WASHINGTON–U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and John Cornyn (R-Texas) on Friday announced that they would introduce the Office for Access to Justice Establishment Act of 2021 to establish the Office for Access to Justice within the Department of Justice (DOJ). U.S. Representatives Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.), Chairman of the House... Read More

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Wednesday delivered remarks on the U.S. Senate floor to highlight the importance of passing common sense gun laws, including expanded background checks and banning ghost guns, in order to curb violent crime. Murphy applauded the Biden administration’s efforts to address gun violence in our... Read More

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, on Wednesday released the following statement on the Northeast Corridor Commission’s CONNECT NEC 2035 plan:“We act like fast, reliable rail is a pipe dream, but in reality, it’s within reach—if we just make the right investments,” said Murphy.... Read More

WASHINGTON–In a hearing of the Senate Committee on the Judiciary, U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) introduced Sarah Merriam, President Biden’s nominee to fill a vacancy on the U.S. District Court of Connecticut. Following today’s hearing, Merriam’s nomination is expected to receive a vote in the Senate Judiciary... Read More

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement on reports of a new round of mass detentions of Tigrayans in Ethiopia:“I’m deeply concerned about reports of Ethiopian forces’ mass detention of Tigrayans. Evidence suggests the conflict is escalating on top of... 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 unprecedented protests in Cuba over lack of access to medical supplies and food and the worsening economy:“The United States stands with the people of Cuba who are insisting their... Read More

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Todd Young (R-Ind.) on Thursday applauded President Biden’s forthcoming Executive Action to encourage the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to limit non-compete agreements.“Non-compete agreements depress wages and stifle innovation. We’re glad to see the Biden administration take this step to improve... Read More

WASHINGTON–U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), and Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) on Wednesday applauded a new, finalized rule from Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to strengthen their Made in USA label enforcement. The senators have led efforts in pressing the FTC to utilize all of their existing... Read More

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, on Wednesday released the following statement on the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moise: “The killing of President Moise is a sad and troubling development and a continuation of the violence that has charted Haiti’s political... Read More

WASHINGTON—After the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed challenges to the Affordable Care Act, U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), both members of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, authored an op-ed in Health Affairs to highlight the dangers of junk insurance plans that deny coverage for people... Read More

WASHINGTON—As state Name, Image, Likeness (NIL) laws come into effect, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Thursday joined the United College Athlete Advocates (UCAA), a newly-formed, athlete-led organization, and U.S. Representative Lori Trahan (D-Mass.) to discuss why the inequities in college sports are a civil rights issue and why college... Read More

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, on Thursday released the following statement as state laws around Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) go into effect in states across the country:“Giving athletes the ability to make money off their talent is long overdue. The... Read More

HARTFORD—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) announced Intensity Therapeutics, based in Westport, has been named June’s “Innovator of the Month.” Intensity Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on discovering, developing, and commercializing first-in-class cancer drugs that treat tumors with minimal side effects, while also... 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 welcomed the opening of an Israeli embassy in the United Arab Emirates:“This is a big deal that represents another step forward in Israeli-Gulf relations. The United... Read More

WASHINGTON–U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and U.S. Senators Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), Chris Coons (D-Del.), and Todd Young (R-Ind.), on Wednesday issued the following joint statement on Libya.“As Libyan participants in the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum process meet in Geneva to... 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 Ethiopia’s declaration of a ceasefire in the Tigray region after eight months of conflict:“Eight months of conflict have pushed millions into one of the worst humanitarian crises in the world. I’m... Read More

HARTFORD—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and U.S. Representative Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-N.J.) announced legislation to help protect coastal communities from sea level rise and stronger storms caused by climate change. The Living Shorelines Act of 2021 would create two federal grant programs through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric... 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 Hong Kong’s arrest of an Apple Daily journalist at the airport:                       “It’s clear China is escalating its attacks on democracy in Hong Kong by closing down the last independent... Read More

WASHINGTON–U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, joined U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) in reintroducing the Global Respect Act. This legislation would impose sanctions on foreign individuals... 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 released the following statement on Saudi Arabia’s release of prominent women’s rights activists:“It’s good news that Saudi Arabia is releasing these prominent women’s... Read More