HARTFORD–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 Tuesday joined CNN’s The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer to discuss the Biden administration’s efforts to evacuate Americans and our Afghan partners before the August... 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 Tuesday released the following statement on Tunisia President Kais Saied’s extension of the country’s state of emergency.“The United States and our democratic allies have been... Read More

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) on Friday issued the following statements in response to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) announcement that it would create a $350 million Pandemic Market Volatility Assistance Program to assist dairy farmers impacted by the economic... 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, and U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) on Thursday joined U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) and Joni Ernst (R-Ind.), and 49 of their Senate colleagues in urging the Biden... 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, authored an op-ed in USA Today in support of President Biden’s decision to end the longest war in our nation’s history."The images coming out of Afghanistan are... Read More

WASHINGTON­—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, on Tuesday released the following statement on the earthquake in Haiti:“What devastating news coming out of Haiti this weekend. I am glad the United States has mobilized quickly to send immediate humanitarian aid to the country, and are taking... 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, and U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) on Monday joined U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) and... 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 Sunday released the following statement after the Taliban took control of the presidential palace in Kabul:“My heart is heavy today thinking about the innocent... Read More

WASHINGTON – In the early hours of Wednesday morning, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, took to the Senate Floor immediately following budget reconciliation proceedings to make a series of... Read More

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee and Chairman of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security, on Tuesday released the following statement after the United States Senate passed the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act:“Joe Biden ran on the promise... 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, this week joined the Center for Strategic & International Studies’ Jon Alterman on his podcast Babel: Translating the Middle East to discuss the United States’s security footprint in... Read More

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security, on Tuesday held a media availability with U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) to discuss Senate passage of the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, which includes funding for the Northeast Rail Corridor,... Read More

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee and U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, on Monday urged passage of the Build Back Better budget resolution on the U.S. Senate floor. Murphy specifically argued we need more federal dollars to combat the climate crisis and assist with community... 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 Tuesday chaired a subcommittee hearing on U.S. security assistance in the Middle East with Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Regional Affairs Mira Resnick and Deputy... 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 Monday delivered remarks on the U.S. Senate floor making the case that the Taliban’s latest gains in Afghanistan are not a reason for the United States to reverse course and leave... Read More

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, on Monday released the following statement on the slate of new U.S. sanctions announced against the Lukashenka regime in Belarus:“A year ago, the people of Belarus turned out in the streets demanding a better future—only to be met with brutal... Read More

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security, on Monday welcomed the Biden administration’s continued investments in disaster assistance and action to make resources more widely available across all communities:  “The climate crisis is worsening, as made especially... Read More

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Monday released the following statement after meeting with Commissioner Katie Dykes of the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP):“The climate crisis is only getting worse—as spelled out by the most recent UN report—making it even more urgent we address this existential... Read More

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee and the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, along with U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) on Friday joined U.S Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) and a group of 21 senators in calling on Secretary of State Antony... Read More

WASHINGTON–U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, joined U.S. Senators Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Ben Cardin (D-Md.), and Ted Cruz (R-Texas) in issuing the following statements after the Senate approved their... Read More