Click here to view video of Murphy’s remarks. WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) – a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee and co-author of a bipartisan joint resolution to end unauthorized U.S. military involvement in Saudi Arabia’s war in Yemen – demanded that Congress act now to pass... Read More about MURPHY DEMANDS CONGRESS ACT TO END UNAUTHORIZED U.S. MILITARY INVOLVEMENT IN YEMEN

WASHINGTON – Ahead of the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohamed bin Salman’s visit to the White House on Tuesday, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, wrote to President Trump asking him to urge the Crown Prince to end the Saudi-led war in Yemen and address other critical human... Read More about MURPHY URGES PRESIDENT TRUMP TO ADDRESS CIVIL WAR IN YEMEN, HUMAN RIGHTS CONCERNS IN MEETING WITH SAUDI CROWN PRINCE

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Monday expressed frustration with the lack of progress on legislation to prevent gun violence and presented his Senate colleagues with a path forward. Murphy laid out a plan to bring the bipartisan Fix NICS Act to the floor and allow for open debate and votes on three amendments offered by... Read More about MURPHY PROPOSES PATH FORWARD FOR GUN MEASURES IN SENATE

HARTFORD - U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) announced on Monday that Budney Aerospace, Inc. of Berlin is this week’s “Murphy’s Monday Manufacturer.” Budney Aerospace is a woman-owned manufacturer of complex aerospace components for the turbine engine industry. The manufacturer also operates an overhaul and repair... Read More about MURPHY HIGHLIGHTS BERLIN MANUFACTURER, BUDNEY AEROSPACE, INC. AS “MURPHY’S MONDAY MANUFACTURER”

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) joined 25 Senators, led by U.S. Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), in calling on leaders of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee to immediately act on legislation to fund gun violence prevention research at the Centers for Disease... Read More about MURPHY & BLUMENTHAL JOIN COLLEAGUES IN CALLING ON KEY SENATE COMMITTEE TO TAKE ACTION ON LEGISLATION TO FUND GUN VIOLENCE RESEARCH AT CDC

WASHINGTON —U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released a statement on Thursday after the Trump administration announced sanctions on Russia for interfering in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. “It’s about time. Russia attacked American democracy in 2016 and until today... Read More about MURPHY ON RUSSIA SANCTIONS: “IT’S ABOUT TIME.”

Click here to view video of Murphy’s remarks. WASHINGTON – One month after 17 students and staff were killed at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida and in honor of the National School Walkout, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) walked out of the U.S. Capitol Building where he addressed thousands of students... Read More about MURPHY RALLIES FOR ACTION ON GUN VIOLENCE AT NATIONAL SCHOOL WALKOUT RALLY

Click here for video of Murphy remarks WASHINGTON —U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) released a statement on Wednesday in support of all the students and faculty members taking part in the National School Walkout, which was organized in honor of the 17 students and teachers who were killed at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in... Read More about MURPHY: NATIONAL SCHOOL WALKOUT “NEEDS TO BE A MOMENT OF ACTION.”

WASHINGTON —U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, U.S. Senator Mike Lee (R-Utah), and U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) – all co-authors of a bipartisan joint resolution to remove U.S. Armed Forces from hostilities between the Saudi-led coalition and the Houthis in Yemen pursuant... Read More about MURPHY, LEE, SANDERS RESPOND AFTER PENTAGON OPPOSES YEMEN WAR POWERS RESOLUTION

WASHINGTON —U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released a statement on Tuesday after President Trump fired Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and replaced him with Director of Central Intelligence Agency Mike Pompeo.  “Secretary Tillerson was a poor Secretary of State because... Read More about MURPHY STATEMENT ON FIRING OF REX TILLERSON

HARTFORD - U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) announced on Monday that Jarvis Airfoil, Inc. of Portland is this week’s “Murphy’s Monday Manufacturer.” In 1901, Charles L. Jarvis founded the manufacturing company in Hartford. Over the next couple of decades, the company grew and moved to larger facilities located in... Read More about MURPHY HIGHLIGHTS PORTLAND MANUFACTURER, JARVIS AIRFOIL, INC., AS “MURPHY’S MONDAY MANUFACTURER”

WASHINGTON – Days after the deadline President Trump arbitrarily declared as the end of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) joined U.S. Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), Robert Menendez (D-N.J.), Richard J. Durbin (D-Ill.), and a group of their Democratic Senate... Read More about MURPHY, COLLEAGUES CALL ON DHS TO EXPEDITE DACA RENEWAL PROCESS

HARTFORD —Today, U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) announced new guidance from the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) stating how the Department will award up to $2.7 billion to assist K-12 schools and school districts and institutions of higher education (IHEs) in meeting the educational needs of... Read More about MURPHY AND BLUMENTHAL: FUNDING IS ON THE WAY FOR CONNECTICUT SCHOOLS IMPACTED BY HURRICANE MARIA

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Europe and Regional Security Cooperation, will travel to Belgium and Macedonia this weekend. Murphy will attend the German Marshall Fund’s Brussels Forum, where he will host a discussion with Norbert Röttgen,... Read More about MURPHY TO TRAVEL TO BELGIUM & MACEDONIA, ATTEND MEETINGS ON NATO

WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) applauded a decision by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to begin restoring U.S. shellfish producers’ access to European markets, and urged them to quickly expand to include Connecticut shellfish. The FDA is soliciting public comment on the decision, which, if finalized, would permit... Read More about MURPHY APPLAUDS DECISION TO OPEN US-EU SHELLFISH TRADE; URGES EXPANSION TO CONNECTICUT

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, applauded the Senate Democrats’ $1 trillion infrastructure plan, which calls for passage of Murphy’s bipartisan BuyAmerican.gov Act to increase transparency and ensure federal agencies prioritize the purchase of... Read More about MURPHY “BUY AMERICAN” PROVISION INCLUDED IN INFRASTRUCTURE PROPOSAL

WASHINGTON, DC – Today in a hearing of the Senate Judiciary Committee, U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Chris Murphy (D-CT) introduced Kari Dooley, the nominee to fill a vacancy on the U.S. District Court of Connecticut. Blumenthal and Murphy recommended Dooley’s nomination to the White House. Following today’s hearing,... Read More about MURPHY & BLUMENTHAL INTRODUCE CONNECTICUT DISTRICT JUDGE NOMINEE KARI DOOLEY BEFORE SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE HEARING

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following the Trump Administration’s recent proposed rule allowing insurance companies to sell expanded ‘junk’ health care plans, U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) joined Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) in announcing new legislation to block the rule and guarantee... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL, COLLEAGUES AIM TO BLOCK PRESIDENT TRUMP’S PLAN TO ALLOW INSURERS TO SELL JUNK PLANS WITH LEGISLATION TO GUARANTEE PROTECTIONS FOR PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS

HARTFORD - U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) announced on Monday that Accu-Rite Tool & Manufacturing Co., Inc. of Tolland is this week’s “Murphy’s Monday Manufacturer.” Accu-Rite is a small business and family-owned manufacturer of precision-machined components for the aerospace and commercial industries. Stephen... Read More about MURPHY HIGHLIGHTS TOLLAND MANUFACTURER, ACCU-RITE TOOL & MANUFACTURING CO., INC., AS “MURPHY’S MONDAY MANUFACTURER”

WASHINGTON –  U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) released the following statement on Monday, the deadline President Trump unlawfully and unilaterally declared as the end of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. “Dreamers and their loved ones woke up this morning with pits in their stomachs, and... Read More about MURPHY ON DACA DEADLINE: “NO ONE TO BLAME BUT PRESIDENT TRUMP”