WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) on Tuesday led a letter with over a dozen of their Senate colleagues urging U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken to immediately take steps to address the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. In their letter, the senators urge Secretary... Read More

VILNIUS, Lithuania—U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), and Rob Portman (R-Ohio) hosted a press conference on Tuesday with Belarusian opposition leader Svyatlana Tsikhanouskaya at Vilnius airport in Lithuania. They discussed the Lukashenka regime’s increasing human rights abuses against political opposition, including the... 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. Representatives Brad Schneider (D-Ill.) and Grace Meng (D-N.Y.), on Friday reintroduced legislation that would allow caregivers to receive a Social Security credit. The Social Security Caregiver Credit Act would... Read More

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, this week met with Vice President of Colombia Marta Lucia Ramirez to discuss recent protests in the country and reports of violence the Colombian government’s troubling response. After the meeting, Murphy released the following statement:“For... Read More

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), on Friday released the following statement after Senate Republicans voted down legislation to establish a commission to study the Capitol insurrection:"What a disgrace. I wish it weren't true, but the Republican Party is still effectively a cult of personality that cannot break from its morally... Read More

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security, on Thursday released the following statement after Vice President Kamala Harris announced investments from 12 private companies and organizations to invest in Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador as part of the... Read More

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and U.S. Senator James Lankford (R-Okla.) on Thursday introduced bipartisan legislation to strengthen trust in the government by improving the customer experience of citizens interacting with federal agencies. The Trust in Public Service (TIPS) Act would bolster trust by ensuring that citizen... Read More

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt), chairman of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, and Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), joined their colleagues U.S. Representatives Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) and Antonio Delgado (D-N.Y.) in the House of Representatives in leading a bicameral group of... Read More

The most current data reveals that 101,990 students were subjected to seclusion or restraint in the United States during the 2017-18 school year, 78 percent of whom were students with disabilities and disproportionately Black boys. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Patty Murray (D-Wash.), Chair of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor... Read More

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Thursday introduced the College Athlete Right to Organize Act, legislation to provide collective bargaining rights for college athletes. Reps. Jamaal Bowman (D-N.Y.), Andy Levin (D-Mich.) and Lori Trahan (D-Mass.) introduced companion legislation in the U.S.... Read More

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security, on Wednesday chaired a hearing on the funding needs of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security with Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. The President’s topline summary request includes provisions to repair the immigration... Read More

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Patty Murray (D-Wash.), Chair of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP),  and U.S. Representatives Don Beyer (D-Va.), Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (D-Va.), and Donald McEachin (D-Va.) on Wednesday reintroduced the Keeping All Students Safe Act, legislation to protect... Read More

WASHINGTON–U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and U.S. Representative Jahana Hayes (D-Conn.), along with U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.), introduced legislation directing the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to establish safety standards for firearm locks and firearm safes. “Firearms in... Read More

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security, on Tuesday released the following statement on the Biden administration’s investment of $1 billion for Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities program, which helps states and local communities develop projects that... Read More

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security and a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, this week met with Ambassador Alfonso Quiñonez of Guatemala to discuss the immigration situation at the U.S.-Mexico border and the importance of addressing the root... Read More

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, authored an op-ed in the Hartford Courant to make the case for reforms to school discipline, which disproportionately impacts Black, Latino and LGBTQ+ students, those from low-income backgrounds, and students with... Read More

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), and Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) led nine of their Senate colleagues in calling on the Biden administration to address discriminatory and punitive school disciplinary measures. In a letter to U.S. Department of Education Secretary Miguel Cardona and Attorney General Merrick... Read More

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and U.S. Representative David Cicilline (D-R.I.) on Friday reintroduced the 21st Century Buy American Act, legislation would strengthen existing Buy American laws to eliminate loopholes and ensure government procurement prioritizes American-made goods, and would create up to 100,000 jobs according to... Read More

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Near East, South Asia, Central Asia and Counterterrorism, on Thursday released the following statement on the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas:“I’m relieved by reports that Israel and Hamas have agreed to a ceasefire, and I... Read More

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Near East, South Asia, Central Asia and Counterterrorism, on Wednesday strongly condemned Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan’s anti-Semitic remarks:“I strongly condemn Turkish President Erdogan’s anti-Semitic remarks. Such comments... Read More