WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and a group of 10 of their senate colleagues joined a letter led by U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) seeking transparency and information regarding the distribution process for the COVID-19 therapeutic... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL, DURBIN, COLLEAGUES URGE HHS TO PROVIDE TRANSPARENCY ON DISTRIBUTION OF REMDESIVIR

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, on Wednesday joined CARE COO Tjada McKenna and former USAID Administrator and ONE Campaign CEO Gayle Smith to discuss the importance of global health funding as a way to strengthen the anti-pandemic response globally. Murphy said: “The fact of... Read More about MURPHY: IF WE DON’T STOP COVID-19 EVERYWHERE, WE DON’T STOP IT ANYWHERE

WASHINGTON— Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), joined by Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), and Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) today announced the Cash Refunds for Coronavirus Cancellations Act of 2020. This legislation would require major airlines and third-party ticket sellers to offer full cash... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL INTRODUCE LEGISLATION REQUIRING AIRLINES RETURN BILLIONS TO CONSUMERS DURING CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) and Tina Smith (D-Minn.) on Wednesday held a conference call with reporters to discuss the new Senate Democrats report “COVID-19 and Its Impact on our Mental Health.” The Senators discussed how social isolation, fear of contracting the virus... Read More about MURPHY: WE HAVE A LOT OF WORK AHEAD TO PUT BACK TOGETHER LIVES AND FAMILIES WHEN COVID-19 IS OVER

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), U.S. Representative Jason Crow (D-Colo.), U.S. Representative Katie Porter (D-Calif.), U.S. Representative Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.), and U.S. Representative Tim Ryan (D-Ohio) on Wednesday welcomed inclusion of their language offered in the Medical Supply... Read More about MURPHY, BALDWIN, CROW, PORTER, SLOTKIN, RYAN WELCOME INCLUSION OF MEDICAL SUPPLY CHAIN LEGISLATION IN HEROES ACT

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, Laura Hatcher of Little Lobbyists, and Brad Woodhouse of Protect Our Care, held a press call on Tuesday to discuss the dire stakes of the Republican lawsuit to overturn the Affordable Care Act. Last week, the House of... Read More about MURPHY BLASTS GOP ATTEMPTS TO GUT THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT DURING A PANDEMIC

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, on Tuesday pressed members of the White House coronavirus task force at the Committee’s first hearing with administration witnesses on COVID-19. Specifically, Murphy pressed Director of the National Institute of Allergy and... Read More about MURPHY TO WHITE HOUSE COVID TASK FORCE: THE GUIDANCE YOU’VE PROVIDED ON REOPENING STATES SO FAR IS CRIMINALLY VAGUE

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) led a letter with several of their colleagues, including Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), urging U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar to take action to prevent hospitals from garnishing workers’ wages as a means to collect medical... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL, VAN HOLLEN, DEMOCRATIC SENATORS URGE HHS TO PROTECT CONSUMERS AND PREVENT HOSPITALS FROM GOING AFTER WORKERS’ WAGES FOR MEDICAL DEBTS

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and a bipartisan group of their colleagues joined a letter led by U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-Pa.), calling on the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to immediately work to ensure SNAP participants can receive home food delivery and curbside pickup during the... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL, CASEY SEND BIPARTISAN LETTER URGING USDA TO EXPAND DELIVERY FOR SNAP RECIPIENTS DURING PANDEMIC

WASHINGTON—With parents facing layoffs due to unprecedented unemployment during COVID-19, plus recent reports of diaper shortages as a result of stockpiling and supply chain issues, U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) are teaming up to urge the Senate to support low-income families and front-line workers who are in critical... Read More about MURPHY, ERNST URGE SUPPORT FOR FAMILIES, WORKERS IN NEED OF DIAPER ASSISTANCE DURING COVID-19

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), top Democrat of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Near East, South Asia, Central Asia, joined legislation led by Ranking Member Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) introducing sweeping comprehensive legislation to provide an additional $9 billion in funding to help support international efforts to... Read More about MURPHY, SFRC SENATE DEMS UNVEIL COMPREHENSIVE COVID-19 INTERNATIONAL RESPONSE AND RECOVERY ACT

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) applauded $7.5 million that Connecticut health centers will receive from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) through the... Read More about CONNECTICUT CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION APPLAUDS $7.5 MILLION FOR EXPANDED COVID-19 TESTING

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and 18 Senators sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD), urging the agency to put in place a comprehensive mental health care plan to ensure the well-being of servicemembers and their families during and after the pandemic. “We urge you to develop a plan to... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL, SENATORS URGE DOD TO ENHANCE MENTAL HEALTH CARE RESOURCES FOR SERVICEMEMBERS & FAMILIES AMID PANDEMIC

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and 23 Senators sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), urging the agency to develop and implement comprehensive mental health care plans to ensure veterans’ well-being during and after the pandemic. “The stress, uncertainty, and isolation... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL, SENATORS URGE VA TO PRIORITIZE VETERANS’ MENTAL HEALTH CARE AMID PANDEMIC

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), both members of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, on Friday led 8 Senate Democrats in urging the Trump administration to cover the COVID-19 treatment expenses for those enrolled in short term, limited duration insurance (STLDI)... Read More about MURPHY, BALDWIN LEAD CALL URGING TRUMP ADMINISTRATION TO COVER COVID-19 RELATED MEDICAL EXPENSES FOR THOSE ENROLLED IN JUNK PLANS

WASHINGTON, DC — Today, the Connecticut Congressional Delegation sent a letter to Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar urging him to release additional Congressionally-appropriated funding to the seventeen small- and medium-sized hospitals in Connecticut that were excluded from the recent $10 billion COVID High Impact... Read More about Connecticut Congressional Delegation Urges HHS Sec. Azar to Distribute Congressional Funding to All CT Hospitals

WASHINGTON—Following reports of an attempted raid on Venezuela allegedly orchestrated by a group of Venenzuelan military defectors and two American citizens, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), along with U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-Va.) and Tom Udall (D-N.M.), all members of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, on Thursday asked the U.S.... Read More about MURPHY, KAINE, UDALL REQUEST ANSWERS FROM STATE, DOJ, DNI ON ATTEMPTED RAID IN VENEZUELA BY MILITARY DEFECTORS, U.S. CITIZENS

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, on Thursday questioned Dr. Francis Collins of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and Dr. Gary Disbrow of the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) on the administration’s novel coronavirus... Read More about MURPHY: THE U.S. MUST WORK AT HOME AND WITH INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS TO DEVELOP A COVID-19 VACCINE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE

WASHINGTON— U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) joined U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) and Jack Reed (D-R.I.), who led a bipartisan group of 25 lawmakers in pushing to make sure urgently needed federal assistance is delivered to America’s fishermen and seafood processors,... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL JOIN BIPARTISAN PUSH TO SUPPORT FISHERMEN AND SEAFOOD PROCESSORS

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and 20 of their senate colleagues, joined a letter led by Senators Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) and Patty Murray (D-Wash.) pushing the Trump administration to provide a detailed briefing to Congress and the American people regarding their strategy to produce and distribute a... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL, MERKLEY, MURRAY, COLLEAGUES PUSH TRUMP ADMINISTRATION FOR DETAILED COVID-19 VACCINE STRATEGY