WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) joined 32 of their senate colleagues in a letter led by U.S. Senators Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine) urging the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to continue critical flexibilities that have allowed students to access much-needed... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL, HASSAN, COLLINS PUSH FOR SUPPORT OF SCHOOL MEAL PROGRAMS AMID COVID-19 PANDEMIC

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, on Wednesday made the following statement on the administration’s plans to remove thousands of U.S. troops from Germany: “There is a reasonable case to make about right-sizing U.S. forces in Europe, but the way this was done is... Read More about MURPHY STATEMENT ON U.S. TROOP WITHDRAWAL FROM GERMANY

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), both members of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, on Wednesday unveiled legislation that would prohibit federal funds for police in schools, diverting existing resources towards the use of... Read More about MURPHY, WARREN, PRESSLEY, OMAR INTRODUCE LEGISLATION TO GET POLICE OUT OF SCHOOLS

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) this week sent a letter to Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chairman Joseph Simons urging the FTC to take immediate action to protect workers suffering undue harm from the imposition and enforcement of employers’ non-compete agreements during the... Read More about MURPHY, WARREN URGE FTC TO PROTECT WORKERS BY RESTRICTING NON-COMPETE AGREEMENTS DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

WASHINGTON—Today, U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) introduced the COVID-19 Medical Debt Collection Relief Act, legislation to prevent health care providers from taking drastic steps to collect medical debts from patients – including seizing bank accounts and garnishing wages. Nearly one in four... Read More about MURPHY, VAN HOLLEN INTRODUCE LEGISLATION TO PREVENT HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS FROM SEIZING BANK ACCOUNTS, WAGES DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Monday delivered remarks on the U.S. Senate floor blasting his Republicans colleagues’ latest COVID-19 relief proposal, unveiled more than 10 weeks after the U.S. House of Representatives passed the HEROES Act. In his remarks, Murphy highlighted the need for a comprehensive testing... Read More about MURPHY ON THE FLOOR OF THE SENATE: I GRIEVE FOR THE FAMILIES WHO ARE HURT BY REPUBLICANS’ PLAN TO CUT UNEMPLOYMENT AND FOR OUR NATION KNOWING NOTHING IN THIS PROPOSAL WILL TURN AROUND THE DAMAGING TRAJECTORY OF COVID-19

WASHINGTON—As the U.S. Senate prepares for a debate on additional COVID-19 relief, U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), 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.), highlighted growing support for their legislation to increase funding... Read More about SUPPORT GROWS FOR LEGISLATION TO EXPAND FUNDING FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES IN NEXT COVID-19 RELIEF PACKAGE

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, on Thursday pressed U.S. Department of State’s Executive Secretary Lisa Kenna during her nomination hearing to become the U.S. Ambassador to Peru. Murphy pressed Kenna about her knowledge of a State Department memo that recently went... Read More about MURPHY PRESSES STATE DEPARTMENT NOMINEE ON OVERCLASSIFYING MATERIALS FOR POLITICAL PURPOSES

WASHINGTON— U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and U.S. Representatives John Larson (CT-01), Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), Jim Himes (CT-04), and Jahana Hayes (CT-05), joined a letter led by U.S. Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02) to House and Senate leadership to urge them to provide support for shellfish and... Read More about CONNECTICUT LAWMAKERS PUSH FOR EXPANDED ASSISTANCE TO SHELLFISH FARMERS IN NEXT COVID-19 ECONOMIC RELIEF PACKAGE

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Kamala D. Harris (D-Calif.) on this week applauded the passage of an amended version of their Living Shorelines Act, which passed out of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee on a bipartisan vote. Congressman Frank Pallone (D-N.J.), Chairman of the House Energy and... Read More about MURPHY, HARRIS APPLAUD PASSAGE OF LIVING SHORELINES ACT IN COMMITTEE

WASHINGTON—Due to declining ridership and revenue as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Thursday led a group of eleven Democratic Senators in sending a letter to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) calling for substantial funding for Amtrak in any... Read More about MURPHY, DEM SENATORS CALL FOR SUBSTANTIAL FUNDING TO AMTRAK FOR CRITICAL PROJECTS ALONG THE NORTHEAST CORRIDOR IN FUTURE COVID-19 RELIEF BILL

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and 45 of their Democratic Senators joined U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) in introducing the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, a bipartisan bill to restore the landmark Voting Rights Act, end the scourge of minority voter suppression, and help preserve... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL, LEAHY INTRODUCING THE JOHN LEWIS VOTING RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT ACT URGING MAJORITY LEADER MCCONNELL TO ALLOW VOTE ON THE BIPARTISAN BILL

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, on Wednesday questioned Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Biegun at a Committee hearing on advancing effective U.S. competition with China. Murphy specifically pressed Biegun on the consequences of the Trump administration’s failure... Read More about MURPHY: CHINA IS WATCHING OUR FAILURE TO HOLD RUSSIA ACCOUNTABLE FOR BOUNTIES ON U.S. SOLDIERS IN AFGHANISTAN

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) joined U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) and 34 of their colleagues, in sending a letter to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) requesting that he support the funding amount and proposed funding flexibility for state and local governments that was included... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL URGE SIGNIFICANT NEW, FLEXIBLE FUNDING FOR STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENTS

WASHINGTON—As reports of testing and personal protective equipment (PPE) shortages across the country grow, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), along with U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), and Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), took to the Senate floor on... Read More about MURPHY ON SENATE FLOOR: WHY IS THIS ADMINISTRATION WILLING TO LET PEOPLE DIE?

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, on Tuesday released the following statement on his appeal to the Interagency Security Classification Appeals Panel (ISCAP) to declassify the War Powers Notification relating to the killing of Qasem Soleimani in... Read More about MURPHY PRESSES TRUMP ADMINISTRATION ON OVERCLASSIFICATION OF MATERIALS FOR POLITICAL PURPOSES

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), and 12 of their Senate colleagues are pushing back on the Trump administration’s anti-immigrant agenda in advance of upcoming debate on funding U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). Murphy,... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL, MERKLEY, COLLEAGUES PUSH BACK ON TRUMP ADMINISTRATION’S ANTI-IMMIGRANT AGENDA IN USCIS FUNDING DEBATE

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Friday released the following statement on reports of unidentified law enforcement in Oregon:  “Reports that unidentified law enforcements are using unmarked vehicles to grab protestors off the streets of Portland are sickening. Peaceful protestors are not the enemy, and America is... Read More about MURPHY STATEMENT ON REPORTS OF UNIDENTIFIED LAW ENFORCEMENT IN OREGON

HARTFORD—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) joined a letter including Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Reps. Joe Courtney (CT-02), Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), Jim Himes (CT-04), and Jahana Hayes (CT-05) led by Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) urging the Trump Administration to rescind the new Student and Exchange Visitor Program guidance issued by... Read More about MURPHY, LARSON, CT DELEGATION URGE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION TO RESCIND ICE ORDER AND WORK WITH STAKEHOLDERS TO ADDRESS INTERNATIONAL STUDENT TRAVEL

WASHINGTON—On Friday, U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), and U.S. Representatives John Larson (CD-1), Rosa DeLauro (CD-3), Joe Courtney (CD-2), Jim Himes (CD-4), and Jahana Hayes (CD-5) called on the U.S. Department of Agriculture (UDSA) to reverse its decision to prohibit shellfish aquaculture from... Read More about CONNECTICUT LAWMAKERS URGE USDA TO RECONSIDER DECISION PREVENTING SHELLFISH FARMERS FROM RECEIVING FINANCIAL RELIEF DURING COVID-19