WASHINGTON–U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and U.S. Representative Mike Thompson (D-Calif.) joined by U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-Mich.), Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), and U.S. Representative Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) on Wednesday led 15 Senate Democrats and 99 Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives in urging... Read More about Following Oxford High School Shooting, Murphy, Thompson, Stabenow, Peters, Blumenthal, Slotkin Urge Department of Education to Issue Guidance on Safe Gun Storage

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Chair of the  U.S. Senate Foreign Relations   Subcommittee on Near East, South Asia, Central Asia, and Counterterrorism, on Tuesday joined the Project on Middle East Democracy (POMED) Executive Director Stephen McInerney to discuss U.S. policy towards Tunisia. Murphy’s remarks... Read More about Murphy on Tunisia: Let's Make Clear There Is A Future For A Strong U.S.-Tunisian Partnership, But Only If President Saied Remains Committed to His Promises

WASHINGTON–U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Tuesday released the following statement after the U.S. Senate voted to raise the debt ceiling.“I’m grateful to Senators Schumer and McConnell for working out a deal to let Senate Democrats prevent the catastrophic economic collapse that would have resulted from the government defaulting on its... Read More about Murphy Statement on Vote to Raise the Debt Ceiling

WASHINGTON–U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), U.S. Senator Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) and Mark Barden, Sandy Hook Promise co-founder, authored an op-ed in The Hill on the nine year anniversary of the Sandy Hook shooting. The three called for bipartisan action to meaningfully expand background checks and address the epidemic of gun violence in... Read More about Murphy, Toomey and Barden Op-Ed: Bipartisan Action on Background Checks Can Save Lives

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Tuesday released the following statement on the ninth anniversary of the tragic shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School:“My heart aches today—for the 20 children and six teachers who were taken from us nine years ago today at Sandy Hook Elementary School, for the families who have had to live with... Read More about Murphy Statement on the Ninth Anniversary of Sandy Hook

HARTFORD–Ahead of the ninth anniversary of the Sandy Hook shooting, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) on Monday joined local gun violence prevention advocates to honor victims and survivors of gun violence, highlight successes of the anti-gun violence movement at the state and local levels, and push for... Read More about Nine Years Since Sandy Hook, Murphy, Blumenthal, Advocates Honor Victims of Gun Violence, Call for Federal Action

WASHINGTON–U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the  U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee  , Rob Portman (R-Ohio), Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), and Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) met with Oksana Markarova, Ambassador of Ukraine to the U.S., and Ukrainian Members of Parliament on Wednesday to discuss the recent uptick in Russian... Read More about Murphy, Portman, Shaheen, Durbin Meet with Ambassador of Ukraine to the U.S., Ukrainian Members of Parliament

WASHINGTON—As the Omicron variant spreads, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, on Wednesday blasted Republicans on the U.S. Senate floor for their war on vaccines and COVID-19 testing. Murphy specifically called out Senate Republicans for their carelessness in attacking... Read More about Murphy on the U.S. Senate Floor: Apparently the Cost of a Nose Tickle is Too Much to Save Thousands of Lives

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) along with U.S. Representatives Ashley Hinson (R-Iowa) and Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-N.J.) on Wednesday introduced legislation to extend authorization of the National Liberty Memorial, a monument to commemorate enslaved and free African Americans who fought in the... Read More about Bipartisan, Bicameral Group Introduces Legislation to Create National Liberty Memorial, Honor African American Revolutionary War Patriots

WASHINGTON–U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Tuesday applauded the U.S. Senate’s confirmation of FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel:“There is no one better suited for the job of FCC Chair than Jessica Rosenworcel, and I was proud to support her confirmation to a third term. The bipartisan infrastructure bill includes billions of dollars for... Read More about Murphy Applauds Senate Confirmation of FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, on Tuesday released the following statement after the Biden-Putin call:“If Russia decides to move further into Ukraine, it would be a mistake of epic proportions. President Biden made the potential consequences of an invasion abundantly clear,... Read More about Murphy Statement on Biden-Putin Call

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 Sunday joined CNN’s State of the Union with Jake Tapper to discuss tragic shooting at Oxford High School in Michigan this week and Russia’s increasing aggression along the... Read More about Murphy on CNN: If Russia Does Decide to Move Further into Ukraine, It Would Be a Mistake of Historic Proportions for Moscow

WASHINGTON— After this week’s tragic shooting at Oxford High School in Michigan and amid the ongoing gun violence epidemic killing 100 people daily, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Thursday took to the U.S. Senate floor to ask for unanimous consent to pass H.R. 8, legislation that would expand background checks, a measure that is... Read More about Following Mass Shooting in Michigan, Republicans Again Block Bill to Expand Background Checks

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), on Tuesday delivered remarks on the Senate floor following the tragic shooting at Oxford High School in Michigan, which left three students dead and eight others injured. Murphy slammed Republicans for their loyalty to the gun lobby and refusal to pass popular, commonsense gun legislation. He also... Read More about Murphy: Do Not Lecture About Sanctity of Life When 100 People Lose Their Lives to Guns Every Day

WASHINGTON–U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Tuesday released the following statement:“Professional-level payouts for college coaches are only possible because colleges and the NCAA illegally collude to directly restrict compensation for the mostly Black athletes so that the mostly white coaches and industry executives get to keep all the... Read More about Murphy: Shameful that Coaches Rake in Millions While Athletes Aren't Paid for Labor

WASHINGTON–U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, on Tuesday released the following statement on the recent build-up of Russian military forces along the Ukrainian border:“Russia’s aggressive military build-up and troop movements along the Ukrainian border remain deeply concerning. There... Read More about Murphy Statement on Russian Military Forces Along Ukrainian Border

HARTFORD–U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) announced that Hyperfine, Inc., based in Guilford, has been named November’s “Innovator of the Month.” Founded in 2014, Hyperfine’s mission is to improve access to magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) through its first commercial product, the Swoop Portable MR Imaging System. As the first FDA-approved... Read More about Murphy Highlights Guilford's Hyperfine as "Innovator of the Month"

WASHINGTON–U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, departed the United Kingdom after a trip to Belfast and London. Murphy met with civil society, business, and political leaders to discuss the Northern Ireland Protocol, the continued implementation of the Good Friday Agreement, and shared... Read More about Murphy Departs United Kingdom: Northern Ireland Protocol Deal Must Protect Good Friday Agreement, Preserve Peace in Northern Ireland

WASHINGTON–U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, this week traveled to Belfast and London to discuss the ongoing U.K.-EU trade negotiations, the impact of Brexit on Northern Ireland, and Congress’s bipartisan interest in the continued implementation of the Good Friday Agreement.Here’s what... Read More about Murphy in Belfast and London Stresses Importance of Protecting Good Friday Agreement, Peace in the Region

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, will travel to Belfast and London in the United Kingdom. Murphy will meet with civil society and political leaders in Belfast to discuss the Northern Ireland Protocol and the continued implementation of the Good Friday Agreement. He will then... Read More about Murphy to Travel to Belfast and London to Discuss U.S.-U.K. Relationship, Developments in Northern Ireland