HARTFORD – 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 Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-La.), and 6 of their colleagues on the HELP Committee in sending a letter to HELP Committee Chairman Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) to request... Read More about MURPHY, BIPARTISAN GROUP OF COLLEAGUES CALL FOR HELP COMMITTEE HEARINGS ON IMPACT OF HURRICANES ON PUERTO RICO & U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) released an end-of-year report on Wednesday to outline the work he’s done for Connecticut residents throughout 2017. Murphy’s accomplishments span a wide range of issues, including protecting access to health care, securing new resources to stem the opioid epidemic, bringing federal... Read More about MURPHY RELEASES 2017 END OF YEAR REPORT

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) – who have supported transparency in campaign finance since Citizens United opened the floodgates for unlimited, unchecked corporate spending in elections – joined U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and a group of 38 other Senate... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL FIGHT FOR TRANSPARENCY IN CORPORATE POLITICAL SPENDING

HARTFORD – After hearing that 94-year-old World War II veteran Robert Johnson had been living in decrepit conditions in his government-subsidized Hartford apartment, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Friday said that his office was able to help relocate Mr. Johnson to a newly renovated apartment on New Britain Avenue in Hartford. Mr.... Read More about MURPHY HELPS HARTFORD RESIDENT & WWII VETERAN LIVING IN DECREPIT CONDITIONS RELOCATE TO NEWLY RENOVATED APARTMENT

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, released a statement on Thursday after voting against a short-term spending bill that will only keep the government open through January 19, 2018. The bill does not include a permanent fix to protect Dreamers, nor does it include long-term... Read More about MURPHY VOTES AGAINST STOPGAP BILL, DEMANDS LONG-TERM DEAL THAT FUNDS CONNECTICUT PRIORITIES, PROTECTS DREAMERS

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senators Chris Murphy and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) led a group of fifteen Senators calling on Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao to hold railroads accountable for failing to implement sufficient safety measures. The Senators demanded a status report on railroads’ implementation of positive train control... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL & SENATE DEMOCRATS DEMAND DOT HOLD RAILROADS ACCOUNTABLE FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF PTC AFTER FATAL DERAILMENTS AND SAFETY SHORTFALLS

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Chris Murphy (D-CT) issued the following statement following news that Kari Dooley has been nominated to serve as District Judge for the District of Connecticut. Blumenthal and Murphy recommended Dooley’s nomination to the White House.  “We are pleased the White... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL: KARI DOOLEY NOMINATED TO SERVE AS DISTRICT JUDGE FOR THE DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, joined HELP Committee Ranking Member Patty Murray (D-Wash.), and the Democratic members of the Committee in sending a letter to Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary nominee Alex Azar on the... Read More about MURPHY, HELP COMMITTEE DEMOCRATS ASK HEALTH SECRETARY NOMINEE TO PUT SCIENCE OVER IDEOLOGY FOLLOWING REPORTS HEALTH OFFICIALS ARE PROHIBITING WORDS

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) released a statement after Senate Republicans passed a major tax overhaul early Wednesday morning without any input from Democrats. The Republican plan will give massive tax breaks to large corporations and the rich, raise taxes on many working families, and repeal major components of the... Read More about MURPHY ON TAX BILL: “THIS IS A GIVEAWAY TO THE RICH AND POWERFUL.”

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) spoke on the Senate floor on Tuesday to emphasize that Congress must do its job and pass important measures before recessing for the holidays. Click here to view video of Murphy’s remarks. “We need to think about the crisis that many families are in today and... Read More about MURPHY TO CONGRESS: “IT’S OUR JOB” TO PASS CRITICAL MEASURES BEFORE THE HOLIDAYS

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations and U.S. Senate Appropriations Committees, released a statement on Monday after President Trump unveiled a National Security Strategy that calls for an aggressive and confrontational military and economic approach, while virtually ignoring foreign... Read More about MURPHY STATEMENT ON TRUMP’S NATIONAL SECURITY STRATEGY

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Chris Murphy (D-CT), both members of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and Congressman A. Donald McEachin (D-VA) joined 15 Senators and 36 Members of the U.S. House of Representatives in sending a letter to Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos asking... Read More about MURPHY, KAINE, MCEACHIN & COLLEAGUES ASK DEVOS FOR ANSWERS ON DISCIPLINARY PROTECTIONS FOR MINORITY STUDENTS

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) spoke on the floor of the U.S. Senate on Thursday to mark the fifth anniversary of the tragic mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School where a gunman murdered 20 first graders and six educators. Murphy highlighted that, despite the pain and suffering that has stemmed from that tragic day,... Read More about MURPHY SPEECH MARKING FIFTH ANNIVERSARY OF SANDY HOOK SHOOTING

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) released a statement on Thursday after the Republican-majority Federal Communications Commission announced the repeal of Obama-era net neutrality rules that currently ban telecom companies from blocking, prioritizing, or slowing down certain websites and applications. The rules sought to... Read More about MURPHY STATEMENT ON FCC DECISION TO REPEAL NET NEUTRALITY RULES

Click here to view video of Murphy’s opening remarks. Click here to view video of Murphy’s first exchange with Dr. McCance-Katz. Click here to view video of Murphy’s second exchange with Dr. McCance-Katz. WASHINGTON – Ahead of the fifth anniversary of the tragic mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School where a deranged... Read More about MURPHY CALLS ON CONGRESS TO FULLY FUND BIPARTISAN MENTAL HEALTH REFORMS AHEAD OF SANDY HOOK ANNIVERSARY

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, on Monday introduced the 21st Century Buy American Act. The legislation will strengthen existing Buy American standards to ensure that the U.S. government prioritizes the purchase of American-made goods. The non-partisan Economic Policy... Read More about MURPHY INTRODUCES 21st CENTURY BUY AMERICAN ACT

WASHINGTON – One day before government funding is set to expire, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, supported a two-week spending bill to keep the government open until December 22nd.  "Republicans have spent so much time forcing through their deficit busting tax cut for the rich... Read More about MURPHY STATEMENT AFTER CONGRESS PASSES TWO-WEEK SPENDING BILL

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), co-author of the bipartisan Fix NICS Act, released a statement on Wednesday after the U.S. House of Representatives voted to pass a deeply misguided bill that combines the Fix NICS Act – a widely supported bill to strengthen enforcement of our federal background check system – with... Read More about MURPHY STATEMENT ON HOUSE PASSAGE OF NATIONAL CONCEALED WEAPONS BILL

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee and vocal critic of U.S. support for military campaigns in Yemen that have led to devastating humanitarian consequences, released a statement on Wednesday after President Trump called on Saudi Arabia to lift a blockade in Yemen that has... Read More about MURPHY STATEMENT AFTER PRESIDENT TRUMP CALLS ON SAUDI ARABIA TO ALLOW HUMANITARIAN AID TO FLOW INTO YEMEN

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sens. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), the chairman and ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Europe and Regional Security Cooperation, released the following joint statement regarding the disruption of a high-level corruption investigation in Ukraine, calling on the government to... Read More about Murphy, Johnson Call For Commitment to Anti-Corruption Efforts in Ukraine