WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, on Tuesday questioned education officials on safely reopening during the COVID-19 pandemic. During today’s hearing, Murphy pressed former Secretary of Education John B. King, Jr. and Denver Public Schools... Read More about AT HELP COMMITTEE HEARING, MURPHY HIGHLIGHTS NEED TO INCREASE SCHOOL FUNDING AMID COVID-19, SUPPORT STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES, AND THE DANGER OF HAVING POLICE OFFICERS IN SCHOOLS

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 Wednesday delivered remarks at the Project on Middle East Democracy’s virtual event on President Trump’s proposed Middle East and North Africa budget for Fiscal Year 2021.... Read More about MURPHY: THE PRESIDENT’S PROPOSED MIDDLE EAST BUDGET IS AN ATTEMPT TO SECURITIZE ALL U.S. AID TO THE REGION, MISUNDERSTANDS THE WAYS WE CAN PROTECT U.S. INTERESTS AND ALLIES

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) co-sponsored the Justice in Policing Act of 2020, the first-ever bold, comprehensive approach to hold police accountable, change the culture of law enforcement and build trust between law enforcement and our communities, introduced by U.S. Senators Kamala D. Harris... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL JOIN THE JUSTICE IN POLICING ACT OF 2020

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Tuesday released the following statement in response to the Government Accountability Office (GAO)’s recommendations to Congress for protecting inspectors general: “We’ve seen President Trump weaponize inspectors general to reward friends and punish enemies. It's time for Congress to stop this kind... Read More about MURPHY STATEMENT ON GAO RECOMMENDATIONS TO PROTECT INSPECTORS GENERAL

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) joined U.S. Senator Kamala D. Harris (D-Calif.) and Representatives Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA) and Juan Vargas (D-CA) in a letter to Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Acting Commissioner Mark Morgan and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Acting Director Matthew... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL DEMAND ANSWERS ON ICE & CBP INVOLVEMENT IN POLICING ONGOING PROTESTS

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer on Monday wrote to President Trump calling on him to require all federal officers engaged in domestic security, including crowd control at protests and demonstrations, to identify themselves and their agency. This letter comes after Murphy and Schumer... Read More about MURPHY, SCHUMER TO TRUMP: REQUIRE ALL FEDERAL OFFICERS ENGAGED IN POLICING PEACEFUL PROTESTS TO IDENTIFY THEMSELVES

HARTFORD-U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) announced on Monday that Industrial Heater Corporation in Cheshire is this week’s “Murphy’s Monday Manufacturer.” Founded in 1921 and employing 47 people out of a 35,000 square-foot facility, Industrial Heater specializes in the manufacturing of process heating elements, mostly band heaters used in... Read More about MURPHY HIGHLIGHTS CHESHIRE MANUFACTURER, INDUSTRIAL HEATER CORPORATION, AS THIS WEEK’S “MURPHY’S MONDAY MANUFACTURER”

HARTFORD—On Friday, U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) held a media availability to the ongoing protests following the murder of George Floyd, and action Congress should take to address the racial disparities in policing, education and health care. “I'm proud of these protesters. I'm heartbroken that this moment... Read More about NATIONWIDE PROTESTS: MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL HOLD JOINT AVAILABILITY TO DISCUSS CONGRESSIONAL ACTION

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, on Thursday recognized the 31st anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre: “Thirty-one years ago, peaceful protestors gathered in Tiananmen Square to demand their universal rights in China, only to be met with brutal military force. Today we... Read More about MURPHY STATEMENT ON ANNIVERSARY OF TIANANMEN SQUARE MASSACRE

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, on Thursday pressed college presidents on safely reopening during the COVID-19 pandemic. Murphy has previously questioned CDC and other government officials for guidance on reopening and testing, particularly as it relates to... Read More about DURING COMMITTEE HEARING WITH COLLEGE PRESIDENTS ON REOPENING DURING COVID-19, MURPHY PRESSED COLLEGE ADMINISTRATORS ON THEIR PLANS TO SAFELY BRING BACK COLLEGE ATHLETICS

