WASHINGTON–U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) introduced legislation directing the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to study the dangers posed by unfair and deceptive marketing and advertising practices conducted by the gun industry. The Responsible Firearms Marketing Act would require the Commission to study... Read More about Murphy, Blumenthal Introduce Legislation To Stop Dangerous Gun Marketing

PRISTINA–U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, on Monday began his congressional delegation visit to the Western Balkans in Kosovo. Murphy met with President Vjosa Osmani, Speaker of the Assembly Glauk Konjufca, Prime Minister Albin Kurti, and a group of Kosovan Serb Civil Society... Read More about Murphy in Kosovo: Time Is of the Essence for Kosovo and Serbia to Implement Normalization Agreement

WASHINGTON–U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) co-authored an op-ed in the Daily Beast with Ian Marcus Corbin, a philosopher at Harvard Medical School and a Senior Fellow at the think tank Capita, to call for a spiritual renaissance in American politics. Murphy and Corbin point to the failures of neoliberalism – rampant consumerism,... Read More about Murphy Op-Ed in the Daily Beast: The Left Needs A Spiritual Renaissance. So Does America.

PRISTINA–U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D-Mich.), a member of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee, this weekend traveled to the Western Balkans for a congressional delegation visit to the region. Throughout the week, the senators will meet with... Read More about Murphy, Peters Travel to Western Balkans

WASHINGTON—Ahead of his upcoming congressional delegation trip to the region, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Thursday spoke at a U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on assessing U.S. policy towards the Western Balkans. On the Serbia-Kosovo normalization agreement, Murphy said: “I share the chairman's concerns about... Read More about Ahead of Trip to the Region, Murphy Discusses U.S. Policy Toward Kosovo, Serbia, North Macedonia

WASHINGTON–U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, on Friday released the following statement on the U.S. Navy’s announcement that intends to take steps to improve quality of life for sailors, following the tragic suicide deaths of three sailors aboard the... Read More about Murphy, Blumenthal Applaud Navy's Steps to Improve Living Conditions for Sailors, Call on Congress to Pass Seaman Xavier Sandor Support for Sailors Act

WASHINGTON–U.S Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security, on Thursday spoke on the U.S. Senate floor to debunk the myths and untruths about the end of Title 42. Murphy called out Republicans who rooted for chaos on the border while, in reality, the U.S. saw fewer crossings... Read More about Murphy Debunks Republican Myths About the End of Title 42

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Chair of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, and Patty Murray (D-Wash.), alongside U.S. Representatives Don Beyer (D-Va.) and Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (D-Va.), on Thursday reintroduced the Keeping All Students Safe... Read More about Murphy Reintroduces Legislation to Protect Students from Dangerous Seclusion and Restraint Practices

WASHINGTON–U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.), both members of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, on Thursday introduced bipartisan legislation to tackle the fentanyl crisis by addressing critical pieces of the fentanyl supply chain before the finished product enters the U.S. The Combatting Fentanyl... Read More about Murphy, Hagerty Introduce Legislation to Target Deadly Fentanyl Before It Reaches U.S. Border

WASHINGTON—Ahead of his upcoming congressional delegation trip to the region, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Thursday spoke at a U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on assessing U.S. policy towards the Western Balkans. On the Serbia-Kosovo normalization agreement, Murphy said: “I share the chairman's concerns about... Read More about Ahead of Trip to the Region, Murphy Discusses U.S. Policy Toward Kosovo, Serbia, North Macedonia

WASHINGTON–As permitting reform negotiations gain momentum in Congress, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Wednesday sent a letter to the Chair and Ranking Member of the Committee on Environment and Public Works, U.S. Senators Tom Carper (D-Dele.) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.V.) urging them to prioritize clean transportation... Read More about Murphy Stresses Importance Of Permitting Reform, Urges Negotiations To Prioritize Clean Transportation Infrastructure, Litigation Reform

WASHINGTON–U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, along with U.S. Senators Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), Alex Padilla (D- Calif.), Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), and Ben Cardin (D-Md.) reintroduced... Read More about On Brown v. Board Anniversary, Murphy Reintroduces Legislation to Increase Diversity in Schools

WASHINGTON–Amid the continued rise in horrific incidents of domestic terrorism and hate crimes targeting religious and ethnic minorities and communities of color, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) joined U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, in reintroducing legislation to address the... Read More about Murphy, Durbin, Colleagues Reintroduce Legislation to Combat Rising Domestic Terrorist Threat

WASHINGTON–U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, on Tuesday spoke at a hearing on what comes next for U.S. policy towards Russia with Dr. Andrea Kendall Taylor, Senior Fellow and Director for the Center for a New American Security’s Transatlantic Security Program, and John... Read More about Murphy: We Can’t Counter Russia If The State Department Has One Hand Tied Behind Its Back

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Near East, South Asia, Central Asia and Counterterrorism, on Tuesday chaired a nominations hearing for U.S. ambassadors to Oman, Lebanon, Ethiopia, Sierra Leone, and Uganda. During the hearing, Murphy discussed anti-LGBTQ legislation... Read More about Murphy Chairs Nominations Hearing on Key Posts in Middle East and Sub-Saharan Africa

WASHINGTON–U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), and U.S. Representatives Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.-3), John Larson (D-Conn.-1), Joe Courtney (D-Conn.-2), Jim Himes (D-Conn.-4), and Jahana Hayes (D-Conn.-5) on Monday sent a letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack requesting... Read More about Murphy Leads Connecticut Delegation in Request for Additional USDA Resources to Support State's Urban Farmers

WASHINGTON–U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Todd Young (R-Ind.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), and Tim Kaine (D-Va.) on Tuesday released a new report by the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) which found the use of non-compete agreements (NCAs) is widespread throughout the U.S. labor... Read More about Murphy, Young, Warren, Rubio, Wyden, Kaine Release GAO Report Showing Widespread Use of Non-Compete Agreements Restricts Job Mobility, Stifles Wages and Innovation

WASHINGTON–Members of Connecticut’s congressional delegation announced that a collection of Connecticut stakeholders led by the University of Connecticut and including Yale University, municipal leaders, the state of Connecticut, workforce development agencies, and private sector partners has received an award through the U.S. National... Read More about Connecticut's Congressional Delegation Announces First-Ever Regional Innovation Engine Program Award, $1 Million in Federal Funding from CHIPS Act

WASHINGTON–U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Sunday released the following statement on President Biden’s announcement of additional actions to fully implement and maximize the benefits of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act: “Not even a year after it was signed into law, the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act is already... Read More about Murphy Applauds Biden's Latest Actions to Fully Implement the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act

WASHINGTON–U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Sunday joined NBC’s Meet the Press with Chuck Todd to discuss the prospect for bipartisan immigration reform in the wake of Title 42’s expiration, House Republicans’ Default on America Act, and the gun violence prevention movement’s progress over the last year. On the... Read More about Murphy Discusses Immigration Reform, Debt Default, Gun Violence Prevention on Meet the Press