WASHINGTON–U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security and a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, on Tuesday spoke on the U.S. Senate floor on Republicans blocking the national security supplemental. “We delivered a bipartisan bill to fix the border with the... Read More about Murphy On Republicans Blocking National Security Supplemental: There's Only One Thing That Matters To Them – Donald Trump

WASHINGTON–U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Tuesday released the following statement on the State of Connecticut’s new social connection campaign. “People are more isolated from each other than ever before, and policymakers cannot continue to ignore the epidemic of loneliness. For over a year, I’ve been leading a conversation in Congress... Read More about Murphy Applauds State Of Connecticut's Launch Of Social Connection Campaign

WASHINGTON–U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security and a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, on Friday delivered the following remarks following the release of the national security supplemental bill: “First of all, let me say how grateful I am to the work... Read More about Murphy: We Produced a Bipartisan Agreement to Help Fix Our Broken Asylum System

WASHINGTON–U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security and a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, on Sunday released the following statement on text of the national security supplemental bill: “After months of negotiations, we have reached a landmark bipartisan... Read More about Murphy Statement on National Security Supplemental

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, Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Chris Coons (D-Del.), and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) on Friday led 21 colleagues in a letter to President Biden urging the administration to encourage Israeli... Read More about Murphy, Van Hollen, Coons, Merkley, 21 Colleagues Urge Biden Administration to Work with Israel to Take 5 Steps to Get More Humanitarian Aid into Gaza

HARTFORD–U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Friday released the following statement on the dignified transfer of the 3 U.S. servicemembers killed in Jordan: “I’m heartbroken by the deaths of Sergeant William J. Rivers, Specialist Kennedy L. Sanders, and Specialist Breonna A. Moffett who bravely risked their lives in service of this country. We... Read More about Murphy Statement On Dignified Transfer Of U.S. Servicemembers Killed In Jordan

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 Wednesday joined U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-M.D.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, along with Representative Jim McGovern (D-Mass.-02) and U.S Senators Tim... Read More about Murphy, Cardin, Colleagues Introduce Legislation To Protect Human Rights Defenders Worldwide

HARTFORD — U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) on Wednesday led 263 Members of Congress in submitting an amicus brief to the U.S. Supreme Court in the case of Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine v. FDA, urging the Supreme Court to reverse a stay from Texas District Court that would override the Food and Drug... Read More about Murphy, Blumenthal Urge Supreme Court To Reverse Dangerous Ruling That Would Restrict Access To Mifepristone

WASHINGTON–U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Sunday joined CNN’s State of the Union to discuss bipartisan negotiations on the national security supplemental. On the status of the bipartisan negotiations, Murphy said: “We do have a bipartisan deal…We are sort of finalizing last pieces of text right now and this bill could be ready to be on the... Read More about Murphy on State of the Union: I Hope There Are More Republicans Who Want To Fix Challenges At The Border Than Do Donald Trump's Bidding

WASHINGTON–U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn), and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass) introduced legislation to modernize outdated regulations governing commercial fishing along the Atlantic Coast. Restrictions on the species and number of fish that can be caught in Atlantic waters haven’t been updated in decades, even as fish... Read More about Murphy, Blumenthal, & Warren Introduce New Legislation To Support Commercial Fishermen & Sustainable Fisheries In Response To Climate Change

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, and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) on Wednesday joined U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i), who led a majority of the Senate Democratic Caucus in announcing plans to file an... Read More about Murphy, Blumenthal, Colleagues Announce Amendment To Reaffirm U.S. Support For A Two-State Solution

WASHINGTON–U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.), and seven of their Senate colleagues reintroduced a resolution to officially designate January 23 as Maternal Health Awareness Day. The resolution emphasizes the importance of raising... Read More about Murphy, Booker, Colleagues Reintroduce Resolution Designating January 23 As Maternal Health Awareness Day

WASHINGTON—During National Gun Violence Survivors Week, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Tuesday spoke on the U.S. Senate floor on the epidemic of gun violence and how the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act is working to save lives and lower rates of gun violence. Murphy shared the story of Hartford’s Sam Saylor and Janet Rice: “For Sam and... Read More about Murphy: Survivors Helped Change Our Nation's Gun Laws, Leading to Record Drop in Urban Homicides

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, U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA), Mike Lee (R-UT), and Todd Young (R-IN) on Tuesday pressed the Biden Administration on its strategy in response to Houthi attacks in the Red Sea.... Read More about Murphy, Kaine, Young, Lee Press Administration on Strategy in Response to Houthi Attacks in Red Sea

HARTFORD—In honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) announced on Wednesday the 15 winners of his eighth annual ‘Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Essay Contest.’ This year, Murphy received more than 1,650 entries from elementary, middle, and high school students from across Connecticut reflecting on Dr. King’s dream... Read More about Murphy Shares Winning Essays Of His 8th Annual 'Martin Luther King Jr. Day Essay Challenge'

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and other members of Congress on Thursday announced that they will introduce a bipartisan, bicameral concurrent resolution in support of the United States Soccer Federation's bid for the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup, which would be hosted jointly by the United States and Mexico. The full text of the... Read More about Murphy, Colleagues To Introduce Resolution In Support Of U.S. Soccer's Bid For The 2027 Women's World Cup

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Thursday spoke at the 92nd Winter Meeting of the United States Conference of Mayors (USCM), a non-partisan organization of over 250 mayors from cities across the country, to discuss how cities and the federal government can work together to tackle loneliness and foster social connection in their... Read More about Murphy Speaks at U.S. Conference of Mayors on Fostering Social Connection in Cities

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Thursday joined a dozen of his Senate colleagues, including U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), in urging the top U.S. financial regulators to ensure that the forthcoming final Basel III Capital Requirements allow for continued robust private investment in America’s ongoing clean energy... Read More about Murphy, Colleagues Urge Financial Regulators To Protect Continued Clean Energy Growth In Basel III Rulemaking

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. Senator Tim Kaine (D-Va.) and his Senate colleagues in filing an amendment to maintain the congressional notification requirement for all U.S. assistance to foreign... Read More about Murphy Cosponsors Amendment To Maintain Congressional Oversight Of Foreign Military Assistance

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 U.S. and coalition airstrikes against Houthi targets in Yemen and Houthi attacks on U.S. vessels. “The increasingly frequent... Read More about Murphy Statement on U.S. and Coalition Airstrikes Against Houthis in Yemen