WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Tom Carper (D-Del.) and Chris Coons (D-Del.) are asking the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Assistant Administrator to be transparent, expedient, and fair in determining how Fishery Disaster Assistance funding is allocated to fishermen and seafood... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL ASK NOAA TO SUPPORT FISHERMEN & SEAFOOD PROCESSORS IN SMALLER STATES

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) joined Senators Tina Smith (D-Minn.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and 27 of their Senate colleagues in a letter calling on Senate leadership to include their plan for a $50 billion childcare bailout in the next coronavirus relief package, saying it is indispensable part... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL, SMITH, WARREN PRESS INCLUSION OF $50 BILLION CHILDCARE BAILOUT IN NEXT CORONAVIRUS RELIEF PACKAGE

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) joined a letter led by Senator Jack Reed (D-R.I.) responding to the Trump Administration’s needless bureaucratic restrictions on how Governors can distribute Coronavirus Relief Funds to their states. In the letter to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin calling on him to... Read More about AS TRUMP SEEKS TO LIMIT GOVERNORS’ ABILITY TO SPEND COVID-19 RELIEF FUNDS, MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL, REED, SENATE DEMOCRATS URGE ADMINISTRATION TO REMOVE NEEDLESS RESTRICTIONS

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), and Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), led 72 of their Senate and House colleagues, including Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), in sending a letter to Congressional leadership requesting emergency funding for mental health disorder and addiction... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL, BIPARTISAN LAWMAKERS SEEK EMERGENCY FUNDING FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ORGANIZATIONS IN NEXT CORONAVIRUS STIMULUS PACKAGE

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) led a group of twelve of their colleagues, including Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), in urging Senate leadership to support and strengthen SNAP—also known as food stamps—to help ensure that families across America can keep food on their tables despite the mounting... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL, MERKLEY PUSH TO STRENGTHEN FOOD ASSISTANCE AMID CORONAVIRUS CRISIS

HARTFORD—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Thursday announced that TECLens, based in Stamford, has been named “Murphy’s Innovator of the Month.” TECLens was founded in 2013 by three partners to provide a non-invasion vision correction alternative to laser surgery and daily-wear contact lenses. Dr. Roy Chuck, David Acker, and Pat Lopath... Read More about MURPHY HIGHLIGHTS STAMFORD INNOVATOR, TECLENS, AS “MURPHY’S INNOVATOR OF THE MONTH”

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) held a press call along with U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) to discuss new legislation supported by 46 Senate Democrats to federalize and add critical oversight and transparency to the supply chain for essential medical supplies and equipment.... Read More about MURPHY ON DPA: IT’S STUNNING THAT TRUMP IS NOT USING THE POWER HE HAS GRANTED TO HIM TO SAVE LIVES

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and 17 of their Democratic Senate colleagues, joined a letter led by Senator Patty Murray (D-Wash.), to Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar to express their concern regarding reports of political influence at the Department, demand more... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL, MURRAY, SENATE COLLEAGUES ASK ABOUT POLITICAL INTERFERENCE IN COVID-19 RESPONSE FOLLOWING OUSTER OF VACCINE DEVELOPMENT HEAD

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, appeared on MSNBC’s Morning Joe on Wednesday to discuss the Trump administration’s response to COVID-19 and new legislation he introduced to federalize and add critical oversight and transparency to the supply chain for... Read More about ON MSNBC’S MORNING JOE: MURPHY DISCUSSES NEW LEGISLATION TO FEDERALIZE THE MEDICAL SUPPLY CHAIN, INCREASE NATIONAL PRODUCTION, AND CREATE AN EQUITABLE AND TRANSPARENT PROCESS TO DELIVER CRITICAL SUPPLIES

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) and U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), both members of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, as well as Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer, on Wednesday announced legislation that lays out a framework for an effective COVID-19 response by federalizing and adding... Read More about BALDWIN, MURPHY, SCHUMER, SENATE DEMOCRATS ANNOUNCE LEGISLATION TO FEDERALIZE MEDICAL SUPPLY CHAIN, INCREASE NATIONAL PRODUCTION AND CREATE AN EQUITABLE AND TRANSPARENT PROCESS FOR DELIVERY OF NECESSARY SUPPLIES

