WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) on Monday joined U.S. Senators Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Tina Smith (D-Minn.), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) in a letter urging the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Department of Justice (DOJ) to take further action... Read More about Murphy, Blumenthal, Colleagues Lead Effort To Combat Anticompetitive & Collusive Data-Sharing

HARTFORD—U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) on Friday introduced a resolution congratulating the University of Connecticut men’s basketball team for winning the 2024 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Men’s Basketball Championship. The resolution commends the Huskies’ dominant performance and defeat... Read More about Murphy, Blumenthal Introduce Resolution Honoring UConn's National Championship

HARTFORD— U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) on Friday applauded Senate passage of a resolution they introduced honoring the late U.S. Senator Joseph Lieberman. “Few people left a bigger mark on this world than Joe Lieberman. The history books will remember him for his work to combat climate change, fight for gay... Read More about Murphy, Blumenthal Applaud Senate Passage Of Resolution Honoring Former Senator Lieberman

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) co-authored an op-ed in the Bulwark with Ian Marcus Corbin, a philosopher at Harvard Medical School and a Senior Fellow at the think tank Capita, arguing that former President Trump and the Republican party fixate on immigration and border security to preserve their convenient diagnosis for why so many... Read More about Murphy Op-Ed For The Bulwark: Republicans Scapegoat Immigrants But Individualism And Neoliberalism Are The Root Of Americans' Unease

WASHINGTON–U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and John Cornyn (R-Texas) and U.S. Representatives Michael Guest (R-Miss.) and Emanuel Cleaver (D-Mo.) on Thursday introduced their Strengthening the Medical Examiner and Coroner System Act, which would help increase the number of board-certified forensic pathologists nationwide by encouraging... Read More about Murphy, Cornyn, Guest, Cleaver Introduce Bill To Address Shortage Of Medical Examiners

WASHINGTON–U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security, on Wednesday released the following statement on the Senate’s vote to dismiss the impeachment of U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas: “Republicans see the border as nothing more than a campaign issue. It’s... Read More about Murphy Votes to Dismiss Baseless Impeachment of Secretary Mayorkas

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) released the following statement on Sikorsky’s announcement that the company will eliminate as many as 400 jobs in Connecticut: “When it comes to designing and supplying rotary aircraft, the men and women of Sikorsky comprise the most talented workforce in this country and play an irreplaceable role in... Read More about Murphy Statement On Layoffs At Sikorsky

WASHINGTON–U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Friday released the following statement on the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) finalized 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 in... Read More about Murphy Applauds Finalized DOJ Rule Expanding Background Checks On Gun Sales

WASHINGTON–U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Chairman of the U.S Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security, on Wednesday held a hearing on President Biden’s Fiscal Year 2025 funding request for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) with Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. In his remarks, Murphy called out Senate Republicans for... Read More about Murphy Chairs DHS Budget Hearing With Secretary Mayorkas

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Tuesday spoke at a U.S. Senate Appropriations State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Subcommittee hearing on President Biden’s Fiscal Year 2025 budget request for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). In his questions to USAID Administrator Samantha Power, Murphy... Read More about Murphy Discusses Aid To Gaza, Deteriorating Situation In Haiti At Hearing With USAID Administrator Samantha Power

WASHINGTON–U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) on Friday sent a letter to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Under Secretary Dr. Shereef Elnahal calling on VA to take immediate action to address alarming trends in women veterans’ suicide rates. In the letter, the senators urged VA to take swift and concrete steps... Read More about Murphy, Murkowski Call On VA To Improve Suicide Prevention Efforts For Women Veterans

HARTFORD–U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) announced that Allyx Therapeutics, a clinical-stage biotechnology company based in New Haven, was named “Innovator of the Month” for their ongoing development of a novel therapeutic approach for Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease. The company’s lead compound, ALX-001, is a highly selective,... Read More about Murphy Highlights New Haven's Allyx Therapeutics As "Innovator Of The Month"

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 Tuesday released the following statement on the deaths of seven World Central Kitchen workers in Gaza: “World Central Kitchen volunteers have played a heroic role in getting food... Read More about Murphy Statement On Deaths Of World Central Kitchen Volunteers In Gaza, Impact On Humanitarian Aid Operations

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security, on Thursday highlighted the inclusion of $1.5 million in the FY24 Homeland Security Appropriations bill for an independent review of the U.S. Coast Guard’s efforts to address its history of sexual assault and harassment at... Read More about Murphy Highlights Funding For Independent Review Of Coast Guard's Efforts To Combat Sexual Assault, Language To Ensure Transparency As Part Of 2024 Appropriations Bill

WASHINGTON–U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) on Thursday joined 256 Democratic members of Congress in submitting an amicus brief to the U.S. Supreme Court in Moyle v. United States and Idaho v. United States, two consolidated cases concerning the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA) that the... Read More about Murphy, Blumenthal, Congressional Democrats Urge Supreme Court To Affirm EMTALA Requires Hospitals To Provide Emergency Stabilizing Care, Including Abortion Care

WASHINGTON–U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) joined U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), U.S. Representative Mary Gay Scanlon (D-Pa.), and 12 other members of Congress in sending a letter to Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Lina Khan urging the agency to revive enforcement of the Robinson-Patman Act... Read More about Murphy, Blumenthal, Warren, Scanlon, Colleagues Urge FTC To Revive Enforcement Of Robinson-Patman Act To Promote Competition, Lower Food Prices

WASHINGTON–U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Thursday authored an op-ed for MSNBC illustrating how public policy decisions have failed to make good on the founding fathers’ promise that our government has a role to play in protecting Americans’ pursuit of happiness. Following last week’s release of Gallup’s World Happiness Report, in which the... Read More about Murphy Op-Ed for MSNBC: Happiness Should Be A Public Policy Goal

HARTFORD–U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Thursday released the following statement on the passing of former U.S. Senator Joe Lieberman: “Connecticut is shocked by Senator Lieberman’s sudden passing. In an era of political carbon copies, Joe Lieberman was a singularity. He fit into no political box. He defied party orthodoxy. He simply did... Read More about Murphy Statement on Death of Senator Joe Lieberman

WASHINGTON–U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) joined U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-Pa.) and 27 of their Senate colleagues in sending a letter to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen urging the Biden Administration to adopt rules that facilitate smooth implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act’s prevailing wage and... Read More about Murphy, Blumenthal, Casey, Colleagues Urge Biden Administration To Ensure Workers Can Take Full Advantage Of Clean Energy Tax Credits

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Tim Kaine (D-Va.) and U.S. Representatives Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-Fla.) and Joaquin Castro (D-Texas) introduced the Caribbean Arms Trafficking Causes Harm (CATCH) Act, legislation that would help curb illicit arms trafficking from the United States to the Caribbean by requiring the... Read More about Murphy, Kaine, Cherfilus-McCormick, Castro Introduce CATCH Act To Help Curb U.S. Firearms Trafficking To The Caribbean