WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) applauded passage of Save Our Seas 2.0, legislation to combat marine debris. Murphy and Murkowski are both cosponsors of the bill, which was introduced and led by U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-Rhode Island) and U.S.... Read More about Murphy, Murkowski Applaud Final Passage Of Save Our Seas 2.0

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, joined Pod Save the World this week to discuss the assassination of a Iranian nuclear scientist and the future of the Iran nuclear deal in the post-Trump era, the Trump administration’s rushed arms sale to the United... Read More about Murphy Discusses Future Of The Iran Nuclear Deal, Administration’s Proposed UAE Arms Sale, And Progressive Foreign Policy Priorities For Next Congress On Pod Save The World

HARTFORD—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) announced on Monday that innovator Azitra Inc. in Branford has been named Innovator of the Month. Azitra was founded by two graduate students at Yale University to combine synthetic biology tools with microbes naturally found on the skin. They are a clinical-stage medical dermatology company leveraging... Read More about Murphy Highlights Connecticut Innovator Azitra Inc. As “Murphy’s Innovator Of The Month"

HARTFORD—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Saturday published an op-ed in the Hartford Courant encouraging people in Connecticut to support small businesses on Small Business Saturday, and renewed his call for Congress to pass a COVID-19 relief bill aimed at helping small businesses stay afloat ahead of a harsh winter season. The op-ed... Read More about Murphy Op-Ed In Hartford Courant: Congress Needs To Pass A COVID Relief Bill To Help Save Connecticut’s Small Businesses

WASHINGTON—This week, U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and 14 of their Senate colleagues joined a letter led by U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.) urging congressional leaders to provide robust funding to ensure the swift distribution of COVID-19 vaccines as a part of any upcoming legislation to address the... Read More about Murphy, Blumenthal, Booker, Democratic Senators Urge Robust Funding For State And Local Governments To Distribute COVID-19 Vaccines

WASHINGTON—As the Trump administration formally begins the presidential transition, three weeks after the presidential election, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, this week published an op-ed with NBC News explaining how the Trump administration’s... Read More about Murphy Op-Ed In NBC: Any Further Delays In The Transfer Of Power Will Result In Americans Continuing To Pay The Price For Trump's Gross Mishandling Of COVID-19 After He Leaves Office

WASHINGTON—Following the conclusion of the G20 Summit, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), the top Democrat of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Near East, South Asia, Central Asia, and Counterterrorism and 8 of his senate colleagues joined a bipartisan letter led by Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Ranking Member of the Senate... Read More about Murphy, Menendez, Senate Colleagues Make Bipartisan Call For Saudi Government To Release Wrongfully Detained Women Political Prisoners

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, on Monday welcomed President-elect Joe Biden's nomination of Tony Blinken for U.S. Secretary of State:"Tony Blinken is an A+ choice to be our nation's top diplomat. In the post-Trump era, the job of repairing relationships with allies, rejoining... Read More about Murphy Statement On The Nomination Of Antony Blinken For Secretary Of State

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Chris Coons (D-Del.) this week issued a statement cautioning the Trump Administration against designating the Houthis in Yemen as a Foreign Terrorist Organization:“We are concerned about the adverse consequences of designating the entire Houthi movement in Yemen as a Foreign... Read More about Murphy, Young, Coons Caution Against Designating Houthis In Yemen As Terrorist Organization

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and 14 of his senate colleagues joined a letter led by Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) expressing their alarm at the ongoing conflict in Ethiopia and urging U.S. Secretary Mike Pompeo to directly engage with Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed.“We write to express our alarm at the deteriorating... Read More about Murphy, Van Hollen, Senate Democrats Press Pompeo On Conflict In Ethiopia

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Patty Murray (D-Wash.) joined U.S. Representatives Don Beyer (VA-08), Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (VA-03), and Donald McEachin (VA-04) on Thursday in announcing the Keeping All Students Safe Act to protect students from dangerous seclusion and restraint discipline practices in school.   Every child... Read More about Murphy, Murray, Beyer, Scott, McEachin Unveil Bill To Protect Students From Dangerous Seclusion And Restraint Practices

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, on Thursday announced that he is introducing Senate legislation that would eliminate the use of corporal punishment in schools across America. The Protecting Our Students in Schools Act provides a broader definition of... Read More about Murphy Announces Legislation To End Corporal Punishment In Schools

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Thursday applauded the news that the U.S. Army will reconsider thousands of other-than-honorable (OTH) discharges to service members with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other mental health conditions following a lawsuit brought on by the Veterans Legal Services Clinic at Yale Law... Read More about Murphy Statement On Army Reversing Decision On Other-Than-Honorable Discharges For Veterans With Mental Health Conditions And PTSD

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), and Rand Paul (R-Ky.) this week announced the introduction of four separate Joint Resolutions of Disapproval rejecting the Trump administration’s effort to provide the United Arab Emirates with a precedent-setting aircraft and myriad other weapons systems. The... Read More about Murphy, Menendez, Paul Unveil Joint Resolutions Of Disapproval For Proposed Arms Package To Uae

 WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Wednesday issued the following statement after it was announced that Open Community Alliance has filed a fair housing lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on behalf of ten residents of Barbour Gardens Apartments, Infill I, and Clay Arsenal... Read More about Murphy Statement Supporting North End Hartford Residents’ Fair Housing Lawsuit Against HUD

WASHINGTON—As COVID-19 cases across the country continue to climb, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), and U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-Wash.) held a press call on Wednesday to announce the Protect Our Heroes Act, new legislation to increase production of critical personal protective equipment (PPE)... Read More about Murphy: The Administration Has Totally Dropped The Ball On Protecting Health Care Workers & The Pandemic Is Going To Be Increasingly Deadly Because Of It

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), Senator Patty Murray (D-Wash.), Senator Gary Peters (D-Mich.), and Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) on Wednesday unveiled the Protect Our Heroes Act of 2020, a bill that will increase the production of critical personal protective equipment (PPE) like... Read More about As COVID-19 Cases Continue To Climb, Murphy, Schumer, Murray, Peters, And Baldwin Unveil The Protect Our Heroes Act Of 2020 To Increase Production Of Critical PPE And Address N-95 Mask Shortages Facing Health Care Workers

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), the top Democrat of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Near East, South Asia, Central Asia, and Counterterrorism, on Tuesday released a statement on the Pentagon’s confirmation that they will draw down troops in Iraq and Afghanistan before President-elect Biden is inaugurated:“I support... Read More about Murphy Statement On Troop Withdrawal From Iraq And Afghanistan

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) joined U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) and 12 colleagues in a letter to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg calling on the company to fully address the problem of anti-Muslim bigotry on its platform, which has enabled offline violence against Muslims in the United States... Read More about Murphy, Blumenthal Press Facebook To Take Immediate Action To Combat Anti-Muslim Bigotry On Its Platform

HARTFORD—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Friday joined U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) to call on President Trump to accept the free and fair election results and concede the presidential race to President-elect Joe Biden. Murphy and Blumenthal talked about how the president’s refusal to concede and begin the process of a peaceful... Read More about Murphy: Every Day President Trump Delays this Transition Leaves our Country Vulnerable