WASHINGTON–U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Friday released the following statement after the Supreme Court of the United States overruled Roe v. Wade in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization:“A group of unelected politicians masquerading as justices just eliminated a constitutional right that generations of women have known and relied... Read More about Murphy Statement on Supreme Court Decision Overruling Roe v. Wade

WASHINGTON–U.S Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Thursday spoke on the U.S. Senate floor immediately preceding Senate passage of his Bipartisan Safer Communities Act by a vote of 65 to 33.“Within two days of the Uvalde massacre, Senator Cornyn, Senator Tillis, Senator Sinema, and I joined by other members of this body had started talking. Not about... Read More about Murphy: Shooting After Shooting, Congress for Thirty Years Did Nothing - But Not This Time

WASHINGTON–U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Tuesday released the following statement on Marilynn Malerba’s appointment as Treasurer of the United States:“Chief Malerba’s appointment to serve as Treasurer of the United States and lead the Treasury Department’s new Office of Tribal and Native Affairs are historic achievements. As Chief of the... Read More about Murphy Statement on Appointment of Marilynn Malerba as United States Treasurer

WASHINGTON– Following agreement between U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), and Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.) on legislative text that will allow the Senate to vote to end a three decades long logjam on gun safety legislation, Murphy released the following statement:“For decades, the anti-gun violence... Read More about Murphy Statement on Gun Safety Legislative Text

WASHINGTON–U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.), and Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) released the following statement:“Today, we finalized bipartisan, commonsense legislation to protect America’s children, keep our schools safe, and reduce the threat of violence across our country. Our legislation will save... Read More about Bipartisan Group of Senators Announce Bipartisan Safer Communities Act

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) joined U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand and 29 of their Senate colleagues on Friday in a push to extend child nutrition waivers ahead of their expiration and enact a robust set of child nutrition priorities in any upcoming legislative vehicles. As school summer break is... Read More about As Benefits Cliff Rapidly Approaches, Murphy, Blumenthal, Senate Colleagues Push to Fight Food Insecurity

WASHINGTON–U.S Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Thursday released the following statement:“We’ve continued to make progress over the last two days and have finalized agreement on the majority of our framework’s provisions. Our staff is currently drafting legislative text on those areas of agreement as we work through the final sticking points. I... Read More about Murphy Statement on Progress Toward Gun Safety Legislation

HARTFORD—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Monday held a press conference in Hartford to lay out what’s in the bipartisan gun safety framework and how this historic legislation will break a three decades long logjam on anti-gun violence legislation.Murphy laid out the five ways the framework will change gun laws: “The first, thanks to Senator... Read More about Murphy Lays Out Bipartisan Gun Safety Framework

WASHINGTON–U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Roy Blunt (R-Mo.), Cory Booker (D- N.J.), Richard Burr (R-N.C.), Bill Cassidy (R-La.), Susan Collins (R-Maine), Chris Coons (D-Del.), Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Mark Kelly... Read More about Bipartisan Group of Senators Announce Agreement

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) spoke on Thursday at a U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee hearing on America’s role in supporting Europe’s energy diversification agenda with Amos Hochstein, Senior Advisor for Energy Security at the U.S. Department of State.Murphy highlighted the importance of investing in energy security... Read More about Murphy Discusses Need for the U.S. to Do More to Support Energy Independence in Europe

WASHINGTON–U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) joined U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Patty Murray (D-Wash.),  and 21 of their Senate colleagues in a letter to President Biden urging him to immediately issue an executive order directing the federal government to develop a national plan to defend... Read More about Murphy, Blumenthal, Warren, Murray Urge President Biden to Issue Executive Order to Defend Americans' Right to Abortion

WASHINGTON–U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Wednesday released the following statement after meeting with Mayor of New York City Eric Adams:“New York, like so many cities in Connecticut, is plagued by the kind of daily gun violence that destroys families but rarely makes the headlines. I was glad to meet with Mayor Adams to hear more about... Read More about Murphy Readout of Meeting with New York City Mayor Eric Adams

WASHINGTON–U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Wednesday released the following statement after meeting with Steve Dettelbach, director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) nominee:“As more than 100 people die by gun violence every day, it’s unacceptable that the agency responsible for enforcing federal gun laws and... Read More about Murphy Readout of Meeting with Nominee for ATF Director Steve Dettelbach

WASHINGTON–U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Sunday joined CNN’s State of the Union with Jake Tapper to discuss the latest on bipartisan negotiations on gun reform.“I've never been part of negotiations as serious as these. There are more Republicans at the table talking about changing our gun laws and investing in mental health than at... Read More about Murphy on State of the Union: I've Never Been A Part Of Negotiations As Serious As These

WASHINGTON–U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Thursday released the following statement after President Biden’s address to the nation:“President Biden is right – doing nothing is not an option. Over the last week, I have been in almost constant communication with my colleagues to find common ground on a meaningful, bipartisan package that will... Read More about Murphy Statement on President Biden's Address on Gun Violence

WASHINGTON–U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) authored an op-ed on FoxNews.com to lay out the state of bipartisan negotiations on gun reform and push back on the disinformation campaign about the gun violence prevention movement.On the gun lobby’s campaign to distort his intentions to find a bipartisan compromise on commonsense gun reform, Murphy... Read More about Murphy Op-Ed on FoxNews.com: Inaction Cannot Be Our Answer to Uvalde

HARTFORD–U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) announced that Playbl, based in New Haven, has been named May’s “Innovator of the Month.” Playbl, a spin-out company from the play2PREVENT (p2P) Lab at the Yale Center for Health and Learning Games, produces evidence-informed digital health games to promote wellness and risk prevention for young people.... Read More about Murphy Highlights New Haven's Playbl as "Innovator of the Month"

HARTFORD–U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) on Tuesday joined gun violence prevention advocates in Hartford to call for action on gun safety legislation following the tragic shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas.“I wish this country was willing to step up and have a conversation about the... Read More about Murphy, Blumenthal Provide Update on Senate Negotiations on Gun Violence Prevention Legislation

HARTFORD–U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Sunday joined ABC’s This Week and CBS’ Face the Nation to discuss the tragic shooting in Uvalde, Texas and the urgency for Congress to act.On bipartisan negotiations in the Senate, Murphy said: “[T]here are more Republicans interested in talking about finding a path forward this time than I have ever... Read More about Murphy on Sunday Shows: There Are More Republicans Interested In A Path Forward Than Ever Before

WASHINGTON–U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Thursday released the following statement after Senate Republicans blocked consideration of the Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act:“After the tragedies in Buffalo, Laguna Woods, and Uvalde, this was an opportunity to begin the debate on how to respond. We missed that chance today, but it’s not the... Read More about Murphy Statement on Today's Vote and Next Steps