WASHINGTON–U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Friday released the following statement on the Supreme Court decision in 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis, allowing businesses to deny services to LGBTQ couples: “This week’s rulings made it perfectly clear that the right wing justices on the Supreme Court are just making it up as... Read More about Murphy Statement On Supreme Court Decision Allowing Businesses to Discriminate Against LGBTQ Americans

WASHINGTON–U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security, on Friday released the following statement: “For years, I have been pressing the Coast Guard to be fully transparent about the extent of sexual assault and racial discrimination on the campus of the Coast Guard Academy.... Read More about Murphy Statement on Report Detailing Decades of Sexual Misconduct at The Coast Guard Academy

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and U.S. Representative John Larson (D-Conn.-01) announced a $19 million Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) Grant for the City of Hartford’s North Main Street Streetscape and Multimodal Transportation... Read More about Murphy, Blumenthal, Larson Announce $19 Million RAISE Grant for Hartford

HARTFORD–U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) announced that FallCall Solutions, based in Trumbull, was named June’s “Innovator of the Month.”  Founded in 2015, FallCall was created by physicians who observed that many older adults who sustained injuries due to falls did not use traditional personal emergency response... Read More about Murphy Highlights Trumbull's FallCall Solutions as "Innovator of the Month"

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 on the Supreme Court’s decision to prohibit the consideration of race in college admissions. “The Supreme Court’s decision today is a devastating blow to... Read More about Murphy Statement on Supreme Court Decision on Affirmative Action

HARTFORD–U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Wednesday released the following statement: "Lowell Weicker will go down as one of the most consequential leaders in Connecticut history, and I'm heartbroken that he's gone. He modeled a kind of public service that feels extinct today. He put his convictions and the best interests of the... Read More about Murphy Statement on Death of Former Governor Lowell Weicker

WASHINGTON–U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) led a bipartisan group of senators in a letter to President Biden urging the administration to prioritize addressing the deteriorating security situation between Kosovo and Serbia. U.S. Senators Chris... Read More about Murphy, Shaheen, Bipartisan Group Of Senators Urge President Biden To Prioritize Deteriorating Security Situation In Northern Kosovo

HARTFORD–Members of Connecticut’s congressional delegation announced that Connecticut will receive $144 million to expand high-speed internet access through the National Telecommunications and Information Administration’s (NTIA) Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program, a federal grant program funded by the... Read More about Connecticut Congressional Delegation Announces $144 Million to Expand High-Speed Internet Access

WASHINGTON–U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) along with U.S. Representatives Gus Bilirakis (R-Fla.) and Lizzie Fletcher (D-Texas) introduced the Consensual Donation and Research Integrity Act, legislation to protect the dignity of those who donate their bodies to education or research. Specifically, the bill... Read More about Murphy, Tillis, Bilirakis, Fletcher Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill To Stop The Brokering Of Body Parts, Preserve Integrity Of Organ Donation Process

WASHINGTON–U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) announced the inclusion of $6.52 million for Connecticut Congressionally Directed Spending projects in the Fiscal Year 2024 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies... Read More about Murphy, Blumenthal Announce Over $6.52 Million for Connecticut Projects in Agriculture Appropriations Bill

WASHINGTON–U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) announced the inclusion of several Connecticut priorities in the Fiscal Year 2024 Military Construction and Veterans Administration Appropriations bill. The bill includes $112.5 million for the Pier 31... Read More about Murphy, Blumenthal Announce Over $331 Million for Connecticut Projects in Military Construction Appropriations Bill

WASHINGTON–One year after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision, U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate... Read More about One Year After Supreme Court Overturned Roe V. Wade, Murphy, Blumenthal Introduce Legislation To Protect Reproductive Rights

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, released the following statement on Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s state visit: “President Biden has rightly moved to strengthen our relationship with India... Read More about Murphy Statement On Indian Prime Minister Modi State Visit

WASHINGTON–U.S Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Thursday spoke on the U.S. Senate floor to oppose Republicans’ efforts to roll back the Biden administration’s rule clarifying federal regulations on firearms equipped with stabilizing braces, which allow the conversion of unwieldy large-format pistols into dangerously portable and... Read More about Murphy Speaks on Senate Floor Before Defeating Republican Attempt to Roll Back Gun Safety Regulation: This Vote is ‘Completely Removed From the Conversation That Families and Kids are Having Across This Country’

WASHINGTON–U.S Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Wednesday spoke on the U.S. Senate floor to highlight the epidemic of loneliness, why policymakers should care about this problem, and how Congress can be part of the solution. Murphy laid out the factors driving widespread loneliness: “[S]taying in touch electronically is better than... Read More about Murphy: The Right and Left Can Come Together to Address the Epidemic of Loneliness

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S Senate Foreign Relations Committee, joined Foreign Policy Magazine’s Ravi Agrawal for a discussion on U.S.-Taiwan policy and its impact on transatlantic relations. Murphy highlighted his concerns with making changes to U.S.-Taiwan policy that would increase the... Read More about Murphy Joins FP Magazine Virtual Dialogue On U.S.-Taiwan Policy

HARTFORD–One year after Congress passed the first piece of comprehensive gun safety legislation in three decades, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) last week hosted hundreds of survivors and advocates at the National Safer Communities Summit to celebrate the anniversary of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (BSCA) and plan for the future... Read More about Murphy, President Biden, Hundreds Of Survivors And Anti-Gun Violence Advocates Gathered In Hartford For National Safer Communities Summit

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Friday kicked off the National Safer Communities Summit in Hartford, Connecticut. In his opening remarks, Murphy highlighted how far the anti-gun violence movement has come since Sandy Hook and the importance of gathering for this one-day event to celebrate the first anniversary of the... Read More about Murphy At National Safer Communities Summit: The Next Decade Is The Anti-Gun Violence Movement’s Decade

WASHINGTON–U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement after a call on Tuesday with President of Serbia Aleksandar Vučić, along with U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) and Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.): “The situation in Northern Kosovo remains... Read More about Murphy Readout of Call with President of Serbia Aleksandar Vucic

WASHINGTON–Ahead of Friday’s National Safer Communities Summit, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) authored an op-ed for Hearst Connecticut Media to explain why he’s bringing President Biden and leaders of the anti-gun violence movement from across the country to Connecticut for a one-day summit marking one year since the passage... Read More about Murphy Op-Ed for Hearst Connecticut Media: Biden Coming to CT Shows Strength of Gun Safety Movement