WASHINGTON–U.S Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Wednesday spoke on the U.S. Senate floor to seek unanimous consent to pass the Background Check Expansion Act, legislation to expand federal background checks to nearly all gun sales. Senate Republicans blocked his request. “I have lost count of the number of times I've come down to the floor of the... Read More about Murphy: We Know Background Checks Work and 90 Percent of Americans Support Them

WASHINGTON–U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Thursday submitted a public comment in support of the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) proposed new rule to specify the definition of “engaged in the business” as a dealer in firearms. Murphy’s Bipartisan Safer Communities Act clarified the definition of who is “engaged in the business” of dealing... Read More about Murphy Submits Public Comment in Support of DOJ Rule to Expand Background Checks

WASHINGTON–U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Bob Casey (D-Pa.) on Thursday introduced the Addressing Social Isolation and Loneliness in Older Adults (SILO) Act, legislation to establish a grant and training program for community-based organizations working to address social isolation among older adults and adults with disabilities – two... Read More about Murphy, Casey Introduce Bill to Fight Social Isolation and Loneliness Among Older Americans

WASHINGTON–U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Chairman of the U.S. Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security, on Wednesday released the following statement on release of the U.S. Coast Guard’s Accountability and Transparency Review (ATR) report: “Released one week after we learned the Coast Guard spent eight years covering up additional... Read More about Murphy Statement on New Coast Guard Accountability and Transparency Review Report

WASHINGTON–U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) on Wednesday reintroduced the College Athlete Right to Organize Act (CARO), legislation... Read More about With Support From Major Labor Unions And Players Associations, Murphy, Sanders, Warren Reintroduce Legislation To Strengthen College Athletes' Collective Bargaining Rights

WASHINGTON–U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Wednesday released the following statement after Senate Republicans blocked passage of the national security supplemental, which included aid to Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan, funding for border security, and support for the Nonprofit Security Grant Program: “Republicans are playing a dangerous game... Read More about Murphy Statement on Failed Vote to Pass National Security Supplemental

HARTFORD–U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) announced that SKYRE, based in East Hartford, was named “Innovator of the Month.” SKYRE uses patented electrochemical technology to build innovative, efficient clean energy products, working to decarbonize the energy system through hydrogen recycling, green hydrogen production, and carbon... Read More about Murphy Highlights East Hartford's SKYRE as "Innovator of the Month"

WASHINGTON–U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Chairman of the U.S. Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security, on Thursday released the following statement on reporting about the Coast Guard’s 2015 “Culture of Respect” study, which details a culture of racism, hazing, discrimination, and sexual assault across the agency and was kept from... Read More about Murphy Statement on Latest Damning Coast Guard Report

WASHINGTON–U.S Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, on Wednesday spoke on the U.S. Senate floor about the urgent need for Congress to take action to address the worsening child care crisis. “When you are living on a more modest salary, not a poverty wage, but just a modest,... Read More about Murphy: How Can the Richest Country in the World Justify Leaving Working Families Unable to Afford Child Care

WASHINGTON–U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), and U.S. Representative Jim Himes (D-Conn.-04) announced that the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has selected a project in Bridgeport to receive $47,528,246 from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to accelerate clean energy manufacturing in Connecticut. The... Read More about Murphy, Blumenthal, Himes Announce $47m Grant from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for New Battery Manufacturing Facility in Bridgeport

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 joined CNN’s State of the Union to discuss the Israel-Hamas hostage agreement and the rise of antisemitism on college campuses. Murphy highlighted President Biden’s role... Read More about Murphy on State of the Union: This is a President Showing the American People What Real Leadership Looks Like

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, released the following statement: “This agreement represents a huge diplomatic breakthrough and is a testament to President Biden’s leadership and strong relationships in the region.... Read More about Murphy Statement on Israel-Hamas Hostage Agreement

WASHINGTON–U.S Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, on Tuesday spoke on the U.S. Senate floor in opposition to a Senate Republican effort that would abandon Ukraine, eliminate all humanitarian aid to Gaza, and protect billionaire tax cheats by cutting funding for the IRS. On Republicans’ plan to... Read More about Murphy: America's Greatness is Connected to Our Willingness to Lead in Moments of Crisis

WASHINGTON–U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Kyrsten Sinema (I-Ariz.), and Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) on Tuesday reintroduced the Helping Angels Lead Our Startups (HALOS) Act, legislation that would ensure that individuals who want to invest in startups do not face burdensome regulations, and allow those startups to get the investments they need to... Read More about Murphy, Tillis, Sinema Reintroduce Bipartisan Legislation to Support Startups, Small Businesses

WASHINGTON–U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Monday released the following statement on the Supreme Court’s adoption of a binding code of conduct: “Trust in the Supreme Court is at an all-time low because justices on this increasingly radical Court have seized every opportunity to roll back racial equality, reproductive rights, LGTBQ rights,... Read More about Murphy Statement on Supreme Court's Adoption of a Code of Ethics

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Near East, South Asia, Central Asia, and Counterterrorism, Peter Welch (D-Vt.) Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) sent... Read More about Murphy And Colleagues Urge USDA And USAID To Provide Food Aid To Palestinians In Gaza

WASHINGTON–U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Near East, South Asia, Central Asia, and Counterterrorism, joined 25 colleagues in sending a letter to Democratic and Republican Senate and Appropriations leadership urging the inclusion of the full $10 billion in humanitarian assistance... Read More about Murphy Joins Colleagues in Urging Inclusion of Full Humanitarian Assistance in Supplemental Funding Package

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, joined U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Chair of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, and 105 of their colleagues in a bicameral letter to President Joe Biden calling... Read More about Murphy, Durbin, Colleagues Urge Biden Administration To Designate Palestinian Territories For Temporary Protected Status Or Authorize Deferred Enforcement Departure For Palestinians In U.S.

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 joined U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), and Jack Reed (D-R.I.) in leading the majority of the Senate Democratic Caucus in a letter to... Read More about Murphy Joins Van Hollen, Schatz, And Reed In Leading Majority Of Democratic Caucus In Push For More Information Around Strategy To Defeat Hamas, Protection For Civilians In Gaza

WASHINGTON–At a press conference today in Washington, DC, U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and joined U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Puerto Rico Governor Pedro Pierluisi and several colleagues to introduce the Puerto Rico Status Act, legislation that lays out a process for the people of Puerto Rico to... Read More about Murphy, Blumenthal, Colleagues Introduce the Puerto Rico Status Act