WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, on Thursday released the following statement on the Biden administration’s announcement for U.S. re-engagement with Iran. Specifically, the administration announced that the Secretary of State will accept an invitation to participate in an... Read More about Murphy Statement On Biden Administration’s Announcement For U.S. Re-Engagement With Iran

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Saturday released the following statement after he voted to convict former President Trump for “incitement of insurrection”:"In the days following the election of Joe Biden, I went to the Senate floor to speak out against the epidemic of delusion that was spreading across the Republican Party.... Read More about Murphy Statement On His Vote To Convict Former President Trump In The Senate Impeachment Trial

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, on Thursday voted to advance Connecticut Education Commissioner and President Joe Biden’s nominee to be U.S. Secretary of Education, Miguel Cardona out of the HELP Committee. His nomination will now head to the U.S.... Read More about Murphy Votes To Advance Cardona, Nomination Heads To Full Senate For Confirmation

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pension Committee, on Wednesday led 12 Senate Democrats in urging Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell to include funding for summer enrichment opportunities for low-income children in the next COVID-19... Read More about Murphy, Dems To Senate Leadership: We Must Fund Summer Enrichment Opportunities For Low-Income Children In Next COVID-19 Relief Package

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) on Friday introduced legislation to assist families who are struggling to afford diapers during the COVID-19 pandemic. The COVID-19 Diaper Assistance Act would provide $200 million in additional funds through the Social Services Block Grant program for diaper... Read More about Murphy, Ernst Introduce Bipartisan Legislation To Provide Critical Diaper Assistance To Families During Pandemic

HARTFORD—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Sunday joined Fox News Sunday with Chris Wallace to discuss the upcoming impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump and the need to get COVID-19 relief to Americans struggling across the country.On the upcoming impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump, Murphy said: “…I think we have... Read More about Murphy On Fox News Sunday: The Senate Can Work On COVID-19 Relief, Cabinet Confirmations While Holding Trump Accountable

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, on Friday released the following statement after the U.S. State Department formally notified Congress of the decision to reverse the Houthi Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) designation:“The Biden administration’s decision to reverse... Read More about Murphy Statement On The Administration’s Reversal Of Houthi Foreign Terrorist Organization Designation

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.), both members of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, and U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) along with Reps. Adam Schiff (CA-28) and Eddie Bernice Johnson (TX-30) on Friday reintroduced legislation to... Read More about Murphy, Hassan, Van Hollen Reintroduce Legislation To Support Students With Disabilities

WASHINGTON— U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, on Thursday applauded the Biden’s administration’s announcement to end U.S. support for the war in Yemen:“For the last six years, the war in Yemen has led to a horrific humanitarian crisis that has hurt U.S. security and moral credibility.... Read More about Murphy Applauds Biden Administration’s Announcement To End U.S. Support For War In Yemen

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee and the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, took to the U.S. Senate floor on Wednesday to discuss the popularity of President Biden’s American Rescue Plan, the need to support summer enrichment opportunities, speed... Read More about On The U.S. Senate Floor, Murphy Lays Out COVID-19 Relief Priorities, Urges Colleagues To Support Budget Resolution

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, and U.S. Representative Lori Trahan (MA-03), a member of the U.S. House Committee for Energy and Commerce and a former college athlete, on Thursday introduced legislation that would allow college athletes to make... Read More about Murphy, Trahan Introduce Legislation To Allow College Athletes To Make Money Off Their Name, Image And Likeness

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, on Wednesday released the following statement on the Biden administration’s announcement of a five year extension of the U.S.-Russia New START nuclear arms control treaty:“The extension of the New START treaty is good news for U.S. national... Read More about Murphy Statement On Extension Of Nuclear Arms Control Treaty With Russia

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and U.S. Representative Rosa DeLauro (CT-3) led a group of nine Members of Congress in introducing Ethan’s Law. This legislation will create federal requirements for safe gun storage and establish strong penalties for any violations. The bill is named in honor of Ethan... Read More about Murphy, Blumenthal And DeLauro Introduce Safe Gun Storage Legislation

WASHINGTON—During Gun Violence Survivors Week, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) went down to the U.S. Senate floor to highlight stories of gun violence victims and survivors and discuss the urgent need to pass background checks legislation in the 117th Congress.“The things in President Biden's package are supported by 70% of the American public.... Read More about On U.S. Senate Floor, Murphy: 39,000 Americans Die Every Year From Gun Violence, We Must Pass Legislation That Expands Background Checks & Saves Lives

WASHINGTON—At the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pension Committee confirmation hearing, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) introduced Connecticut Education Commissioner Dr. Miguel Cardona on Wednesday as President Joe Biden’s nominee to be the U.S. Secretary of Education. Murphy also asked Cardona about his work in making schools safer... Read More about Murphy: Miguel Cardona Is Going To Make A Great Secretary Of Education

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, on Tuesday released the following statement after EA Sports announced the college football series reboot:“EA Sports’ college football series reboot is just further proof that the NCAA's priority is keeping their profits... Read More about Murphy Statement On EA Sports-NCAA Partnership For College Football Series Reboot

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, and U.S. Senator Roy Blunt (R-Mo.), along with Representative Bob Latta (OH-05) and Representative Debbie Dingell (MI-12) in the U.S. House of Representatives, on Tuesday re-introduced legislation that allows any health care... Read More about Murphy, Blunt Re-Introduce Legislation To Allow Health Care Professionals To Render Services Anywhere Throughout COVID-19 Pandemic

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) this week introduced legislation to provide a $10 billion investment in rapidly expanding the domestic manufacturing for pandemic supplies. This funding will support President Biden’s executive action and his American Rescue Plan to fully utilize the Defense Production Act... Read More about Murphy, Baldwin Introduce Legislation To Expand American Production Of Pandemic Supplies

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) announced on Monday that Wren Laboratories based in Branford, Conn. has been named “Innovator of the Month.” Wren, a state-of-the-art molecular genomics testing company that employs 25 people, was established in 2010 by two former Yale faculty, Irvin Modlin, MD and Mark Kidd, Ph.D. to develop liquid... Read More about Murphy Highlights Connecticut Innovator Wren Laboratories As “Murphy’s Innovator Of The Month"

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Tina Smith (D-Minn.) introduced legislation to study and address how social, environmental, and economic conditions exacerbate health inequities for Black, Brown, Indigenous, and people of color. These conditions, known as social determinants of health (SDOH), are the... Read More about Senators Murphy, Smith Introduce Bill to Study, Address Conditions that Exacerbate Health Inequities for Black, Brown, Indigenous & People of Color