WASHINGTON—After large numbers of unidentified law enforcement officers began patrolling the streets of Washington, D.C. this week, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer on Thursday announced legislation requiring unidentified law enforcement officers and members of the Armed Forces to clearly identify... Read More about MURPHY, SCHUMER ANNOUNCE LEGISLATION REQUIRING FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS, MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES TO CLEARLY IDENTIFY THEMSELVES AND THEIR AGENCY

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Wednesday issued the following statement following the announcement that Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison will elevate charges against the former Minneapolis police officer who murdered George Floyd while adding charges of aiding and abetting murder against the other three officers at the... Read More about MURPHY STATEMENT ON NEW CHARGES AGAINST THE OFFICERS RESPONSIBLE FOR GEORGE FLOYD’S DEATH, PEACEFUL PROTESTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY

WASHINGTON—Today, U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) joined U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), Bob Casey (D-Pa.), and Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) in sending a letter to U.S. Department of Defense Secretary Mark Esper and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark Milley voicing... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL URGE DEFENSE DEPARTMENT TO REFRAIN FROM USING U.S. MILITARY TO SUPPRESS NATIONWIDE PROTESTS

HARTFORD—Today, U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and U.S. Representatives John Larson (D-1), Joe Courtney (D-2), Rosa DeLauro (D-3), Jim Himes (D-4), and Jahana Hayes (D-5) with Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) Commissioner Joe Giulietti announced the state has been awarded $224.3 in federal... Read More about CONNECTICUT CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION ANNOUNCES CT AWARDED $490 MILLION GRANT TO CTDOT FOR COVID-19 RESPONSE

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, on Thursday joined NBC News Chief Foreign Affairs correspondent Andrea Mitchell for a discussion at the Council on Foreign Relations. Murphy and Mitchell discussed the geopolitical ramifications of COVID-19, the Trump administration’s Hong Kong... Read More about MURPHY: WE CAN’T WAIT UNTIL WE HAVE TURNED THE CORNER ON CORONAVIRUS TO FIX THE MISTAKES THAT GOT US TO THIS POINT

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) joined Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Tina Smith (D-MN), along with 24 colleagues, to call on the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice (DOJ) to conduct an investigation into the patterns and practices of racially discriminatory and violent policing in the... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL CALL FOR INVESTIGATION INTO RACIALLY DISCRIMINATORY & VIOLENT POLICING AT MINNEAPOLIS POLICE DEPARTMENT

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, on Friday made the following statement in response to President Trump’s announcement that the United States will withdraw from the World Health Organization (WHO): “Leaving the WHO in the middle of a pandemic that is killing 2,000 Americans a... Read More about MURPHY STATEMENT ON PRESIDENT TRUMP WITHDRAWING FROM THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION

HARTFORD—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) announced on Friday that New Haven start-up, Rallybio, has been named “Murphy’s Innovator of the Month.” Founded in 2018, Rallybio is a biopharmaceutical company whose mission is to identify and accelerate the development of transformative therapies for patients with severe and rare disorders. Founders... Read More about MURPHY HIGHLIGHTS NEW HAVEN INNOVATOR, RALLYBIO, AS “MURPHY’S INNOVATOR OF THE MONTH”

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), and 20 of their Senate colleagues joined a letter led by Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.) urging Senate leadership to provide emergency assistance to nonprofit museums in response to the Coronavirus pandemic. The Senators asked to direct $2 billion to nonprofit museums... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL, BOOKER, 20 COLLEAGUES IN URGING SENATE LEADERSHIP TO INCREASE FUNDING FOR NONPROFIT MUSEUMS IN THE NEXT COVID-19 PACKAGE

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, along with Committee Chairman Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), introduced the Global Health Security and Diplomacy Act (GHSDA), legislation to better detect, deter, and contain infectious disease outbreaks overseas before... Read More about MURPHY, RISCH, CARDIN INTRODUCE COMPREHENSIVE GLOBAL HEALTH BILL TO PREVENT FUTURE PANDEMICS