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 a statement in response to the U.S. Department of Education’s recommendation that essential rights of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act remain... Read More about MURPHY, CASSIDY STATEMENT ON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION DECISION TO PROTECT STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC

WASHINGTON—Following reports of 2018 State Department cables warning of serious management and safety concerns at a Wuhan lab studying bat coronaviruses, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and U.S. Senator Ed Markey (D-Mass.), both members of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, on Tuesday called on the U.S. State Department for answers as... Read More about FOLLOWING 2018 STATE DEPARTMENT WARNINGS OF SAFETY ISSUES AT WUHAN LAB STUDYING CORONAVIRUSES, MURPHY, MARKEY PRESS POMPEO FOR ANSWERS ON TRUMP ADMINISTRATION’S RESPONSE

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, on Tuesday announced legislation to increase the ability for Americans struggling with food insecurity to receive restaurant meals during the COVID-19 pandemic. Specifically, the COVID-19 Anti-Hunger Restaurant Relief for You... Read More about MURPHY, PANETTA ANNOUNCE LEGISLATION TO EXPAND ACCESS TO RESTAURANT MEALS PROGRAM AMID COVID-19

WASHINGTON— U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawaii), Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) urged the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to immediately reconsider its blanket denial of waiver requests and allow college students continued access to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits... Read More about MURPHY, HIRONO, HARRIS, WARREN TO USDA: COLLEGE STUDENTS NEED ACCESS TO SNAP DURING PANDEMIC

HARTFORD—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) announced on Monday that Allied Printing Services, Inc., a commercial printing firm in Manchester, is this week’s “Murphy’s Monday Manufacturer.” Founded in 1949, Allied Printing is a third-generation family owned and operated business that specializes in the manufacturing of full-color printed... Read More about MURPHY HIGHLIGHTS MANCHESTER MANUFACTURER, ALLIED PRINTING SERVICES, INC., AS THIS WEEK’S “MURPHY’S MONDAY MANUFACTURER”

WASHINGTON—U.S. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), and 18 colleagues joined a letter led by Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Small Business Administrator Jovita Carranza, calling on the Administration to develop strong supervisory mechanisms to identify... Read More about MURPHY BLUMENTHAL, KLOBUCHAR, MARKEY, COLLEAGUES URGE ADMINISTRATION TO TAKE ACTION TO ENSURE PAYCHECK PROTECTION PROGRAM (PPP) FUNDS REACH SMALL BUSINESSES

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), and 24 of their Senate colleagues joined a letter led by Senators Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) and Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) calling on U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos to allow Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) students to access emergency financial aid grant... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL, BENNET, MENENDEZ, SENATE DEMOCRATS CALL ON DEVOS TO REVERSE COURSE AND ALLOW DACA STUDENTS TO ACCESS EMERGENCY FINANCIAL AID SECURED IN CARES ACT

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), and 38 of their senate colleagues joined a letter led by Senators Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.), Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), and Cory Booker (D-N.J.), calling on the Treasury Department to ensure that families who are not required to file taxes and will... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL, HASSAN, BROWN, BENNET, AND BOOKER LEAD PUSH TO ENSURE FAMILIES RECEIVE PROMISED COVID-19 STIMULUS PAYMENTS FOR THEIR CHILDREN AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE

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.), along with U.S. Senators Kamala D. Harris (D-Calif.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), this week sent a letter to Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Minority Leader Chuck Schumer... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL, HARRIS, WARREN, PUSH TO ENSURE COLLEGE STUDENTS HAVE FOOD ON THE TABLE AMID COVID-19 CRISIS

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, made the following statement on China’s pledge to give an additional $30 million to the World Health Organization (WHO): “This isn’t rocket science: pulling the United States back from the world stage allows countries like China to fill the... Read More about MURPHY STATEMENT ON CHINA PLEDGING ADDITIONAL $30 MILLION TO THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION