WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee and U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, on Friday, released the following statement on President Trump and the First Lady’s positive COVID-19 diagnosis:“Today, my thoughts are with President Trump, the First Lady, and any... Read More about Murphy Statement On President Trump And The First Lady’s Positive Covid-19 Diagnosis

HARTFORD—U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) released the following statements after the Navy announced they have awarded a $67.3 million contract to Weeks Marine for construction of a new pier at Naval Submarine Base New London. The new pier will replace the current Pier 32, and will be the home port of... Read More about Murphy, Blumenthal Statements Regarding Subase Pier Contract

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, on Wednesday led Senate Democrats on the floor of the U.S. Senate to highlight what’s at stake with the U.S. Supreme Court vacancy, and specifically what it means for the Affordable Care Act and the future of Americans’... Read More about Murphy On The U.S. Senate Floor: Trump Now Has A Chance With Barrett To Get Done What He Couldn’t Legislatively–The Full Repeal Of The ACA

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Mitt Romney (R-Utah), Ranking Member and Chairman of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Near East, South Asia, Central Asia, and Counterterrorism, released the following statement regarding reports that the U.S. plans to fully withdraw diplomatic forces from its embassy in... Read More about Murphy, Romney Statement On Reports Of U.S. Withdrawal From Baghdad Embassy

HARTFORD—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) announced on Wednesday that innovator Tangen Biosciences in Branford has been named “Innovator of the Month.” Founded in 2013 by two Connecticut natives, Tangen’s goal has been to bring high quality molecular diagnostics for infectious diseases out of the laboratory and closer to... Read More about Murphy Highlights Branford Innovator Tangen As “Murphy’s Innovator Of The Month”

HARTFORD—Members of Connecticut Congressional Delegation today sent a letter to President Donald Trump to urge him to grant Governor Ned Lamont’s request for a major disaster declaration following as a result of the damage caused by Tropical Storm Isaias.“The significant outages and damage caused by the storm placed additional burdens on our state... Read More about Connecticut Delegation Supports Request For Major Disaster Declaration Following T.S. Isaias

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Cory Booker (D-N.J.) along with U.S. Representatives Tony Cárdenas (D-Calif.) and Morgan Griffith (R-Va.) on Tuesday sent a letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Seema Verma asking for confirmation of full implementation of the At-Risk Youth Medicaid... Read More about Murphy, Booker, Cárdenas, Griffith Demand Answers On Delayed Implementation Of Health Care Coverage For Youth In Juvenile Justice System

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) introduced a bipartisan resolution designating the week of October 5 through October 9 2020, as “Malnutrition Awareness Week.” Malnutrition is a significant problem in the United States and occurs when a person does not get enough nutrients. The resolution... Read More about Murphy, Grassley Introduce Resolution Designating Malnutrition Awareness Week

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) released the following statement following President Trump’s announcement of Amy Coney Barrett to be an Associate Justice on the U.S. Supreme Court:“If Trump puts Amy Coney Barrett, his hand-picked nominee, on the court, millions of people I represent in Connecticut will be kicked off their health... Read More about Murphy Statement On President Trump’s Supreme Court Appointment

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), and Elizabeth Warren (D-Ma.) on this week urged Congressional leadership to include fiscal and educational equity provisions in the next COVID-19 package to protect against cuts to school districts that are already underfunded and serve predominantly low-income students and... Read More about Murphy, Booker, Warren Urge Congressional Leadership To Include Protections For Underfunded School Districts In The Next COVID-19 Package

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), introduced legislation to strengthen consumer protections and reform medical debt practices. The Strengthening Consumer Protections and Medical Debt Transparency Act would put in standard practices to make sure that health care entities communicate with consumers any debt... Read More about Murphy, Van Hollen Introduce Legislation To Reform Medical Debt And Strengthen Consumer Protections

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, this week joined Politico Pulse Check podcast with host Dan Diamond to discuss the Supreme Court vacancy and what that means for Americans’ health care, and the administration’s gross mishandling of COVID-19.On the U.S.... Read More about Murphy: The SCOTUS Fight Is A Health Care Debate

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), the top Democrat on the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Near East, South Asia, Central Asia and Counterterrorism, on Thursday pressed U.S. State Department Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs David Hale at a U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on U.S. policy in a... Read More about Murphy Presses State Department On Holding UAE Accountable For Illegal Weapons Transfers, Egypt For Human Rights Abuses

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, pressed White House Coronavirus Task Force members on Wednesday at a committee hearing on the Trump administration’s failed response to COVID-19. Specifically, Murphy pressed Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)... Read More about Murphy On Lack Of Consistent CDC Guidance On COVID-19 Testing: This Has Just Been Dizzying For Public Health Professionals And Undermines Our Fight Against COVID

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, on Wednesday made the following statement after the U.S. Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee released its interim report on Joe Biden and Burisma:“This ‘report’ is a campaign document based on a conspiracy theory promoted... Read More about Murphy Statement On Taxpayer Funded Politicized Report On Joe Biden, Burisma

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Tim Kaine (D-Va.), this week spoke with Belarusian presidential candidate Svetlana Tikhanovskaya. The Senators expressed support for her leadership amid nationwide protests and condemned the sham election that took place in August. Murphy, Durbin and Kaine recently introduced... Read More about Murphy, Durbin, And Kaine Express Support For Belarusian Presidential Candidate After Virtual Meeting

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, on joined U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and several of their Democratic colleagues in calling on Senate Republicans to honor Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s dying wish that she not be replaced until a... Read More about Murphy On The U.S. Senate Floor: American Democracy Is Not Just The Constitution—It's Whether Senate Republicans Care About Their Words Mattering

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, along with Protect Our Care’s Executive Director Brad Woodhouse and health care advocate Laura Packard, on Tuesday highlighted what’s at stake with the U.S. Supreme Court vacancy, and specifically what it means for the... Read More about Murphy On Future Of ACA And Scotus Vacancy: “This Is A Life Or Death Moment”

WASHINGTON— U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, authored an op-ed in Modern Healthcare providing an overview of President Trump and Republicans’ lawsuit to overturn the Affordable Care Act in its entirety and the disastrous consequences the American people will face... Read More about Murphy Op-Ed In Modern Healthcare: Republican Lawsuit To Overturn The ACA “Is As Inexplicable As It Is Unforgivable”

WASHINGTON— U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), released the following statement in response to the news that Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has died.“Ruth Bader Ginsburg changed her nation for the better. Fairness and justice, especially for those with the least access to power, were her north stars. She was a pioneer for women in the... Read More about Murphy Statement On The Passing Of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg