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Chris Murphy

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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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Aug 8, 2026

The reason that this war is dragging on endlessly – it does matter, and my colleagues should care about Trump's insider trading subscription scheme.

murphy.senate.gov
Aug 8, 2026

This war is a disaster. America is losing. Consumers can't afford to pay these prices. Businesses are going under.

murphy.senate.gov
Aug 8, 2026

Can any of my Republican colleagues defend the president selling announcements from the White House for $100,000 a month, in the middle of a war?

murphy.senate.gov
Aug 8, 2026

I just want to go through this pattern for you because it is really important to talk about the fact that the White House is just not being straight with the American public about what's going on in this war…

murphy.senate.gov
Aug 8, 2026

He gaslights. He tells lies. And the essential gaslight is that the war is about to end: ‘Don't worry. Yes, it appears that there is no end. It appears that you're going to have to continue to pay these prices forever. It appears that…

murphy.senate.gov
Aug 8, 2026

The war might be continuing, not just because of incompetence, but because the president has found a way to make money.

murphy.senate.gov
Aug 8, 2026

Weighing that against the boost for Ukraine, I think it’s important to support Ukraine right now.

huffpost.com
Aug 7, 2026

The essential gaslight is that the war is about to end. Don’t worry. Yet it appears that there is no end.

talkingpointsmemo.com
Aug 7, 2026

This long-overdue step will save millions in taxpayer dollars, cut red tape, and support economic development by allowing better collaboration between the Coast Guard and its surrounding communities – in places like New London…

murphy.senate.gov
Aug 6, 2026

What is the United States committing to in this agreement? Well, it's a little hard to decipher because of the terms, which are either mistakenly or deliberately fuzzy, but we at least know that the United States is committing immediately…

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Aug 5, 2026

We look forward to working with you to ensure our nation’s veterans receive the care and benefits they deserve.

murphy.senate.gov
Aug 5, 2026

Sleep Apnea is a breathing disorder that involves a decrease or complete halt in airflow despite an ongoing effort to breathe.

murphy.senate.gov
Aug 5, 2026

Our urgent concern is validated by the American Tinnitus Association’s comments to the draft rule that 'tinnitus often occurs independently of any other health condition.'

murphy.senate.gov
Aug 5, 2026

Tinnitus is the most common service-connected disability recognized by VA, with an estimated 3.6 million veterans receiving benefits for this condition.

murphy.senate.gov
Aug 5, 2026

We ask that you again heed concerns from the medical and veterans’ communities about the benefits they receive to address tinnitus and sleep apnea.

murphy.senate.gov
Aug 3, 2026

VA must make clear it will not punish veterans seeking effective sleep apnea treatments or deny veterans with service-connected tinnitus the benefits and health care they have earned.

murphy.senate.gov
Aug 1, 2026

This redesign is about making it safer for auto traffic, but it’s also about making it safer for all kinds of commuters.

portal.ct.gov
Aug 1, 2026

Those veterans would no longer qualify for life-saving VA health care and benefits.

murphy.senate.gov
Jul 31, 2026

‘Mountains and Clouds’ is not a Calder sculpture without the clouds.

rollcall.com
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 really had to go back to the drawing board to try to figure out what Calder designed.

rollcall.com
Jul 31, 2026

That statue is like if the ‘Mona Lisa’ was ripped in half, and you kept it up in the Louvre. That wouldn’t be the ‘Mona Lisa’ anymore.

rollcall.com
Jul 31, 2026

I felt like I was going to retire from Congress, and this project would not be done. I’ve spent 12 years working on this, so it’s pretty thrilling.

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

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