, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Thursday took to Facebook live to share some of the letters and emails he has received from people in Connecticut affected by the partial government shutdown. Nine federal agencies have been shut down and about 1,500 federal employees in... Read More about MURPHY SHARES STORIES FROM CONNECTICUT RESIDENTS HURTING DUE TO THE GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN

WASHINGTON – On Wednesday, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) joined legislation led by U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i) and U.S. Representative Derek Kilmer (D-Wash.) as part of a group of 22 lawmakers in introducing the Federal Employee Civil Relief Act. The new legislation would protect federal workers and their families from... Read More about MURPHY JOINS SCHATZ, KILMER, LAWMAKERS IN INTRODUCING LEGISLATION TO PROTECT FEDERAL WORKERS FROM LOSING THEIR HOMES, FALLING BEHIND IN PAYING BILLS DURING SHUTDOWN

Click here to view video of Murphy’s remarks. WASHINGTON – Following President Trump’s oval office address to the nation on the partial government shutdown and border security, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) delivered remarks on the floor of the U.S. Senate calling on President Trump and Senate Republicans to end... Read More about MURPHY CALLS ON PRESIDENT TRUMP, SENATE REPUBLICANS TO REOPEN THE GOVERNMENT

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Tuesday night released the following statement after President Trump’s oval office address on the partial government shutdown and border security. “We are now in the third week of the Trump shutdown and nothing the president said tonight gets us any closer to a solution,”... Read More about MURPHY STATEMENT ON PRESIDENT TRUMP’S SPEECH ON SHUTDOWN, URGES TRUMP TO REOPEN THE GOVERNMENT

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) led 40 senators, including U.S. Senators Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), on Tuesday in reintroducing the Background Check Expansion Act to expand federal background checks to all gun sales. Under current federal... Read More about SENATORS INTRODUCE BACKGROUND CHECK EXPANSION ACT TO REDUCE GUN VIOLENCE

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) announced that Acme Monaco in New Britain is this week's "Murphy's Monday Manufacturer." Acme Monaco was founded as Acme Spring in New Britain in 1947. Acme specializes in the manufacturing of custom medical guidewire assemblies, specialty springs and wire forms, shape memory products,... Read More about MURPHY HIGHLIGHTS NEW BRITAIN MANUFACTURER, ACME MONACO, AS THIS WEEK’S “MURPHY’S MONDAY MANUFACTURER”

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) joined U.S. Senator Ron Wyden (D- Ore.) on Friday in reintroducing the Presidential Tax Transparency Act to require sitting presidents and presidential nominees to release their tax returns to the public. Murphy and Wyden first introduced this legislation in May 2016 after... Read More about MURPHY, WYDEN REINTRODUCE BILL REQUIRING PRESIDENT TRUMP TO PUBLICLY RELEASE HIS TAX RETURNS

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) released the following statement after officially being sworn in on Thursday for his second term representing Connecticut in the U.S. Senate. Video footage of the swearing in ceremony can be found here. “Serving in the United States Senate has been the honor of my life. I grew... Read More about MURPHY SWORN IN FOR SECOND TERM IN U.S. SENATE

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) announced on Thursday that Infosys, a global leader in next-generation digital services and consulting company, is “Murphy’s Innovator of the Month.” Earlier this month, Infosys inaugurated its Technology and Innovation Hub in Hartford, the latest milestone in the... Read More about MURPHY HIGHLIGHTS INFOSYS AS “MURPHY’S INNOVATOR OF THE MONTH” FOR ITS INVESTMENT IN HARTFORD

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, and U.S Representative Rosa DeLauro (CT-3), a member of the U.S. House of Representative Appropriations Committee, on Wednesday led 9 colleagues in sending a letter to President Trump to request robust funding for the Long Island Sound... Read More about MURPHY, DELAURO LEAD BIPARTISAN PUSH FOR FUNDING TO IMPROVE LONG ISLAND SOUND

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Saturday released a statement after the deadline for a partial government shutdown passed. Negotiators from the White House and Congress couldn’t come to an agreement after the president went back on his word and opposed a continuing resolution. This Wednesday, the U.S. Senate voted... Read More about MURPHY STATEMENT ON GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) released his year-end report on Friday outlining the work he’s done for Connecticut residents this year.  “I’m really proud of the work my office was able to do this year. My bills expanding mental health care for veterans, combatting the opioid crisis, and improving the... Read More about MURPHY RELEASES 2018 END OF YEAR REPORT

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, on Thursday joined U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), and Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) in pressing the U.S. Ambassador to Hungary David Cornstein over their mounting concerns with democratic backsliding in Hungary,... Read More about MURPHY, DURBIN, SHAHEEN, SCHUMER PRESS U.S. AMBASSADOR TO HUNGARY ON DEMOCRATIC BACKSLIDING

Murphy: “[This was] an announcement, a statement made on Twitter and no rollout of a plan for how the United States is going to continue to try to keep the peace” WASHINGTON – Last night, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, delivered remarks on the floor of the U.S. Senate... Read More about MURPHY: U.S. SHOULD GET OUT OF SYRIA, BUT TRUMP’S BOTCHED WITHDRAWAL ANNOUNCEMENT MAKES U.S. WEAKER

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement on Wednesday after reports that President Trump will pull the remaining 2,000 U.S. troops out of Syria.  “America’s military presence in Syria has always been too little to make a... Read More about MURPHY STATEMENT ON WITHDRAWAL OF U.S. TROOPS IN SYRIA

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), ranking member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on the Legislative Branch, on Wednesday responded to a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report outlining violations from several executive agencies regarding the Buy American Act and steps the executive branch can take to make... Read More about FOLLOWING INVESTIGATION, MURPHY DEMANDS TRUMP ADMINISTRATION COMPLY WITH BUY AMERICAN LAWS

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Tuesday applauded the passage of the FIRST STEP Act, a bipartisan criminal justice bill aimed at reforming federal prisons and sentencing laws. This is the first time in years that Congress has passed meaningful criminal justice reform legislation.  “Everyone knows our... Read More about MURPHY APPLAUDS SENATE PASSAGE OF THE FIRST STEP ACT

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) released a statement following President Trump’s announcement that his administration will officially ban bump stock devices, which allow semi-automatic weapons to be modified to fire at the rate of automatic weapons. “I'm happy the Trump administration is finally doing this, but... Read More about MURPHY STATEMENT ON TRUMP ADMINISTRATION ANNOUNCEMENT BANNING BUMP STOCKS

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, on Tuesday blasted the Federal Commission on School Safety, led by U.S. Department of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, for issuing recommendations that include proposals on arming teachers and gutting civil... Read More about MURPHY BLASTS TRUMP, DEVOS “SCHOOL SAFETY” REPORT THAT INCLUDES ARMING TEACHERS, ROLLING BACK SCHOOL DISCIPLINE REFORMS