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 Saturday released the following statement on the recent violence in Jerusalem:“I am deeply concerned by the recent violence in Jerusalem and encourage all parties to... Read More about Murphy Statement on Recent Violence in Jerusalem

WASHINGTON–U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), and Edward Markey (D-Mass.) on Thursday sent a letter to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D- N.Y.) and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) urging them to include additional long-term funding for elementary and secondary... Read More about Murphy, Warren, Booker, Wyden, Markey Urge Senate Leadership to Include Long-Term Investments for K-12 Schools in Next Funding Package

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, departed Jordan on Wednesday after a trip to the region that included meetings with foreign leaders and senior officials including King Abdullah II, Omani Foreign Minister... Read More about Murphy Departs Middle East: It's Clear the Biden Administration Is Having a Positive Impact on the Region

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Wednesday released the following statement on the Biden administration’s announcement of support for waiving intellectual property protections for COVID-19 vaccines at the World Trade Organization.“We are watching the return of American moral leadership. President Biden's decision is gutsy and... Read More about Murphy Statement on Biden Administration's Support for COVID-19 TRIPS Waiver

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, along with U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.), Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), and Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) on Tuesday urged the Biden administration to encourage other countries to contribute... Read More about Murphy, Young, Shaheen, Moran Urge U.S. to Help Fulfill UN Funding Shortfalls for Yemen Humanitarian Relief

HARTFORD–Members of Connecticut’s Congressional delegation, Governor Ned Lamont, and the Connecticut Department of Public Health today announced that 27 municipalities and local health departments in Connecticut have been selected by the state to share in more than $13 million in federal grant money to be used to form partnerships between local... Read More about Congressional Delegation and Governor Lamont Announce Grants to 27 Local Health Departments in Connecticut to Promote Vaccine Equity Partnerships

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and U.S. Representative Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) wrote to President Biden on Friday requesting support for living shoreline coastal resiliency projects that will help coastal communities combat climate change and rebuild the economy. President Biden’s American Jobs Plan specifically calls... Read More about Murphy, Pallone Call for Investment in Coastal Resiliency Projects to Combat Climate Change and Create Jobs

WASHINGTON–U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) joined Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), and 31 of their Senate colleagues in a letter to President Joe Biden asking him to issue an updated presidential determination with an increased refugee admissions target for the remainder of Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 as soon as... Read More about Murphy, Blumenthal & Colleagues Urge President Biden to Issue Updated Presidential Determination with an Increased Refugee Admissions Target

HARTFORD—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) announced AI Therapeutics, based in Guilford, has been named “Innovator of the Month.” Founded by Dr. Jonathan Rothberg in 2013 to advance the clinical development of new therapies to treat lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) and diseases of major unmet need, AI Therapeutics is a pioneer in biotechnology,... Read More about Murphy Highlights Guilford Innovator AI Therapeutics as "Murphy's Innovator of the Month"

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, will travel to Oman, Qatar and Jordan, joining senior members of the Biden Administration, including Yemen Special Envoy Tim Lenderking, during parts of the trip. Murphy will meet... Read More about Murphy to Travel to Middle East to Discuss Yemen, Other Regional Economic & Security Concerns

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Wednesday released the following statement on Senate passage of the Congressional Resolution of Disapproval of the Trump administration’s rollback of the New Source Performance Standards (NSPS). Murphy is a cosponsor of the resolution, which reverses the Trump administration’s rollback of methane... Read More about Murphy Statement on Passage of Resolution Reinstating Methane Emissions Standards

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Edward Markey (D-Mass.), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), and Jeffrey Merkley (D-Ore.) on Wednesday sent letters to Pfizer, Moderna, and Johnson & Johnson requesting information on their plans to expand access to COVID-19 vaccines and vaccine manufacturing capacity across the... Read More about Murphy, Colleagues Call on Pfizer, Moderna, and Johnson & Johnson to Expand Access to COVID-19 Vaccines Across the Globe

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, on Wednesday joined Foreign Policy’s Virtual Climate Summit: Advancing the Global Dialogue on Climate Action for a solution-focused discussion on addressing climate change as a national security priority.On why climate change is a national... Read More about Murphy: The Biden Administration Views Climate Change as Existential

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Near East, South Asia, Central Asia and Counterterrorism, on Tuesday asked U.S. Department of State Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad about the Biden administration’s decision to withdraw U.S.... Read More about At Senate Foreign Relations Committee Hearing, Murphy Discusses Afghanistan Troop Withdrawal with U.S. Afghan Envoy

WASHINGTON–Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and U.S. Representative Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) led a group of fifty-six lawmakers including U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) in reintroducing the Equal Access to Justice for Victims of Gun Violence Act to ensure that the gun industry – including manufacturers, sellers and interest... Read More about Murphy, Blumenthal, Schiff, Colleagues Reintroduce Legislation to Give Gun Violence Victims Their Day in Court

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Thursday applauded the Senate passage of the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act, legislation aimed to address the ongoing surge in hate crimes and violence against the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community.  “In the past year, we’ve seen a disturbing rise in racist rhetoric and hate... Read More about Murphy Applauds Senate Passage of COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) joined U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) on Wednesday in introducing the College for All Act to open up the dream of a college degree to millions of working-class children. The legislation would make the most substantial federal investment in higher... Read More about Murphy, Sanders, Jayapal, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Make College Tuition-Free and Debt-Free for Working Families

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) on Thursday introduced bipartisan legislation that would give metastatic breast cancer patients access to support and medical care years sooner than current law allows. Metastatic breast cancer accounts for 90 percent of breast cancer deaths, and the average life... Read More about Murphy, Ernst Introduce Bill to Give Metastatic Breast Cancer Patients a Fighting Chance

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-Ohio), both members of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, on Wednesday welcomed passage of their amendment to authorize $150 million in FY22 funding for the Global Engagement Center (GEC) in order to counter propaganda and disinformation from countries like... Read More about Murphy, Portman Amendment to Fight Global Propaganda and Disinformation Passes Foreign Relations Committee, Heads to the Senate Floor

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, on Wednesday applauded passage of his amendment to allow the United States to better compete with Chinese development finance institutions. Murphy’s amendment specifically 1) Increases the Development Finance Corporation (DFC)’s liability limit... Read More about Murphy Amendment to Allow U.S. to Better Compete with Chinese Development Finance Institutions Passes Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Heads to Senate Floor