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 Tuesday released the following statement on Tunisia President Kais Saied’s extension of the country’s state of emergency.“The United States and our democratic allies have been... Read More about Murphy Statement on Tunisian President's Extension of State of Emergency

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) on Friday issued the following statements in response to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) announcement that it would create a $350 million Pandemic Market Volatility Assistance Program to assist dairy farmers impacted by the economic... Read More about Murphy, Shaheen, Gillibrand Respond to Announcement of USDA's New Federal Program to Assist Dairy Farmers

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 U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) on Thursday joined U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) and Joni Ernst (R-Ind.), and 49 of their Senate colleagues in urging the Biden... Read More about Murphy, Blumenthal, Shaheen, Ernst, Senate Colleagues Urge Biden Administration to Immediately Evacuate Afghan SIV Applicants & Fully Implement the Afghan Allies Protection 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, authored an op-ed in USA Today in support of President Biden’s decision to end the longest war in our nation’s history."The images coming out of Afghanistan are heartbreaking, but... Read More about Murphy Op-Ed in USA Today: President Biden Made the Right Decision to End Our War in Afghanistan

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 earthquake in Haiti:“What devastating news coming out of Haiti this weekend. I am glad the United States has mobilized quickly to send immediate humanitarian aid to the country, and are taking... Read More about Murphy Statement on Haiti Earthquake

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 U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) on Monday joined U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) and... Read More about Murphy, Blumenthal, Menendez, Shaheen, Senate Colleagues Urge Biden Administration to Protect Afghan Women Leaders in Wake of Taliban Takeover in Afghanistan

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 released the following statement after the Taliban took control of the presidential palace in Kabul:“My heart is heavy today thinking about the innocent Afghan people who... Read More about Murphy Statement on the Taliban Takeover of Kabul

WASHINGTON – In the early hours of Wednesday morning, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, took to the Senate Floor immediately following budget reconciliation proceedings to make a series of... Read More about Senate Republicans Block Senate from Confirming Pending Nominations for State Department and USAID, Undermining American National Security

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee and Chairman of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security, on Tuesday released the following statement after the United States Senate passed the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act: “Joe Biden ran on the promise... Read More about Murphy Statement on Passage of Historic Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill

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, this week joined the Center for Strategic & International Studies’ Jon Alterman on his podcast Babel: Translating the Middle East to discuss the United States’s security footprint in... Read More about Murphy Discusses U.S. Middle East Policy

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security, on Tuesday held a media availability with U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) to discuss Senate passage of the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, which includes funding for the Northeast Rail Corridor,... Read More about Murphy Votes to Pass the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee and U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, on Monday urged passage of the Build Back Better budget resolution on the U.S. Senate floor. Murphy specifically argued we need more federal dollars to combat the climate crisis and assist with community... Read More about Murphy on the Build Back Better Budget Resolution: We're Going to Make a Huge Down Payment on Fixing the Economic Imbalance for Average Americans

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 Tuesday chaired a subcommittee hearing on U.S. security assistance in the Middle East with Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Regional Affairs Mira Resnick and Deputy... Read More about Murphy at Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee Hearing on Middle East Security Assistance: Some of the Resources that We Provide to the Region Today Are Mismatched to Our National Security Interests

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 Monday delivered remarks on the U.S. Senate floor making the case that the Taliban’s latest gains in Afghanistan are not a reason for the United States to reverse course and leave... Read More about Murphy on U.S. Senate Floor: The Taliban's Latest Gains in Afghanistan Are Not a Reason to Reverse Course on U.S. Troop Withdrawal

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 slate of new U.S. sanctions announced against the Lukashenka regime in Belarus:“A year ago, the people of Belarus turned out in the streets demanding a better future—only to be met with brutal... Read More about Murphy Statement on New U.S. Sanctions against the Lukashenka Regime in Belarus

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security, on Monday welcomed the Biden administration’s continued investments in disaster assistance and action to make resources more widely available across all communities:  “The climate crisis is worsening, as made especially... Read More about Murphy Statement on Biden Administration's Continued Investments in Disaster Assistance

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Monday released the following statement after meeting with Commissioner Katie Dykes of the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP):“The climate crisis is only getting worse—as spelled out by the most recent UN report—making it even more urgent we address this existential... Read More about Murphy Discusses Climate Crisis, Infrastructure Package with Commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee and the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, along with U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) on Friday joined U.S Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) and a group of 21 senators in calling on Secretary of State Antony... Read More about Murphy, Blumenthal, Padilla, Colleagues Urge State Department to Address International Student Visa Backlog

WASHINGTON–U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, joined U.S. Senators Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Ben Cardin (D-Md.), and Ted Cruz (R-Texas) in issuing the following statements after the Senate approved their... Read More about Murphy, Menendez, Rubio, Colleagues Approve Legislation to Bolster U.S. Engagement in Nicaragua as Crisis Deepens

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security, and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) on Wednesday secured $5 million in funding for a soil survey on the Long Island Sound in the Fiscal Year 2022 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related... Read More about Murphy, Blumenthal Secure $5 Million for Long Island Sound Soil Survey in Agriculture Appropriations Bill