WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: On Thursday, 18 Senate Democrats, led by U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-Va.) and U.S. Senate Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), expressed grave concern regarding unilateral annexation of Palestinian territory potentially as early as July. In a letter to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Benny Gantz, the senators warned that such a move would mark a  more

NORWICH, Connecticut, May 23 -- Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on May 21: Yesterday evening, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02) joined Representatives Cheri Bustos (IL-17), Max Rose (NY-11), Deb Haaland (NM-01) and a bipartisan group of more than 70 other lawmakers in urging the Department of Defense (DOD) to extend the activations of men and women in the National Guard for the duration of the President's emergency and disaster declarations so that they can co  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Connecticut, issued the following statement on May 19 after the Agriculture Department's guidance for farmers to apply for direct economic relief through the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program: CFAP was authorized by Congress through the bipartisan Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act (H.R. 748), which Rep. Courtney voted to pass on March 27th. USDA announced that the Farm Service Agency will begin accepting CFAP applications fro  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Rep. Joe Courtney (CT-02) joined Representatives Peter DeFazio (OR-04) and Lloyd Doggett (TX-35) and Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) in writing a letter calling on Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin to put workers - not corporate profits - first and include strict corporate accountability measures in the coronavirus assistance implemented by Federal Reserve. The lett  more

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), Chair of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, sent a letter to the United States Census Bureau Director Steven Dillingham seeking additional information on the experimental Household Pulse Survey being conducted over the next three months. "According to the announcement, the results of this survey aim to provide u  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee and ranking member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health And Human Services, and Education, and Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), Chair of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, urged Secretary of Education Betsy  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) and Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (IL-14) introduced the Cash Refunds for Coronavirus Cancellations Act. The bill would require major airlines and third-party ticket sellers to offer full cash refunds for all cancelled tickets during the coronavirus pandemic, regardless of whether the airline cancelled an entire flight or if the passenger cancelled his or her individual ticke  more

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Rep. Jahana Hayes, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Representative Jahana Hayes (D-CT), Nutrition Subcommittee Chairwoman Marcia Fudge (D-OH), and Representative Joe Neguse (D-CO) introduced the Increasing Access to SNAP Delivery During COVID-19 Act. This legislation would ensure SNAP participants, especially seniors and immunocompromised individuals, have access to home food delivery and curbside pickup during the COVID-19 pandemic. Senator Bob Casey (D-P  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) this week announced bipartisan support for legislation he introduced last year with U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) to require the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to increase the amount of personal protective equipment (PPE) it procures from American companies. Murphy, Shaheen, and others introduced the legislation to ensure that the domestic suppl  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, May 19 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) announced on Monday that LoganTech in Waterbury is this week's "Murphy's Monday Manufacturer." Founded in 2008, LoganTech manufacturers assistive technology for people with disabilities, including communication devices for nonverbal persons as well as braille learning and braille label printing for blind persons. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Lo  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Ahead of the U.S. Senate Homeland Security Committee vote to subpoena Burisma-tied firm Blue Star Strategies, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Wednesday asked the U.S. Departments of State, Treasury, and Homeland Security, and the U.S. National Archives, whether they are currently complying with Republican subpoena requests for documents related to Hunter Biden and Burisma after having previou  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Just hours after President Trump threatened to permanently leave the World Health Organization (WHO), U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Tuesday blasted the Trump administration for abdicating U.S. leadership in the fight against COVID-19 and Senate Republicans' refusal to allow for a simple vote on Senator Durbin's resolution to reaffirm America's commitment to global vaccine efforts. Murphy ar  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) joined by Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) introduced the NICS Data Integrity Act, a bill that would allow the FBI to maintain gun-purchase records until background checks are complete. Under current law, the FBI is required to purge incomplete background checks from its systems if they are not finalized within 88 days, a practice that  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on May 21: U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) joined a resolution in the Senate introduced by U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) establishing June 5, 2020, as "National Gun Violence Awareness Day" and designating June as "National Gun Violence Awareness Month." U.S. Representative Robin Kelly (D-IL-02) will introduce a companion resoluti  more

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and 38 of his senate colleagues joined a resolution led by Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) that encourages U.S. engagement with the international community on the COVID-19 response given the Trump Administration's failure to participate in global summits on vaccines and therapeutics. The resolution focuses on the indisputable facts that only with concerted gl  more