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Chris Murphy

The Public Record

Chris Scott Murphy is a United States Senator from Connecticut, serving since January 3, 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, Murphy has been a prominent advocate for various progressive issues, including gun control, healthcare reform, and climate change action. He has played a significant role in national discussions surrounding these topics, often emphasizing the need for legislative changes to address pressing societal challenges.

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Jul 31, 2026

Is there any chance that before I leave the Senate, or at least before I die, we can get the clouds back up there?

rollcall.com
Jul 31, 2026

We laud your decision earlier this year to rescind an interim final rule after it faced significant backlash from the veterans’ community.

murphy.senate.gov
Jul 31, 2026

I have underlying problems with the way Section 702 is designed. [A lack of a warrant is] one of the problems.

dailycaller.com
Jul 29, 2026

The TIME FOR CT program is a transformational infrastructure investment that will make train travel safer, faster, and more reliable.

portal.ct.gov
Jul 29, 2026

With conservative justices attending red carpet dinners at the White House and going on luxury vacations paid for by Republican donors, it’s no wonder Americans believe this Supreme Court is just playing politics and ignoring the…

murphy.senate.gov
Jul 28, 2026

“Connecticut’s rail lines are vital to our state and regional economy,” Senator Chris Murphy said. “The TIME FOR CT program is a transformational infrastructure investment that will make train travel safer, faster, and more reliable. I’m…

portal.ct.gov
Jul 25, 2026

Not only have they endured the fallout of natural disaster, Trump’s policies are pushing farmers into full-blown crisis.

portal.ct.gov
Jul 24, 2026

The argument that I make is that there are a lot of Trump voters who believe that the economy is rigged, and they mistakenly thought that Donald Trump was going to unrig it.

murphy.senate.gov
Jul 24, 2026

the administration “has not achieved a single war goal.”

ctmirror.org
Jul 24, 2026

We can't let Donald Trump pretend that he's actually going to raise wages. But we’ve got to show that the Democratic Party, if we get power, is really willing to do it.

murphy.senate.gov
Jul 23, 2026

We should, in this election, make crypto’s purchase of our political process, AI’s purchase of our political process, a major campaign issue.

theintercept.com
Jul 23, 2026

They are spending money in order to get a pro-crypto bill passed through the United States Senate and House of Representatives.

theintercept.com
Jul 23, 2026

The second approach is to make the industry’s brazen attempts to buy our political process a campaign issue.

theintercept.com
Jul 23, 2026

This bill is in front of the Senate because the industry paid for it.

theintercept.com
Jul 22, 2026

That's a deeply unsatisfactory answer to the American public.

murphy.senate.gov
Jul 22, 2026

Is it correct that it is no longer a war objective to destroy all of their military capacities?

murphy.senate.gov
Jul 22, 2026

The American people either didn't want this war or were deeply skeptical of this war because they have seen this country make the same mistake over and over again in wars in the Middle East, and that is to create either unrealistic or…

murphy.senate.gov
Jul 22, 2026

The only thing more insulting to the taxpayers than spending money on a jet they don't need, would be for the president to take it with him, to take it out of our military inventory, when he leaves office.

murphy.senate.gov
Jul 21, 2026

For those of us who pay attention to the hour-to-hour pace of the Iran War, things are getting very dark very quickly.

theguardian.com
Jul 16, 2026

“It’s hard to decide what’s worse: accepting a $400 million bribe from a foreign government or spending a billion dollars in American taxpayer money to put gold plating on that bribe,”

murphy.senate.gov
Jul 15, 2026

The Good Jobs for Good Airports Act will make sure federal investments in our nation’s airports also support the workers who keep them running.

vanhollen.senate.gov
Jul 15, 2026

Every day, thousands of airport workers get passengers to their next destination, but many don’t make enough to cover their basic needs. The Good Jobs for Good Airports Act will make sure federal investments in our nation’s airports also…

vanhollen.senate.gov
Jul 14, 2026

It appears the administration values its backward goal of dismantling ED over the faithful execution of the law and improving opportunities and outcomes for children, youth, and students with disabilities.

murphy.senate.gov

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