WASHINGTON–U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, on Tuesday released the following statement on the new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Vital Signs analysis, which found firearm homicide rates increased 35... Read More about Murphy Statement on CDC Report Findings of Surge in Gun Homicides in 2020

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Near East, South Asia, Central Asia, and Counterterrorism, spoke on Tuesday at a U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on the importance of strengthening the U.S. Department of Defense’s efforts to prevent civilian deaths in U.S.... Read More about Murphy Presses Nominee for Counterterrorism Coordinator on Strengthening Efforts to Prevent Civilian Deaths in Drone Operations

WASHINGTON–U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-La.), members of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, on Tuesday introduced legislation to reauthorize the historic federal mental health and substance use disorder programs that were signed into law in 2016 as part of their Mental Health Reform... Read More about Murphy, Cassidy Introduce Legislation to Reauthorize and Improve Upon Historic Mental Health Reform Act Before September Expiration

WASHINGTON–U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), U.S. Representative Jim Himes (D-Conn.-04), and Mayor of Stamford Caroline Simmons on Tuesday announced the U.S. Department of the Interior awarded the City of Stamford a $1,811,075 federal grant to complete Phase II of the Boccuzzi Park Improvement Project... Read More about Murphy, Blumenthal, Himes, Simmons Announce $1.8 Million for Boccuzzi Park in Stamford

WASHINGTON–U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Sunday joined Fox News Sunday with Bret Baier to discuss the Supreme Court’s draft opinion to overturn Roe v. Wade, Republican attacks on LGTBQ kids, and student loan debt.On Republicans’ focus on the leak instead of the substance of the SCOTUS decision, Murphy said: “Well, I don't like the way that... Read More about Murphy Discusses Leaked SCOTUS Decision Overturning Roe, Republican Attacks on LGBTQ Kids, and Student Debt on Fox News Sunday

HARTFORD – U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and U.S. Representative Joe Courtney (D-Conn.-02) announced on Wednesday that the Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) awarded a $493,000 Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program grant to the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal... Read More about Murphy, Blumenthal, Courtney Announce $493,000 in Federal Funding to Expand Internet Access to the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation

WASHINGTON–U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) reintroduced the Promoting Accountability and Security in Transition (PAST) Act, to clarify and enhance existing law with regards to presidential transition and presidential records. Congressman Mike Quigley (D-Ill.-05) introduced the companion legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives.“The more... Read More about Murphy Reintroduces Legislation to Protect Presidential Records, Enhance Presidential Transition Process to Promote Accountability and National Security

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security, on Wednesday held a subcommittee hearing on President Biden’s Fiscal Year 2023 funding request for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) with Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. Murphy highlighted Republicans’ use of... Read More about Murphy Chairs Hearing with Secretary Mayorkas on Department of Homeland Security FY23 Budget Request

WASHINGTON–U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) on Monday joined U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), and Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) to introduce a Senate Resolution condemning oil and gas companies... Read More about Murphy, Blumenthal Call for Transition to a Clean Energy Economy to Protect American National Security and Combat Price Gouging by Fossil Fuel Companies

WASHINGTON–U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and U.S. Representative Jahana Hayes (D-Conn.-05) on Thursday introduced the Housatonic Wild and Scenic River Act of 2022, which would create a U.S. National Park Service protective designation for 41 miles of the Housatonic River, running through Sharon, Canaan, Cornwall, Salisbury, New Milford, Kent,... Read More about Murphy, Hayes Introduce Legislation to Leverage Federal Resources to Protect Housatonic River

WASHINGTON–U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, on Tuesday released the following statement on the reported draft Supreme Court opinion to overturn Roe v. Wade:“If this draft reflects the true opinion of the Court’s majority, it will be a devastating, unprecedented attack on... Read More about Murphy Statement on Draft Supreme Court Opinion Overturning Roe v. Wade

HARTFORD–U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) announced that BioWave, based in Norwalk, has been named April’s “Innovator of the Month.” BioWave is a patented smarter pain blocking technology that provides relief from severe pain. BioWave devices deliver therapeutic deep tissue electrical signals to prevent pain signals from reaching the... Read More about Murphy Highlights Norwalk's BioWave as "Innovator of the Month"

WASHINGTON–U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) on Tuesday applauded President Biden’s nomination of Sarah Merriam to fill a vacancy on the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Consisting of thirteen judges, the Second Circuit is one of thirteen appeals courts across the country and exercises... Read More about Murphy, Blumenthal Applaud Nomination of Sarah Merriam to Serve on United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

WASHINGTON–U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, on Tuesday urged the Biden administration to do more to support LGBTQ youth and their families, particularly in states that have passed legislation targeting the rights of LGBTQ students. In a letter to U.S. Secretary of Education... Read More about Murphy Urges Biden Administration to Further Its Support for LGBTQ Youth Amid Nationwide Surge in Anti-LGBTQ Legislation

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) spoke on Tuesday at a U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing with Secretary of State Antony Blinken on the State Department’s FY 2023 budget request. Murphy pushed back on critics of the Iran deal and highlighted the failures of the Trump administration’s “maximum pressure” campaign.... Read More about Murphy Discusses Nuclear Agreement with Iran, Human Rights Concerns in Egypt, U.S. Balkans Policy with Secretary Blinken

WASHINGTON–U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), and Thom Tillis (R-N.C), wrapped up a bipartisan congressional delegation trip to the Western Balkans and Brussels. During their visit, the senators met with members of the respective countries’ governments, members of... Read More about Murphy, Shaheen, Tillis Conclude Bipartisan CODEL to Serbia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Kosovo, Belgium

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, on Monday released the following statement on the nomination of Bridget Brink for U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine:“We need a U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine right now, and Bridget Brink is eminently qualified to take up this important post. I hope my... Read More about Murphy Statement on Nomination of Bridget Brink for U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine

SARAJEVO–U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, on Wednesday joined CNN International’s Amanpour with Christiane Amanpour from his trip to the Balkans to discuss the United States’ continued support for Ukraine and the implications of Russia’s war in Ukraine for European security and stability.... Read More about Murphy on CNN International Discusses Aid to Ukraine and European Security During Trip to the Balkans

BELGRADE–U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), and Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) on Tuesday announced they are traveling to the Balkans to convey continued U.S. support for its allies amid Russian aggression against Ukraine and the implications for European security in the... Read More about Murphy, Shaheen, Tillis Travel to Serbia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Kosovo, Belgium

WASHINGTON–U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee and Chair of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security, on Tuesday urged U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas to exercise humanitarian parole in order to expedite the... Read More about Murphy Urges the Biden Administration to Expedite Evacuation of Ukrainians Through the Use of Humanitarian Parole