HARTFORD—Following the announcement of Bushmaster Remington’s second bankruptcy filing in two years, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) wrote a letter to CEO Ken D’Arcy demanding the firearm manufacture ensure that the Sandy Hook lawsuit can continue regardless of their bankruptcy... Read More

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 the situation in Belarus: “Authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko is trying to steal the election in Belarus. After shutting down the internet and sending riot police to confront peaceful... Read More

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, on Tuesday released the following statement in response to the announcement that presidents of universities in the Big Ten Conference voted to postpone the 2020 college football season with hopes of playing in... Read More

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) led 25 Senate Democrats on Friday in calling on President Trump to reopen the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) marketplace to allow more people to enroll in health insurance and access federal subsidies, and to take steps to ensure seniors can enroll in Medicare coverage as they... Read More

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), and Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) sent a letter to Senate leadership urging the inclusion of ideas from their legislation, the Rebuilding Main Street Act, within the next relief package. The Rebuilding Main Street Act would incentivize and expand the... Read More

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and 15 Democratic Senators joined a resolution led by Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) calling on President Donald Trump to immediately extend for another five years the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) with Russia as it faces expiration on February 5, 2021, six-months from... Read More

HARTFORD—As over 600,000 people in Connecticut continue to go without electricity due to damages caused by Tropic Storm Isaias, U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), along with U.S. Representatives John Larson (CD-1), Rosa DeLauro (CD-3), Joe Courtney (CD-2), Jim Himes (CD-4) and Jahana Hayes (CD-5), on... Read More

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), U.S. Senator Mike Lee (R-UT), U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-Ky.), and U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) on Thursday introduced legislation to block the sale of advanced armed drones to countries not closely allied to the United States. Last month, the Trump... Read More

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Thursday made the following statement after the New York Attorney General Letitia James moved to dissolve the National Rifle Association (NRA) after an 18-month investigation that found evidence of fraud and abuse:                “The National... Read More

WASHINGTON—As gun sales spike and reports of domestic violence increase across the country amid the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and U.S. Representative Jim Himes (CT-4) led their Congressional colleagues in introducing strongly-supported bicameral legislation to protect domestic... Read More

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn) and U.S. Senator Tina Smith (D-Minn.), both members of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, on Thursday said that factors like unemployment, hunger, lack of affordable housing, and education have far more impact on Americans’ health—especially in communities... Read More

HARTFORD—Members of the Connecticut Congressional Delegation, including U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) along with U.S. Representatives John Larson (CT-1), Joe Courtney (CT-2), Rosa DeLauro (CT-3), Jim Himes (CT-4), and Jahana Hayes (CT-5), today sent a letter to President Donald Trump in support of the... Read More

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) issued the following statement after UConn became the first football team to suspend its 2020 season due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic: “UConn clearly made a tough decision today, but I am glad they did it in consultation with players, coaches and staff. We must put the health and... Read More

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), both members of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, on Wednesday made the following statement on the political and economic crisis in Lebanon, and the explosions that rocked Beirut: “The blasts in Beirut exacerbate an already... Read More

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and U.S. Senator David Perdue (R-Ga.), both members of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, on Tuesday introduced legislation to establish an Office at the U.S. State Department to coordinate policy and programs to help mayors and governors engage with their foreign counterparts and... Read More

WASHINGTON—As negotiations continued on a COVID-19 relief bill, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) joined Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) on Tuesday to blast his Republican colleagues in the U.S. Senate for not proposing sufficient funding for schools to safely reopen this fall.... Read More

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, on Tuesday at a Committee hearing on Venezuela pressed U.S. State Department Special Representative for Venezuela Elliott Abrams on the administration’s disastrous policy towards Venezuela that’s left America in a weaker... Read More

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, on Monday reintroduced The 21st Century Buy American Act, legislation to strengthen America’s existing Buy American laws to ensure that the U.S. government prioritizes the purchase of American-made goods. The non-partisan Economic... Read More

WASHINGTON—With gun sales spiking since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) urged Senate leadership and appropriators to include funding in the next relief package to address the dangerous backlog of background checks. The Senators called for an additional $20 million for... Read More

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 Roy Blunt (R-Mo.), on Tuesday introduced legislation that allows any health care practitioner or professional in good standing with a valid practitioners’ license to render... Read More