Innovative solutions are not necessary to combat gun violence, according to U.S. Senator Chris Murphy.“Here’s my plea to you: don’t search too hard for innovative solutions,” Murphy said. “We really don’t need to make up new solutions. We actually know what works.” Boston College Law School’s Rappaport Center for Law and Public Policy welcomed... Read More about Senator Chris Murphy Argues Innovative Solutions Are Not Needed To Combat Gun Violence

WASHINGTON – Prominent U.S. lawmakers from both parties have expressed their displeasure at Israel for refusing Ukraine’s request for defensive military equipment to combat Russia’s invasion.Despite their vocal criticism, along with similar complaints from security pundits, the Biden administration has indicated it will not publicly press Israel to... Read More about 'Time to Take a Side': U.S. Lawmakers Push Israel on Aid to Ukraine

Democrats on Capitol Hill have suggested transferring US weapons systems in Saudi Arabia to Ukraine and suspending a planned transfer of Patriot missiles to Riyadh in the wake of what they call a “turning point” in Washington’s relationship with the kingdom.Ro Khanna, a Democratic congressman from California who is a leading supporter of a weapons... Read More about Democrats suggest shifting weapons from Saudi Arabia to Ukraine

It’s hard not to think of Sen. Chris Murphy when in New London these days, as construction gets under way on the National Coast Guard Museum on the city’s downtown waterfront.After all, it was Murphy, waving his magic chairman’s gavel and wielding a lot of the influence that comes from Democrats’ hold, for the moment anyway, on Congress and it... Read More about OPINION: Chris Murphy builds his dream museum

CNN — A Democratic member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee said Sunday that “there’s got to be consequences” after Saudi Arabia and a cartel of major oil producers moved to slash oil production last week in a move the White House said was “shortsighted” and hurtful to low and middle-income countries.“There’s... Read More about Democratic senator says ‘there’s got to be consequences’ for Saudi Arabia after OPEC+ announces oil production cuts

U.S. Senator Chris Murphy on Tuesday criticized Europe’s overreliance on Russian energy, saying it had come at a heavy cost and called on the region to start investing heavily in alternative supplies.“What a mistake for Europe to have been welded to Russia when it comes to energy,” Democratic Party member Murphy told CNBC’s Hadley Gamble at the... Read More about Europe made a mistake with Russia’s energy and now it needs to spend, Sen. Chris Murphy says

U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) joined Bridgeport Mayor Joe Ganim for a roundtable discussion on efforts to stop illegal gun trafficking.Murphy introduced federal legislation that Congress passed over the summer to impose tougher background checks on young buyers.“Guns are just way too readily available," said Murphy. "Illegal guns are way too... Read More about Senator Murphy, Bridgeport mayor come together to combat illegal gun trafficking

BRIDGEPORT — Ghost guns, straw purchases, social media and more took center stage Monday at a roundtable discussion on gun violence featuring U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy, state and local officials and prevention advocates.Murphy cited the new federal Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, saying the new law would combat gun trafficking from states with less... Read More about Sen. Murphy talks gun violence, trafficking at Bridgeport forum

U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy held a roundtable Friday with kids at Alfred E. Burr Middle School in Hartford, inviting them to ask questions. The kids asked if he drove around in a limousine. And would he give them a job in government?But there was more.“What if that was me one day? What if I got shot?” asked Khyreem Williams. “What if my parents got... Read More about ‘What if I got shot?’ At Hartford roundtable, students share concerns about safety and mental health

Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., is introducing legislation on Wednesday that would make it illegal to possess a firearm within 100 yards of any federal election site as instances of intimidation against voters and poll workers grow.The proposal by Murphy, Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., and six other Democratic senators seeks to protect those casting... Read More about Bill to ban guns near election sites backed by Connecticut Senators Chris Murphy, Richard Blumenthal

HARTFORD — Statewide representatives joined a press conference late last week to discuss the situation in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Fiona battered the island, affecting hundreds of thousands and resulting in estimated damages of over $10 billion dollars, according to U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy.The Connecticut senator was joined Friday by State Rep.... Read More about Sen. Murphy, state officials discuss Puerto Rico’s recovery from Hurricane Fiona

Connecticut’s U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy has been named to Time’s “100 Next” list, which “recognizes 100 rising stars from across industries and around the world.”Time’s write-up on Murphy was written by Gabrielle Giffords, a former Arizona congresswoman, a gun safety advocate and herself a victim of gun violence.In her short piece on Murphy,... Read More about CT's Chris Murphy joins actors, musicians, activists on Time's 100 Next list

Senator Chris Murphy doesn’t back down from a challenge. When his state of Connecticut experienced the devastating shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary 10 years ago, he took up the mantle of gun safety. This spring, when schoolchildren were once again senselessly murdered—this time in Uvalde, Texas—he refused to listen to those who said progress... Read More about Chris Murphy

Since Russia invaded Ukraine, the U.S. government and many Americans have treated it as a given that we are deeply invested in this conflict, in practical and moral terms. But there are some dissenters, many aligned with Donald Trump’s right wing nationalist project, who for numerous reasons have been deeply skeptical of the Ukrainian cause and our... Read More about Opinion Chris Murphy’s warning: A GOP House would defund the Ukraine struggle

Tim Miller: I’m going to start out with a pretty tough one. Toddlers, when they don’t get what they want, throw a tantrum. Grownups, when they don’t get what they want, work to find a solution. Why are there so few grownups in Washington?Chris Murphy: This place has really become a little bit dystopian in that there’s a whole incentive... Read More about Chris Murphy: “Since Sandy Hook I’ve Been Trying to Make Up for Lost Time”

MADRID — Thom Tillis and Chris Murphy’s work on a once-in-a-generation gun safety bill began thousands of miles away from the Capitol, in the Western Balkans. The North Carolina Republican and the Connecticut Democrat barely knew each other at the time and had no predetermined reason to link up, especially on an issue as vexing as gun violence.... Read More about The lore of ‘CODELs’: How foreign travel helps Congress at home

U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), 48, became a national leader in the fight against gun violence when he was a U.S. representative after a massacre in his district at Sandy Hook Elementary School in 2012, which was one of the deadliest school shootings in U.S. history. This interview was conducted on June 10. Thirteen days later, the Senate passed... Read More about Sen. Chris Murphy on gun-control laws: ‘We’re closer than ever before’

U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy arrived in town to complete his sixth “walk across Connecticut” blister-free in a new pair of kicks?—?after hearing from voters about national, not just local, politics this time. Murphy’s annual 70-mile hike began in a kayak on the Housatonic River Monday. It concluded late Thursday afternoon at Southern... Read More about Step By Step, Murphy Sees Politics Turn National

U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy wrapped up what he calls his “favorite week of the year” as the 48-year-old Democrat finished his sixth “Walk Across Connecticut” on Friday in New Haven.Murphy, trading in his business suit for shorts and a T-shirt, makes it his mission to visit places off the beaten path while talking to constituents on the ground. Embarking... Read More about U.S. Senator Chris Murphy talks lessons learned from walking across Connecticut

Last month, Congress passed its first federal gun safety measures in almost 30 years, a significant breakthrough on an issue that had long seemed intractable. One of the key players behind the legislation was Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy, who has been pushing for action on guns ever since the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown,... Read More about In his own words: Senator Murphy on guns, democracy, and 2024