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

WASHINGTON - Today, the Connecticut Congressional Delegation announced that Connecticut airports will be receiving $30 million in funding through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act that will be used to offset the dramatic economic impact of COVID-19 on the aviation sector. Airports can use the grants for a wide range of... Read More about CT CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION ANNOUNCES $30 MILLION IN COVID-19 RELIEF FUNDING FOR STATE AIRPORTS

WASHINGTON - In a letter to President Donald Trump, Connecticut’s entire Congressional delegation urged support for Governor Ned Lamont’s request for a 100 percent cost-share adjustment for the major disaster declaration and emergency declaration issued to Connecticut in response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The letter was signed by U.S.... Read More about CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION CALLS ON TRUMP ADMINISTRATION TO FULLY REIMBURSE CONNECTICUT FOR EMERGENCY SERVICES GRANTED UNDER DISASTER DECLARATIONS

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) joined a bipartisan letter led by U.S. Senators Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), and Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) in urging the Trump Administration to provide relief for local farmers who are struggling as the nation works to combat the... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL, BIPARTISAN SENATORS PRESS USDA TO PROVIDE RELIEF FOR LOCAL FARMERS DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) joined a bipartisan group of 39 colleagues requesting that any future legislation to address COVID-19 includes support for victims and survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault. The senators express concern that service providers are reporting that abusers are... Read More about AMID CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC, MURPHY AND BLUMENTHAL URGE SUPPORT FOR VICTIMS AND SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, on Tuesday made the following statement on President Trump’s directive to halt payments to World Health Organization (WHO) while U.S. reviews their virus warnings regarding China:  “Halting payments to the WHO because of China’s failure to alert... Read More about MURPHY STATEMENT ON THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S DECISION TO HALT WHO PAYMENTS DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, on Tuesday joined National Security Action’s Ned Price and Amy Pope, who served as President Obama’s Deputy Homeland Security Adviser, for an on the record press call. Murphy discussed the geopolitical ramifications of COVID-19, and what America... Read More about MURPHY: WE MUST PRIORITIZE THE IMMEDIATE PUBLIC HEALTH RESPONSE TO COVID-19 WHILE ALSO REBUILDING INTERNATIONAL COMMITMENTS TO STOP THE NEXT PANDEMIC

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, on Tuesday made the following statement on Peace Corps Volunteers now being eligible for COVID-19 unemployment assistance: “I’m glad that Peace Corps Volunteers whose service has been cut short due to COVID-19 can now qualify for Pandemic... Read More about MURPHY STATEMENT ON PEACE CORPS VOLUNTEERS BEING MADE ELIGIBLE FOR UNEMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE

WASHINGTON—After hearing from farmers in Connecticut who don’t qualify for the Emergency Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL) grants included in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) on Tuesday sent a letter to the Small Business... Read More about AFTER HEARING FROM FARMERS IN CT ABOUT SBA DISASTER LOAN ELIGIBILITY, MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL URGE ADMINISTRATION TO MODIFY GUIDANCE UNDER CARES ACT

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i) on Monday announced new legislation to create the America Forward Commission, a panel of independent experts tasked with developing a broad strategy of how and when to safely reopen the country. Murphy and Schatz were joined by U.S. Senators Kamala Harris... Read More about MURPHY, SCHATZ, SENATORS ANNOUNCE NEW BILL TO CREATE NATIONAL CORONAVIRUS COMMISSION OF INDEPENDENT EXPERTS TO DETERMINE HOW AND WHEN THE COUNTRY CAN SAFELY REOPEN

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) along with U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-Mich.), Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) and Tim Kaine (D-Va.) led the Senate Democratic Caucus in raising serious concerns about the Trump Administration’s reliance on private companies to distribute desperately needed medical supplies during the Coronavirus pandemic.... Read More about MURPHY, PETERS, HASSAN, KAINE LEAD COLLEAGUES IN PRESSING ADMINISTRATION FOR INFORMATION ON DISTRIBUTION OF CRITICAL MEDICAL SUPPLIES, PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT

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, joined Deep State Radio podcast with David Rothkopf, Just Security’s Ryan Goodman and Council on Foreign Relation’s Laurie Garrett last week to discuss the geopolitical... Read More about MURPHY: THE NEXT VIRUS ISN'T GOING TO WAIT FOR US

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, joined U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Bob Casey (D-Pa.), and five colleagues in sending a letter to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services... Read More about MURPHY, WARREN, CASEY, COLLEAGUES URGE HHS TO PROTECT PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES AND OLDER ADULTS FROM COVID-19 TREATMENT DISCRIMINATION

WASHINGTON–Today, the Connecticut Congressional Delegation sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar to urge him to prioritize the distribution of the remaining $70 billion designated by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act for medical providers to those providers in... Read More about CONNECTICUT CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION URGES MORE FEDERAL FUNDING FOR MEDICAL PROVIDERS IN COVID-19 HOTZONES

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Bob Casey (D-Pa.), and Tina Smith (D-Minn.) called on Senate leadership to ensure this includes at least $250 million in funding for youth mentoring programs. The Youth Mentoring Grant, managed by the Department of Justice Office of Juvenile... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL, DEMOCRATIC SENATORS PUSH FOR CRITICAL YOUTH MENTORING FUNDING IN NEXT CORONAVIRUS AID PACKAGE

HARTFORD—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) announced on Monday that Sonitek of Milford is this week’s “Murphy’s Monday Manufacturer.” Founded in 1989, Sonitek specializes in the manufacturing of heat staking machines, ultrasonic welders, and air presses. In recent weeks, Sonitek has stepped up in the fight against the 2019 Novel Coronavirus... Read More about MURPHY HIGHLIGHTS MILFORD MANUFACTURER SONITEK AS THIS WEEK’S “MURPHY’S MONDAY MANUFACTURER”

Hartford, CT- Today, the Connecticut Congressional Delegation announced that Connecticut will be receiving nearly $380 million in initial funding from the Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund that was allocated through the CARES Act. “Today’s announcement that Connecticut hospitals and health care centers will be receiving nearly $380... Read More about CT CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION ANNOUNCES NEARLY $380 MILLION IN COVID-19 RELIEF FUNDING

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) joined a letter led by U.S. Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), along with 17 colleagues, in calling on the Small Business Administration (SBA) to ensure small businesses receive Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDLs) associated with the COVID-19 crisis and the new Emergency Economic Injury Grants (EEIGs)... Read More about MURPHY, WYDEN, COLLEAGUES CALL ON SBA TO ISSUE ECONOMIC EMERGENCY LOANS AND GRANTS TO SMALL BUSINESSES ASAP