WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, led 16 Senate Democrats on Thursday in calling on the health insurance companies to remove barriers to care for Americans who find themselves diagnosed with COVID-19. In a letter to CEOs for Kaiser Permanente, Aetna, Humana,... Read More about MURPHY, SENATE DEMOCRATS TO MAJOR HEALTH INSURERS: FULLY COVER TESTING, TREATMENT FOR COVID-19 WITHOUT COST SHARING REQUIREMENTS

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Thursday led 21 Senate Democrats in calling on the U.S. Department of Treasury to formally extend the deadline until July 15 for individuals and businesses to file their 2019 taxes. In a letter to U.S Secretary of Treasury Steve Mnuchin, the senators expressed their worry that the existing plan... Read More about AMID ECONOMIC SUFFERING RELATED TO COVID-19, MURPHY LEADS SENATE DEMOCRATS IN ASKING IRS TO EXTEND TAX FILING UNTIL JULY

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), and U.S Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) called on the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to activate their authorities to provide hospital care and medical services to civilians and veterans not otherwise enrolled in the VA healthcare system to treat Americans... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL, BENNET TO VA: USE YOUR AUTHORITIES TO HELP TEST AND TREAT CIVILIANS INFECTED WITH COVID-19

HARTFORD—U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) today sent an urgent letter to Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Sonny Perdue and the Administrator of the USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) Pam Miller imploring them to provide the state of Connecticut with immediate guidance regarding the implementation... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL IMPLORE USDA TO ACT TO ENSURE HUNGRY FAMILIES IN CT HAVE ACCESS TO FOOD

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, and eight other members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee joined a letter led by Ranking Member, U.S Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo raising serious concerns... Read More about MURPHY, MENENDEZ, SFRC DEMS RAISE ALARM IN NEW LETTER TO SEC. POMPEO AMID SURGE IN REPORTS OF AMERICANS STRANDED ABROAD BY CORONAVIRUS

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S Senate Foreign Relations Committee and U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, joined Crooked Media’s Pod Save the World this week with Tommy Veitor to discuss the latest on the economic relief packages in Congress and the Trump administration’s response to the coronavirus... Read More about MURPHY TALKS CORONAVIRUS ON POD SAVE THE WORLD: WHEN YOU PURSUE AN AMERICA FIRST STRATEGY, YOU ARE VULNERABLE WHEN A MOMENT COMES THAT REQUIRES INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION

WASHINGTON—After being contacted directly by Connecticut residents stuck abroad about the difficulty they have returning home as the coronavirus spreads worldwide, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) on Wednesday sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo raising concerns about the State... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL PRESS STATE DEPARTMENT ON COMMUNICATION TO CONNECTICUT RESIDENTS STUCK ABROAD AS IMPACT OF COVID-19 SPREADS WORLDWIDE

WASHINGTON—As the economic fallout of the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak escalates, U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) joined U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), and a group of their colleagues in sending a letter to Senate Majority Leader Mitch... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL, BENNET, BROWN, BOOKER CALL FOR DIRECT CASH ASSISTANCE TO HELP AMERICANS WEATHER ECONOMIC FALLOUT OF CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee and the U.S. Appropriations Committee, on Wednesday made the following statement after the U.S. Senate passed a coronavirus relief bill that included emergency paid leave, enhanced unemployment aid for workers and additional... Read More about MURPHY STATEMENT ON THE SENATE FINALLY PASSING LEGISLATION TO GIVE ECONOMIC RELIEF TO WORKERS IMPACTED BY COVID-19

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), joined Senator Angus King (I-Maine) and twenty-five of their Senate colleagues in urging President Trump to use his existing authority to help address widespread shortages of medical equipment, as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak. In a letter sent to President Trump,... Read More about MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL, KING AND COLLEAGUES URGE PRESIDENT TO USE EXISTING AUTHORITY TO BOOST PRODUCTION OF EQUIPMENT AS AMERICA FACES VENTILATOR SHORTAGE AMID CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), joined Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Ranking Member of the Senate Rules Committee with oversight jurisdiction over federal elections, and Senator Wyden (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, in introduced legislation that would ensure Americans are still able to vote by expanding... Read More about MURPHY, KLOBUCHAR, WYDEN INTRODUCE BILL TO ENSURE AMERICANS ARE STILL ABLE TO VOTE

