WASHINGTON—Following the mass shootings in Atlanta and Boulder, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) delivered remarks on the Senate floor on Thursday to honor the victims lost to gun violence this year. Murphy read the names of victims of gun violence into the Congressional Record and shared their stories in an effort to recognize the lives lost.... Read More about Murphy on the U.S. Senate Floor: "No Other Nation Permits This Level of Gun Violence. Don't Tell Me It's the Price of Admission to America."

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security, on Wednesday delivered remarks on the Senate floor on his recent trip to the U.S.-Mexico border and how we can address the lingering consequences of the Trump administration’s inhumane immigration policy. “Republicans... Read More about Murphy on the U.S. Senate Floor: Republicans Need to Stop Looking at Immigration as a Political Opportunity and Deal with the Truth

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) reintroduced legislation to enhance congressional accountability and oversight of the national security classification system, codify the Interagency Security Classification Appeals Panel (ISCAP), set up a streamlined congressional appeal of classification decisions, and... Read More about Murphy, Wyden Reintroduce Legislation to Enhance Congressional Oversight of Classification System

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, on Tuesday urged the U.S. Department of State to restore crude-for diesel swaps in Venezuela as a way to provide much needed humanitarian relief to the people there. In a letter to Secretary of State Tony Blinken, Murphy called on the... Read More about Murphy Urges Secretary of State Blinken to Restore Diesel Swaps in Venezuela, Provide Much Needed Humanitarian Relief

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, on Monday led 10 Senate Democrats in urging the U.S. Department of Education to issue guidance for how to use funding from the American Rescue Plan to provide summer enrichment programming for children and families. In a... Read More about Murphy, Senate Dems Urge Department of Education to Issue Guidance for Summer Enrichment Programs

HARTFORD—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security, on Monday held a press availability in Hartford to discuss his recent trip to the U.S.-Mexico border and call for additional support to address the root causes of migration. Murphy was joined by Chris George, Executive... Read More about Murphy: What We're Seeing at the Border is a Symptom of a Crisis that Exists Outside the United States

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Saturday issued the following statement on the passing of Billy Ciotto and David Pudlin: “I was seventeen when I cold called Billy Ciotto. I was a high school junior interested in government, and everyone told me Billy was the guy to call if you wanted to get involved. That year, 1991, Billy put me... Read More about Murphy Statement on the Passing of Billy Ciotto and David Pudlin

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security, on Saturday joined NPR Weekend Edition to discuss his recent trip to the U.S.-Mexico border to assess resource needs and ongoing humanitarian and security challenges at the southern border. “[T]he rise in children coming to... Read More about Murphy Gives Firsthand Account of Border Trip on NPR's Weekend Edition

WASHINGTON–U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.V.), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security, and Gary Peters (D-Mich.) and Rob Portman (R-Ohio), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, recently completed a bipartisan... Read More about Murphy, Peters, Portman, Capito Visit Southern Border to Assess Resource Needs and Humanitarian & Security Challenges

HARTFORD–U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, today praised the announcement by the Navy that Electric Boat has been awarded the funding to build a second Virginia Class submarine in 2021, restoring the two submarines... Read More about Murphy & Blumenthal Celebrate EB Contract to Build a 10th Virginia-Class Submarine

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and John Thune (R-S.D.) this week reintroduced the Personal Health Investment Today (PHIT) Act, legislation that would encourage more physical activity in the United States and incentivize healthier living by allowing Americans to use a portion of the money saved in their pre-tax health savings... Read More about Murphy, Thune Reintroduce Bill to Encourage Healthy Living

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee (HELP), on Thursday voted to confirm Xavier Becerra to be the next U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services. Upon his confirmation, Murphy released the following statement:“I fought side by side with Xavier Becerra in the... Read More about Murphy Applauds Senate Confirmation of Xavier Becerra to be the Next Secretary of Health and Human Services

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Ranking Member Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Chairman Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Rob Portman (R-Ohio), John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) on Wednesday re-introduced the Ukraine Security Partnership Act to provide security assistance and... Read More about Murphy, Bipartisan Group of Senators Re-Introduce Legislation to Provide Assistance, Support for Ukraine

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, on Wednesday asked Elizabeth Economy, a senior fellow for China studies at the Council on Foreign Relations, about how we can compete with China and whether his proposed national security budget increase, Investing in 21st Century Diplomacy,... Read More about At Senate Foreign Relations Committee Hearing, Murphy Asks Witnesses About His Proposed National Security Budget Increase to Compete with China

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, this week in an exchange with President Biden’s nominee for Deputy Secretary of Labor, Julie Su, underscored the need to focus on the long-term unemployment population and highlighted the WorkPlace, a workforce development... Read More about At Labor Confirmation Hearing, Murphy Highlights Successful Connecticut Long-Term Unemployment Program as Model for the Country

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), along with U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), and Bob Casey (D-Pa.), on Wednesday introduced legislation to reauthorize the Highlands Conservation Act, which would allow states to access matching federal funding for projects to promote conservation, tourism, and... Read More about Murphy, Blumenthal, Gillibrand, Casey Introduce Legislation to Promote Economic Growth, Protect Natural Resources in the Highlands Region

WASHINGTON– U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and U.S. Representative Jahana Hayes (CT-5), joined by Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Representative Jamie Raskin (MD-8) reintroduced the Handgun Purchaser Licensing Act. The bill creates a federal grant program to incentivize state and local governments to... Read More about Murphy, Blumenthal, Hayes Introduce Permit-to-Purchase Gun Safety Bill

WASHINGTON–U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.),U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), and U.S. Representative Jim Himes (CT-5) led their Congressional colleagues in introducing strongly-supported bicameral legislation to protect domestic violence survivors from gun violence. The Lori Jackson Domestic Violence Survivor Protection Act is narrowly... Read More about Murphy, Blumenthal, Himes Lead Introduction of Bicameral Legislation to Close Dangerous Loophole to Protect Domest Abuse Survivors

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), U.S. Representative David Cicilline (RI-01), and U.S. Representative Ami Bera (CA-07) on Tuesday proposed a significant increase to the international affairs budget for Fiscal Year 2022 to better address America’s national security challenges. Investing in 21st... Read More about Murphy, Van Hollen, Cicilline, Bera Propose International Affairs Budget Increase to Compete with China, Prepare for the Next Pandemic, and Fight Climate Change

HARTFORD–Members of Connecticut’s Congressional delegation, Governor Ned Lamont and Connecticut Housing Commissioner Seila Mosquera-Bruno today announced the launch of UniteCT, a new state program to provide rental and utility assistance to qualified Connecticut households financially impacted by COVID-19.As further detailed in the program... Read More about Congressional Delegation and Governor Lamont Announce Launch of State Program to Provide Emergency Rental and Utility Assistance Amid COVID-19 Pandemic