WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, and U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) on Thursday led four of their Senate colleagues in urging the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to finalize its proposed rule banning the use of dangerous electrical... Read More about Murphy, Blumenthal, Colleagues Urge FDA To Finalize Rule Banning Use Of Dangerous Electric Shock Devices On People With Disabilities

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 of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security, on Sunday joined CBS News’ Face the Nation to discuss the humanitarian crisis unfolding in Gaza and the need... Read More about On Face The Nation, Murphy Discusses Humanitarian Crisis In Gaza And Need For Bipartisan Border Security Legislation

WASHINGTON–U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee and a vocal proponent of boosting investment in the Northeast Corridor, along with U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), led two key initiatives to tackle the nation’s rail state-of-good-repair (SOGR) backlog and increase funding for important... Read More about Murphy, Blumenthal Lead Efforts To Fund Critical Transportation Infrastructure And Safety Improvements Along The Northeast Corridor

WASHINGTON–U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), and Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) on Thursday applauded Senate passage of the Dr. Emmanuel Bilirakis and Honorable Jennifer Wexton National Plan to End Parkinson’s Act, legislation that aims to unite the federal government in a mission to cure and prevent Parkinson’s, alleviate financial and health... Read More about Murphy, Capito Applaud Senate Passage Of Bill To Address Parkinson's Disease And Support Affected Families

WASHINGTON–U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security, on Thursday released the following statement after the Senate voted against the motion to proceed on the bipartisan border bill: “Today's vote is more evidence that Republicans just see the border as a political issue, not... Read More about Murphy Slams Republicans' Refusal To Debate Bipartisan Border Bill

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security, on Wednesday spoke on the U.S. Senate floor to call for passage of the bipartisan border security bill that former President Trump convinced Republicans to kill earlier this year. Murphy reintroduced the bill as a standalone... Read More about Murphy: Our Job Is To Fix Problems. Tomorrow's Vote Is A Chance For Republicans To Do The Right Thing

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Bill Cassidy (R-La.), and Tim Kaine (D-Va.) on Tuesday introduced a resolution affirming Congress’ support for an international mission to restore peace and security to Haiti and return the country to democratic governance. Since the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse in 2021, the... Read More about Murphy, Cassidy, Kaine Introduce Resolution In Support Of International Mission To Restore Security And Democratic Governance To Haiti

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) reintroduced the Public Housing Emergency Response Act to address the estimated $70 billion backlog of maintenance and repairs in our nation’s public housing. This investment would allow tenants to live in safe conditions and prevent... Read More about Murphy, Blumenthal, Warren Reintroduce Public Housing Restoration Bill To Address $70 Backlog

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Tuesday spoke at a Defense Appropriations Subcommittee hearing on President Biden’s Fiscal Year 2025 budget request for the Army. In his questions to Secretary of the Army Christine Wormuth, Murphy expressed concerns about the safety and cost of the V-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft, as well as the... Read More about Murphy Questions Army Secretary About Safety And Costs Of Tiltrotor Aircraft, Need To Modernize Black Hawk

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 spoke at a U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on the State Department’s fiscal year 2025 budget request. In his questions to Secretary of State Antony... Read More about Murphy Presses Blinken On Importance Of A Palestinian State As Part Of Potential Israel-Saudi Normalization Agreement

HARTFORD– U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) joined U.S. Senators Jon Tester (D-Mont.) and Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee, in introducing bipartisan legislation to authorize several Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) construction projects across the... Read More about Murphy, Blumenthal, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Legislation To Fully Fund West Haven VA Facility Improvements & New VA Facilities Nationwide

WASHINGTON—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.) on Monday joined 42 of their colleagues in sending a letter to U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Chair of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and... Read More about Murphy, Blumenthal, Colleagues Push To Strengthen Federal Pell Grant Program

HARTFORD—U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and U.S. Representatives Jim Himes (D-Conn-04) and Jahana Hayes (D-Conn-05) announced $3.44 million in funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to support four traffic safety projects across Connecticut. The funds are awarded through the U.S. Department of... Read More about Murphy, Blumenthal, Himes, Hayes Announce $3.44 Million For Traffic & Road Safety Improvements

WASHINGTON–U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) on Friday joined U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and 41 other Senate Democrats in a letter calling on Congress to fund the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation (NeighborWorks America) in the upcoming FY25 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related... Read More about Murphy, Blumenthal, Welch, Colleagues Urge Congress To Expand Access To Affordable Housing

WASHINGTON–U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, on Friday released the following statement on the 70th anniversary of the Supreme Court’s decision in Brown v. Board of Education:  “Attending a racially and economically diverse school benefits all students and better... Read More about Murphy Statement On 70th Anniversary Of Brown v. Board Of Education

WASHINGTON–U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security, on Thursday reintroduced legislation to reform the asylum system and provide the president with new tools and additional resources to better manage the border. “It’s been 99 days since Senate Republicans killed the toughest... Read More about Murphy Reintroduces Bipartisan Border Security Legislation, Pushes For Another Vote On Senate Floor

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Wednesday spoke on the U.S. Senate floor to remember his friend and mentor, Margaret Miner, and honor her contributions as a renowned philanthropist, author, and environmental advocate. “I first met Margaret as soon as I finished college,” Murphy recalled. “I went to work for a longshot... Read More about Murphy: Margaret Miner Was One Of A Kind

WASHINGTON–U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) joined U.S. Senator Laphonza Butler (D-Calif.) and 22 of their U.S. Senate colleagues in sending a letter to the CEO of Delta Airlines, Ed Bastian, urging the airline to adopt a neutrality agreement regarding its employees’ efforts to form a union. The letter expresses... Read More about Murphy, Blumenthal, Butler, Colleagues Call For Delta Airlines To Remain Neutral In Union Organizing Campaigns

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security, on Wednesday spoke on the U.S. Senate floor to urge Senate Republicans to work with Democrats and pass the bipartisan border security bill that former President Trump convinced Republicans to kill earlier this year. Murphy... Read More about Murphy Announces Reintroduction Of Bipartisan Border Bill: My Hope Is That Republicans Will Choose This Country Over Donald Trump's Campaign

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Wednesday spoke at a U.S. Defense Appropriations subcommittee hearing on Select Department of Defense Acquisition Programs. In his questions to Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics and Technology Douglas Bush, Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment William... Read More about Murphy Presses DOD Officials On Safety And Cost Concerns About Tiltrotor Aircraft