WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) spoke on Wednesday at a U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC) hearing on countering illicit fentanyl trafficking with Anne Milgram, Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration, and Todd Robinson, Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of International Narcotics and... Read More about Murphy Questions Drug Enforcement Administration, State Department Officials On Work With China And Mexico To Tackle Fentanyl Trafficking

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D- Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) joined 34 other senators in a letter to President Biden urging the administration to include funding in the upcoming budget request to more comprehensively address PFAS contamination. Specifically, the letter... Read More about Murphy, Blumenthal Urge Biden Administration To Prioritize Efforts To Combat PFAS Contamination

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 Wednesday released the following statement:“The Israeli government’s move to advance nearly 10,000 new settlement homes and legalize nine outposts in the West Bank is deeply... Read More about Murphy Statement on Israeli Settlement Announcement

WASHINGTON–U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), both members of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, on Wednesday announced reintroduction of legislation to counter the threat that misinformation and disinformation pose to public health. The Promoting Public Health... Read More about Murphy, Luján Reintroduce Legislation To Combat Public Health Misinformation

WASHINGTON–U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Tuesday released the following statement on the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) announcement of over $231 million dollars funded by Murphy’s Bipartisan Safer Communities Act to support the creation and implementation of red flag laws, state crisis intervention court proceedings, and other gun... Read More about Murphy Applauds $231 Million From Bipartisan Safer Communities Act To Support Red Flag Laws, Gun Safety Programs

WASHINGTON–U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) joined U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-R.I.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine) in sending a letter alongside their Senate colleagues urging the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to swiftly release the $1.5 billion in Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program... Read More about Murphy, Blumenthal, Senate Colleagues Call For HHS To Release Remaining $1.5 Billion In LIHEAP Funding To States

WASHINGTON–U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) joined Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Tina Smith (D-Minn.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.)  in sending a letter to the... Read More about Murphy, Blumenthal, Durbin, Sanders, Smith Urge Department Of Education To Inform Potential Students Of Low-Financial-Value Postsecondary Programs

WASHINGTON–U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) joined U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and all Democratic members of the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) in a letter inviting Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz to testify at a hearing in front of the panel about the company’s lack of compliance with Federal labor... Read More about Murphy, Democratic Members Of Help Committee Invite Starbucks CEO To Testify At Hearing On Company’s Labor Practices

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 Friday requested U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin III to direct the Department of the Army to provide a... Read More about Connecticut Delegation Sends Letter to Secretary of Defense Austin in Fifth Attempt to Receive Army Briefing on FLRAA Competition

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) spoke on Thursday at a U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing to evaluate U.S.-China policy in the era of strategic competition with U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman and Assistant Secretary of Defense for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs Ely Ratner.In a question to Secretary Sherman,... Read More about Murphy Questions State, Defense Officials About Flow of Fentanyl into the U.S., Investment in Diplomatic Resources to Compete with China

WASHINGTON—As public confidence in the Supreme Court falls to an all-time low, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and U.S. Representative Hank Johnson (D-Ga.) on Wednesday reintroduced the Supreme Court Ethics Act, requiring the Judicial Conference of the United States to create a code of ethical conduct for the Supreme Court... Read More about Murphy, Johnson Reintroduce Bicameral Bill Requiring SCOTUS to Follow Code of Ethics

WASHINGTON–U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Tuesday released the following statement after President Joe Biden delivered his State of the Union Address to Congress:“President Biden’s speech tonight was a reminder of just how impressive his first two years in office have been. Thanks to his economic agenda, we’re seeing historic job growth... Read More about Murphy Statement on President Biden's State of the Union Address

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) on Thursday noted growing support for the Workforce Mobility Act, legislation to limit the use of non-compete agreements, which negatively impact almost one in every five American workers. U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-Va.) and U.S. Senator Kevin... Read More about Support Grows for Murphy, Young Legislation to Limit the Use of Non-Compete Agreements

HARTFORD– U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.)  and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) joined U.S. Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), and Jack Reed (D-R.I.) in introducing the Protecting Kids from Gun Marketing Act, legislation that directs the... Read More about Murphy, Blumenthal, Colleagues Introduce Legislation To Ban Marketing Of Firearms To Children Using FTC Rulemaking

WASHINGTON–U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, met with Bosnia and Herzegovina’s (BiH) tripartite presidency. Murphy joined U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), Roger Wicker (R-Miss), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) in the meeting with the BiH... Read More about Murphy, Shaheen, Wicker, Tillis, Durbin, Van Hollen Meet with Bosnia and Herzegovina Tripartite Presidency in Washington

WASHINGTON–U.S Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Wednesday spoke on the U.S. Senate floor on the Workforce Mobility Act, legislation he reintroduced to limit the use of non-compete agreements, which constrain almost one in five American workers. Murphy highlighted the impact of non-competes on workers across industries and income brackets and how... Read More about Murphy: Non-Competes Are Used To Control Workers, Keep Wages Down, and Stifle Economic Growth

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) on Wednesday reintroduced the Workforce Mobility Act, bipartisan legislation to limit the use of non-compete agreements that negatively impact American workers. U.S. Representative Scott Peters (D-Calif.-52) and U.S. Representative Mike Gallagher (R-Wis.-08)... Read More about Murphy, Young Reintroduce Bill To Protect American Workers, Limit Non-Compete Agreements

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) on Wednesday reintroduced the Workforce Mobility Act, bipartisan legislation to limit the use of non-compete agreements that negatively impact American workers. U.S. Representative Scott Peters (D-Calif.-52) and U.S. Representative Mike Gallagher... Read More about Murphy, Young Reintroduce Bill to Protect American Workers, Limit Non-Compete Agreements

HARTFORD–U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) announced that Modifi Bio, based in New Haven, was named January’s “Innovator of the Month.” Modifi Bio is a preclinical stage biotechnology company developing a new approach to oncology treatment by eradicating cancer though direct DNA modification. Their work is supported by the National... Read More about Murphy Highlights New Haven's Modifi Bio as "Innovator of the Month"

WASHINGTON–U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) with U.S. Representative Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.) on Tuesday led a group of 186 Members of Congress in reintroducing Ethan’s Law, legislation requiring gun owners to safely and securely store their firearms. Named in honor of Ethan Song, a teenager from Guilford,... Read More about Murphy, Blumenthal, DeLauro Lead Colleagues In Reintroducing “Ethan’s Law” Safe Gun Storage Legislation