WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, and U.S. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), along with U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and 13 of their Senate colleagues, urged Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, Senate Minority Leader Chuck... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL, DURBIN, WARREN, COLLEAGUES URGE SENATE TO PROTECT COVID-19 RELIEF FUNDS FROM PREDATORY FOR-PROFIT COLLEGE INDUSTRY

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Wednesday released the following statement after President Trump signed an Executive Order temporarily suspending immigration into the U.S. for 60 days amid the COVID-19 pandemic: “Instead of running an effective response to this crisis, President Trump is just flailing around wildly trying to find... Read More about MURPHY STATEMENT ON PRESIDENT TRUMP’S EXECUTIVE ORDER SUSPENDING IMMIGRATION INTO THE U.S. FOR 60 DAYS AMID COVID-19

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) announced they will introduce the NICS Data Integrity Act, a bill that would allow the FBI to keep gun-purchase records until background checks are complete. Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-Calif.) in February introduced companion legislation... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL, FEINSTEIN, ANNOUNCE GUN SAFETY BILL TO ENSURE COMPLETION OF BACKGROUND CHECKS

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, along with U.S. Senators Patty Murray (D-Wash.), top Democrat on the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), Gary C. Peters (D-Mich.), and... Read More about MURPHY, DEM SENATORS TO FDA: STRENGTHEN FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC INSPECTIONS OF DRUG AND MEDICAL DEVICE MANUFACTURERS

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), and U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy (R-La.), M.D., both members of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pension Committee, on Tuesday released bipartisan principles to support students with disabilities to ensure they receive full and equitable educational services throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.... Read More about MURPHY, CASSIDY RELEASE BIPARTISAN PRINCIPLES TO SUPPORT STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES DURING COVID-19

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, on Tuesday joined a letter led by U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and a group of Democratic senators in urging the Trump Administration to reconsider its treatment of the World Health... Read More about AMIDST GLOBAL FIGHT AGAINST COVID-19, SENATORS URGE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION AGAINST UPENDING U.S. RELATIONSHIP WITH WHO

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) joined Senators Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y), Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), and 24 of their Senate Democratic colleagues in sounding the alarm about the increased harassment and violence against members of the Asian American and Pacific... Read More about MURPHY, SENATE DEMS URGE TRUMP TO ‘MAKE CLEAR THAT THE ENEMY IS NOT THE ASIAN OR ASIAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY, BUT RATHER A VIRUS THAT ENDANGERS US ALL’

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, joined former administrator at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Andy Slavitt and Protect Our Care’s Executive Director Brad Woodhouse on Tuesday for a virtual roundtable discussion on President... Read More about MURPHY: MILLIONS OF AMERICANS WILL SUFFER BECAUSE TRUMP CONTINUES TO SABOTAGE OUR HEALTH CARE SYSTEM DURING A GLOBAL PANDEMIC

HARTFORD—U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) on Tuesday issued the following statements after Governor Ned Lamont, along with Hartford HealthCare (HHC) and Quest Diagnostics, announced that several additional COVID-19 testing sites would soon be online to increase testing in some of Connecticut’s hardest hit urban... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL PRAISE ADDITIONAL TESTING LOCATIONS FOR CONNECTICUT

WASHINGTON—After the Trump administration halted funding to the World Health Organization (WHO), U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, authored an op-ed in War on the Rocks blasting President Trump’s efforts to deflect blame onto the WHO following his negligent response to COVID-19 and his... Read More about MURPHY OP-ED IN WAR ON THE ROCKS: THE ANSWER IS TO EMPOWER, NOT ATTACK, THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION

HARTFORD—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) announced on Monday that Ardent Displays and Fixtures of East Hartford is this week’s “Murphy’s Monday Manufacturer.” Ordinarily, the East Hartford company, founded in 1987, is a designer, manufacturer and global distributor of point-of-purchase displays, retail fixtures, signage and decor to a variety... Read More about MURPHY HIGHLIGHTS EAST HARTFORD MANUFACTURER ARDENT DISPLAYS AND FIXTURES AS THIS WEEK’S “MURPHY’S MONDAY MANUFACTURER”

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) joined 12 of their colleagues in sending a letter to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin demanding an exemption for direct assistance checks from debt collectors during the COVID-19 pandemic. Families across the nation are in dire need of assistance to pay their rent and... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL PUSH TO HALT DEBT COLLECTORS FROM SEIZING COVID-19 STIMULUS CHECKS

WASHINGTON— U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) on Friday joined 30 of their colleagues in a letter led by U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) in advocating for state, local, and tribal governments to receive dedicated, flexible funding in the next COVID-19 emergency funding package. While Connecticut has received... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL, MANCHIN ADVOCATE FOR DEDICATED, FLEXIBLE STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT EMERGENCY FUNDING

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), and 16 Democratic colleagues joined a letter led by U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-Va.) and Angus King (I-Maine) in calling on U.S. Senate Leadership to increase investments in mental and behavioral health in future COVID-19 relief legislation. Reports have shown... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL, KAINE, KING LEAD CALL FOR INVESTMENTS TO ADDRESS MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS RESULTING FROM COVID-19

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and 36 of his Senate Colleagues joined a letter led by Senator Mark R. Warner (D-Va.) in pressing congressional leaders to make sure that any future coronavirus relief legislation includes strong measures to secure health care coverage for Americans in the wake of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19)... Read More about MURPHY, WARNER, SENATE COLLEAGUES, URGE CONGRESSIONAL LEADERS TO EXPAND HEALTH CARE COVERAGE IN ANY FUTURE CORONAVIRUS LEGISLATION

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, joined the German Marshall Fund’s Senior Advisor to the President and Director of the Asia Program Julie Smith this week on a new podcast, Post-Pandemic Order, to discuss the Trump administration's plans to cut funding to the World Health... Read More about MURPHY: OUR COVID-19 RESPONSE MUST BE GLOBAL AND FUNDAMENTALLY ALTER U.S. FOREIGN POLICY THINKING

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, and U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) joined 15 of their colleagues on a letter led by U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) and Patty Murray (D-Wash.) calling on President Trump to provide answers on his... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL, COLLEAGUES PRESS PRESIDENT TRUMP FOR ANSWERS ON MISMANAGEMENT OF THE STRATEGIC NATIONAL STOCKPILE

HARTFORD—As our nation continues to grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), joined a group of 37 senators led by U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) in a letter to President Donald Trump urging him to automatically extend work authorizations for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals... Read More about AMID COVID-19 PANDEMIC, MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL, PRESS PRESIDENT TRUMP TO AUTOMATICALLY EXTEND WORK AUTHORIZATIONS FOR DACA & TPS RECIPIENTS

WASHINGTON—With more than 600 USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT Sailors testing positive for COVID-19 and outbreaks on four aircraft carriers, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), and 19 Senate colleagues called on the Navy to protect its personnel and to answer urgent questions about safety protocols in place to prevent... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL PRESS NAVY FOR ANSWERS ABOUT COVID-19 OUTBREAK & SAILORS’ SAFETY AS MORE TEST POSITIVE

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), and 21 Democratic colleagues joined a letter led by U.S. Senators Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) urging Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue to take immediate action to support the nation’s dairy farmers and stabilize dairy markets amid the sharp... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL, LEAHY, STABENOW URGE USDA TO TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION TO SUPPORT DAIRY FARMERS