Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Sunday conceded that a federal ban on assault rifles is unlikely because of a lack of congressional support but pushed for lawmakers to consider a bill that would require training before purchasing such a weapon. "There's not the votes to do that," Murphy said of an assault weapon ban on CBS's... Read More about MURPHY: VOTES AREN’T THERE FOR ASSAULT WEAPONS BAN, BUT TRAINING REQUIREMENT POSSIBLE

Despite this week's school shooting in Nashville, Sen. Chris Murphy said Friday that a new national gun law is saving lives – and will prevent future mass shootings.   Murphy brokered the historic deal with Republicans after last year's shooting that killed 21 people at a school in Uvalde, Texas. The Safer Communities... Read More about Sen. Murphy: New national gun trafficking law is working

A bipartisan package of gun control reforms passed last year by Congress has already prevented more than 100 troubled young people from buying weapons and allowed the seizure of hundreds of firearms from gun traffickers, Connecticut's U.S. senators said Friday. When it was signed into law last June, the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act represented... Read More about CONNECTICUT SENATORS PROMOTE RESULTS OF NATIONAL GUN LAW

WEST HARTFORD - A Starbucks employee who helped unionize her former shop in Connecticut traveled to Washington on Wednesday to hear the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions question Howard Schultz, the former chief executive officer of coffee chain. Jordie Adams, who now works at a non-unionized Starbucks in western... Read More about HOWARD SCHULTZ SENATE HEARING RENEWS 'VIGOR' FOR STARBUCKS WORKERS, CT UNION MEMBER SAYS

The question of whether international athletes at UConn and elsewhere should profit from their name, image and likeness as their American teammates do has officially reached the highest levels of U.S. government. At a hearing of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee this week, Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., asked Homeland Security... Read More about Inspired by Sanogo, Edwards, head of Homeland Security looking into NIL issues for international students

The record number of Americans dying of fentanyl overdoses is now the “single greatest challenge we face as a country,” Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas told a Senate panel Wednesday. The statement appeared to be the first time Mayorkas or any other Cabinet-level member of the Biden administration has... Read More about Fentanyl is ‘single greatest challenge’ U.S. faces, DHS secretary says

As Jordie Adams and Salwa Mogaddedi listened to former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz testify before the U.S. Senate on Wednesday about the company's labor practices, they recognized parallels to their own experience helping to organize a union at their store in Vernon. Before the election to unionize last July in Connecticut, they said, management... Read More about CT STARBUCKS UNION ADVOCATES BRING THEIR FIGHT TO WASHINGTON, D.C.

Yesterday came another barbaric American moment of a kind we are too used to: a school shooting in Nashville, Tennessee, that left six dead, including three children. As the country grieves once again, and while some who elevate the interests of gun companies over kids issue phony "thoughts and prayers," I wanted to share below excerpts from my... Read More about CHRIS MURPHY AND MAXWELL FROST ON AMERICA'S GUN NIGHTMARE

At a time when many states dispute whether accurate history should be taught in schools, Connecticut Historical Society is celebrating $1 million in federal funding to digitize its documents dating back to the colonial and Revolutionary War era. U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., made the importance of accurate historical records... Read More about ‘History denial is all too common,’ CT senator says, announcing $1 million to digitize Revolutionary-era documents

U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy joined a bipartisan delegation of U.S. lawmakers that met with Mexican president Andrés Miguel López Obrador over the weekend. Even though there have been many disagreements between López Obrador and the United States, Murphy said the two countries met to discuss issues like... Read More about Murphy visits Mexico in effort to curb fentanyl production

Connecticut's two U.S. senators are pushing for tweaks to federal law that would allow international college athletes - including some of UConn's top men's and women's basketball players - to profit off their name, image and likeness the way other athletes currently do. Currently, international students typically refrain from... Read More about Blumenthal, Murphy seek changes to let international college athletes profit off NIL

To better prevent gun violence, U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal believes knowledge is an important tool. Blumenthal spoke at the University of New Haven's Henry C. Lee College of Criminal Justice and Forensic Sciences to announce that, with Sen. Chris Murphy, he procured $1 million in congressionally directed spending to support data analytics... Read More about University of New Haven gets $1 million grant for gun violence data program

Connecticut’s senators are pushing new legislation to create a permanent office within the U.S. Department of Justice to focus on a “coordinated government response" to gun violence prevention and help implement the bipartisan gun safety bill passed by Congress last year. Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., and Rep. Maxwell... Read More about CT senators push for federal gun violence prevention office

What's happening: NCAA President Charlie Baker met with one of the loudest critics of the organization on Capitol Hill on Thursday. Baker to the basket: Baker, who just started on the job on March 1, met with Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), making clear his investment in open lines of communication with lawmakers frustrated by the... Read More about Where did NCAA President Charlie Baker spend the first full day of March Madness? In the Senate.

A bipartisan Senate duo is looking to restart a debate about the U.S.-Saudi relationship –– and are employing a never-before-used section of a decades-old law to do it. Sens. CHRIS MURPHY (D-Conn.) and MIKE LEE (R-Utah) have invoked Section 502B(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. If passed, it... Read More about Senators want to force admin talk on Saudi ties

A bipartisan pair of senators are laying the groundwork to check U.S. assistance to Saudi Arabia over criticisms of its oppression of human rights at home and alleged atrocities stemming from its military operations in Yemen. Sens. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Mike Lee (R-Utah) introduced on Wednesday a privileged resolution... Read More about MURPHY AND LEE LOOK TO PRESSURE SAUDI ARABIA ON HUMAN RIGHTS, YEMEN WAR

WASHINGTON, March 15 (Reuters) - Democratic and Republican U.S. senators introduced a resolution on Wednesday that could force President Joe Biden's administration to prepare a report on Saudi Arabia's human rights record and possibly lead to a reassessment of U.S. security assistance for the kingdom. Democrat Chris Murphy and Republican... Read More about US senators adopt new strategy to push Saudi Arabia on human rights

HARTFORD, CT— Families and individuals short on finances and insurance but still needing mental health care now have a means to get the help they need. That's becaue InterCommunity Health Care secured $1.8 million to expand primary and behavioral health care facilities at 16/40 Coventry St. in the North End of Hartford. U.S. Sen. Richard... Read More about Federal Funds Help Hartford Mental Health Facility

As housing and homelessness have become a more prominent issue in recent years, U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., kicked off a stateside listening tour to focus on the state's housing challenges. About 70 people packed the gymnasium floor at the North End Recreational Center on Sunday afternoon to hear ordinary citizens' ideas and questions as... Read More about Murphy talks housing: Senator hears residents’ concerns during Waterbury forum

WATERBURY – As housing and homelessness have become a more prominent issue in recent years, U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., kicked off a stateside listening tour to focus on the state's housing challenges. About 70 people packed the gymnasium floor at the North End Recreational Center on Sunday afternoon to hear ordinary citizens' ideas... Read More about MURPHY TALKS HOUSING: SENATOR HEARS RESIDENTS’ CONCERNS DURING WATERBURY FORUM