WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Wednesday spoke at a U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on U.S. national security interests in Ukraine. In his question to Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs James O’Brien and Assistant Secretary for Energy Resources Geoffrey Pyatt, Murphy asked how the United States... Read More about Murphy: This Is an Existential Moment for Ukraine

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security, on Wednesday spoke at a U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee hearing on the Biden administration’s supplemental request for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) with Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. Murphy discussed... Read More about Murphy Discusses Urgent Need to Fund Nonprofit Security Grant Program with DHS Secretary Mayorkas

WASHINGTON–As oral arguments in U.S. v. Rahimi (Rahimi) began today, U.S Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) spoke on the U.S. Senate floor to call attention the stakes of this case and what it would mean if the Supreme Court sides with Rahimi and overturns commonsense, popular legislation to keep guns out of the hands of domestic abusers. Today, the... Read More about Murphy on U.S. v. Rahimi: 70 Women Are Dying Every Month at the Hands of an Intimate Partner, We Cannot Let the Supreme Court Arm Abusers

Vanity Fair: Chris Murphy Wants to Make America a Little Less Lonely By Eric Lutz November 7, 2023 […] “There are just real practical impacts to people feeling lonely and disconnected,” Murphy told the crowd of community leaders. “Political instability and polarization is driven by people feeling upset and angry when they can’t find positive... Read More about Vanity Fair: Chris Murphy Wants to Make America a Little Less Lonely

HARTFORD–U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), U.S. Representatives John Larson (D-Conn.-01), Joe Courtney (D-Conn.-02), Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.-03), Jim Himes (D-Conn.-04), and Jahana Hayes (D-Conn.-5), and Governor Ned Lamont on Monday announced the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has selected 10 projects in... Read More about Connecticut Congressional Delegation, Governor Lamont Announce Nearly $2 Billion From Bipartisan Infrastructure Law For Rail Projects Across The State

Politico: ‘I care about it’: Sen. Chris Murphy’s battle against loneliness By Erin Schumaker November 5, 2023 HARTFORD, Conn. — Sen. Chris Murphy looks at us and doesn’t like what he sees. We don’t get out enough and it’s no wonder considering the amount of time we spend on our phones. We haven’t gotten back to our pre-pandemic social routines and... Read More about ICYMI: Politico: 'I care about it’: Sen. Chris Murphy’s battle against loneliness

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 released the following statement: “As I have said consistently, Israel has a right and an obligation to defend its people from terror attacks like the horrific events of... Read More about Murphy Calls on Israel to Change Direction in Gaza Operations

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, and U.S. Representative Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.), along with U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), Ed Markey (D-Mass.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.)... Read More about Murphy, Pressley Reintroduce Bicameral Legislation to End Criminalization of Students, Invest in Counselors, Safer Environment for Kids

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 and a member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, on Tuesday spoke at an Appropriations hearing on the Biden Administration’s national security supplemental request with U.S.... Read More about Murphy Discusses Israel and Ukraine Funding in National Security Supplemental with Secretaries Blinken and Austin

HARTFORD–U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) announced that Intelligent Cutting Solutions (ICS), based in Newington, was named “Innovator of the Month.” Founded in July of 2020 by entrepreneurs Ibrahim Ibrahim and Darius Kania, ICS is a state-of-the-art waterjet cutting facility that provides water jet cutting services to Connecticut’s aerospace... Read More about Murphy Highlights Newington's Intelligent Cutting Solutions 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 after the U.S. Senate voted to confirm Jack Lew to serve as U.S. Ambassador to Israel: “Since October 7th, the Biden administration has... Read More about Murphy Votes to Confirm Jack Lew as U.S. Ambassador to Israel

WASHINGTON–U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Friday wrote a Substack post explaining how the massive concentration of economic power in the technology, financial, and media industries over the last forty years has come with both an economic and a spiritual cost for the American people. Murphy lays out how monopolies and anti-competitive... Read More about Murphy: Monopoly Power Is Crushing the Soul of America

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 Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), Peter Welch (D-Vt.), and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) led 22 of their Senate colleagues in releasing the following statement: “We... Read More about Murphy, Van Hollen, Schatz, Welch, Merkley Lead 22 Senate Colleagues Calling for Fuel Deliveries to Hospitals and Water Treatment Centers 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, Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), Ed Markey (D-Mass.), Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Tina Smith (D-Minn.), Chris Van... Read More about Murphy, Senators Call for Humanitarian Pauses and Hostage Releases in Israel-Hamas War, Echoing United States Resolution at United Nations

WASHINGTON–U.S Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) spoke on the U.S. Senate floor in opposition to U.S. Senator Roger Marshall’s (R-Kansas) and Senate Republicans’ effort to target LGBTQ children and adults by allowing schools to refuse to serve meals to students who identify as LGBTQ or state agencies to reject applicants for SNAP and other nutrition... Read More about Murphy: When Leaders Choose to Make Bullying LGBTQ Kids A Top Priority, There Are Lethal Consequences

WASHINGTON–U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee and Chairman of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security, released the following statement on President Biden’s request for supplemental funding to support domestic priorities and address urgent needs. “It is possible for... Read More about Murphy Statement on President Biden's Supplemental Request for Domestic Funding

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 released the following statement after the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted to send the nominations for the U.S. Ambassador to Israel and Egypt to the U.S.... Read More about Murphy Statement on SFRC Vote to Send Nominations for U.S. Ambassador to Israel and Egypt to Senate Floor

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 released the following statement after meeting with World Food Programme (WFP) Executive Director Cindy McCain: “The humanitarian situation in Gaza is dire, and it was... Read More about Murphy Readout of Meeting with World Food Programme Executive Director Cindy McCain

WASHINGTON–U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Wednesday released the following statement after voting in opposition to U.S. Senator John Kennedy’s (R-La.) amendment to the 2024 Fiscal Year Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations bill that would increase veterans’ risk of suicide by firearms. “I thought one... Read More about Murphy Statement on Vote Against Amendment that Will Increase Veterans' Risk of Suicide by Firearm

WASHINGTON–Members of Connecticut’s Congressional delegation announced that Connecticut will receive $72,081,189 from the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) ahead of the winter season. “Thousands of Connecticut families and seniors rely on LIHEAP to keep their lights on and their homes warm when temperatures drop. Every winter, we... Read More about Connecticut Delegation Announces $72 Million in Home Energy Assistance Funding for State