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, on Wednesday called for robust legislative measures to aid workers and families across the country who will be directly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Murphy laid out what he wants to see in a future relief package to help Connecticut’s... Read More about MURPHY CALLS FOR ROBUST RELIEF EFFORTS TO AID CONNECTICUT WORKERS, FAMILIES, HOSPITALS IMPACTED BY COVID-19

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Monday delivered remarks on the floor of the U.S. Senate demanding Majority Leader Mitch McConnell bring up the House-passed relief legislation to workers and families impacted by the coronavirus. During his remarks, Murphy noted the devastating impact on workers in Connecticut, who can’t take a day... Read More about MURPHY DEMANDS MCCONNELL BRING UP HOUSE-PASSED LEGISLATION TO GIVE ECONOMIC RELIEF TO WORKERS IMPACTED BY COVID-19

HARTFORD—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee and U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, joined U.S. Senate Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) at a press conference on Friday to call on the U.S. Senate to quickly pass legislation to provide relief for workers, small businesses,... Read More about TRANSCRIPT: MURPHY CALLS FOR RAPID CONGRESSIONAL ACTION TO AID THOSE IMPACTED BY THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee and U.S. Appropriations Committee, on Friday made the following statement after it was reported that the Trump administration plans to issue an executive order that would ban the federal government from using Chinese-made drones: “If these... Read More about MURPHY STATEMENT ON REPORTS OF WHITE HOUSE EXECUTIVE ORDER BANNING THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FROM USING CHINESE-MADE DRONES

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Tim Scott (R-S.C.) on Thursday, introduced the Food Allergy Safety, Treatment, Education, and Research (FASTER) Act to help address the growing challenges posed by food allergies, which affect tens of millions of Americans. The bill modernizes our nation’s labeling laws by codifying sesame as a... Read More about MURPHY, SCOTT INTRODUCE BIPARTISAN LEGISLATION TO ADDRESS CHALLENGES POSED BY FOOD ALLERGIES

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, on Thursday made the following statement after Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell postponed recess to work on an economic relief package dealing with the coronavirus pandemic: “Of course the Senate shouldn’t be leaving... Read More about MURPHY ON SENATE POSTPONING RECESS TO WORK ON CORONAVIRUS PACKAGE

WASHINGTON–U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, on Wednesday released the following statement after the U.S. Senate voted to repeal the U.S. Department of Education’s regulation that rescinded protections for students who were defrauded by for-profit colleges. In 2018,... Read More about MURPHY STATEMENT ON BIPARTISAN EFFORT TO OVERTURN DEVOS RULE THAT MAKES IT HARDER TO PROTECT DEFRAUDED STUDENTS

WASHINGTON —Today in a letter to President Trump, U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) joined 32 Senate Democrats led by U.S. Senator Mark R. Warner (D-VA) to call for an economic stimulus package focused on working Americans and their families who will be most harmed by the outbreak and spread of COVID-19, the... Read More about LETTER TO PRESIDENT: MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL CALL FOR CORONAVIRUS ECONOMIC RESPONSE FOCUSED ON HELPING WORKERS & FAMILIES MOST HARMED

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, on Wednesday called on several executive branch inspectors general to investigate whether their agencies are complying with politically-driven requests from Congress. In a letter to the State Department Inspector General Steve Linick, Treasury... Read More about AFTER STONEWALLING CONGRESS DURING IMPEACHMENT, MURPHY CALLS FOR INVESTIGATION INTO WHETHER EXECUTIVE BRANCH IS COMPLYING WITH POLITICALLY-DRIVEN DOCUMENT REQUESTS