WASHINGTON–U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) sent a letter with a bipartisan coalition of 31 U.S. senators urging the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to release funds for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) as swiftly and at the highest level as possible.“Given the... Read More about Murphy, Blumenthal, Bipartisan Group of Senators Urge Release of LIHEAP Home Heating Aid

WASHINGTON–U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), and Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) sent a letter this week to Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, on the importance of the European Union Force in Bosnia and... Read More about Murphy, Shaheen, Wicker, Tillis Urge Biden Administration To Establish U.S. Policy Toward Bosnia And Herzegovina As EUFOR Mandate Renewal Deadline Approaches

HARTFORD–U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) announced that MOVIA Robotics, based in Bristol, was named September’s “Innovator of the Month.” Founded in 2010, MOVIA is a collaborative robotics company building systems and software to help people on the autism spectrum learn and grow using robotic technology. Their products – HomePal™ for family... Read More about Murphy Highlights Bristol's MOVIA Robotics as "Innovator of the Month"

WASHINGTON–U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, on Thursday released the following statement after the U.S. Senate passed the Continuing Resolution to fund the government until December 16:“It’s our job to make sure the federal government stays open and is able to serve the American... Read More about Murphy Votes to Keep Government Open, Fund Heating Assistance Program and Aid to Ukraine

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), John Hoeven (R-N.D.), and Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) on Thursday introduced the bipartisan Help Find the Missing Act or “Billy’s Law.” This legislation would close loopholes in America’s missing persons systems by streamlining the missing persons... Read More about Murphy, Cornyn, Blumenthal, Hoeven, Tillis Introduce Bipartisan Help Find the Missing Act

WASHINGTON–U.S Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Thursday released the following statement after Senate Republicans blocked consideration of the Democracy Is Strengthened by Casting Light On Spending in Elections Act (DISCLOSE), legislation to require organizations spending money in federal elections to disclose their donors:“This feels pretty... Read More about Murphy Statement on Republican Filibuster of the DISCLOSE Act

WASHINGTON–U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee and co-chair of the U.S. Senate Poland Caucus, will travel to Poland for the Warsaw Security Forum. Murphy will participate in a panel with Helena Carreiras, Portugal’s Minister of Defense, and Ben Wallace, the United Kingdom’s Secretary of State... Read More about Murphy to Travel to Warsaw Security Forum

WARSAW–U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee and co-chair of the Senate Poland Caucus, on Tuesday spoke on a panel at the Warsaw Security Forum about the importance of the transatlantic alliance and opportunities to work together in the face of Russian and Chinese aggression. Murphy was joined... Read More about Murphy Discusses Competition with China, Support for NATO at Warsaw Security Forum

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 and a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, on Sunday joined CNN’s State of the Union with Jake Tapper to discuss Russian aggression, the need to... Read More about Murphy on State of the Union: It's Time to Admit the Saudis Are Not Looking Out for Us

WASHINGTON–U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and U.S. Representatives Joaquin Castro (D-Texas) and Norma Torres (D-Calif.) on Wednesday sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo to express concern with the U.S. Department of Commerce’s increased approvals of export licenses for assault weapons and... Read More about Murphy, Warren, Castro, Torres Demand Answers from Commerce Department about Troubling Increase in Approvals of Assault Weapon Exports

WASHINGTON–Ahead of the upcoming election and early voting period, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Wednesday introduced the Vote Without Fear Act, legislation to prevent armed voter intimidation at the polls. The legislation would prohibit the possession of a firearm within 100 yards of any federal election site, with exceptions for on-duty... Read More about Ahead of Midterms, Murphy Introduces Legislation to Keep Voters and Election Workers Safe from Guns at the Polls

WASHINGTON–U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) on Thursday introduced the Consensual Donation and Research Integrity Act, legislation to protect the dignity of those who donate their bodies to education or research. Specifically, it would create standards for registration, inspection, chain of custody, labeling and... Read More about Murphy, Tillis Introduce the Consensual Donation and Research Integrity Act

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 and a member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, on Wednesday spoke on the U.S. Senate floor to highlight the failures of Trump’s maximum pressure campaign in Iran and explain... Read More about Murphy: After Four Years of Failed Maximum Pressure in Iran, We Know We're Better Off with a Nuclear Agreement

WASHINGTON–U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Wednesday released the following statement after the U.S. Senate voted to ratify the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol, which affirms U.S. commitment to phasing out the use of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) by 85% over the next 15 years. HFCs are highly potent greenhouse gases that trap heat in... Read More about Murphy Applauds Senate Ratification of the Kigali Amendment, Phasing Out Use of Hydrofluorocarbons

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and U.S. Representative Suzanne Bonamici (D-Ore-1) on Wednesday introduced a resolution designating the week of September 19 through September 23, 2022, as “Malnutrition Awareness Week.” Malnutrition is a significant problem in the United States and around the world that occurs when a person does not... Read More about Murphy, Blumenthal, Bonamici Introduce Bicameral Resolution Designating Malnutrition Awareness Week

WASHINGTON– U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, introduced Justice Maria Araújo Kahn, President Biden’s nominee to fill a vacancy on the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, at her confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Following... Read More about Second Circuit Court of Appeals Nominee Maria Araújo Kahn Appears Before Senate Confirmation Hearing

WASHINGTON–U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) joined a bipartisan group of 43 colleagues in sending a bicameral letter to President Joe Biden to urge him to issue a Major Disaster Declaration for all of Puerto Rico’s municipalities in response to Hurricane Fiona. Just days before the fifth anniversary of Hurricane... Read More about Murphy, Blumenthal Join Bicameral Push for President Biden to Issue a Major Disaster Declaration for Puerto Rico

WASHINGTON–U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, Bill Cassidy, M.D., (R-La.), and Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), on Wednesday introduced legislation to reauthorize the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) National Neurological Conditions Surveillance System... Read More about Murphy, Cassidy, Van Hollen Introduce Legislation to Improve Neurological Health Research

WASHINGTON–On National Voter Registration Day, U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) joined 15 of their colleagues to introduce two pieces of legislation to make it easier for Americans to register to vote and to know their registration status.The Same Day Voter Registration Act would require states to offer same day... Read More about On National Voter Registration Day, Murphy, Blumenthal, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Make Registering to Vote Easier for All Americans

WASHINGTON–U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Chair of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security, on Tuesday released the following statement:“The Emergency Food and SheIter Program is a vital tool that provides humanitarian aid to migrants and helps the Border Patrol reduce overcrowding at its facilities. If Republicans... Read More about Murphy Statement on Need for Additional Emergency Food and Shelter Program Funding in Upcoming Continuing Resolution