Christopher Murphy
U.S. Senator · Connecticut · Democrat
Statements and posts
396 press releases, floor remarks and posts since Jan 3, 2025.
Pick a week or a day to set the dates below. One count per message: copies of one post on X and Bluesky count once, and reposts aren’t counted. Shading is scaled to Murphy’s own volume over the last 12 months (a typical active day = 1). May 25, 2026 – Aug 16, 2026.
4 statements, Jun 29, 2026 – Jul 5, 2026
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Senator Murphy Statement on Supreme Court's 5-4 Decision Affirming Birthright Citizenship
Criticized Supreme Court's 5-4 decision upholding birthright citizenship as reflecting judicial politicization.
“It’s just shocking this was a 5-4 ruling. The plain language of the Constitution is clear, and the fact that four justices chose to willingly ignore the Constitution in order to give Trump a total victory is a sign that this court is badly broken.”
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Opposed VA benefit cuts for disabled veterans with sleep apnea and tinnitus.
“At your confirmation hearing last year, you pledged, ‘We’re not going to balance budgets on the back of veterans’ benefits.’ We urge you to honor that commitment by abandoning these proposals and to further reject any legislation that would permanently cut off these benefits to veterans.”
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Murphy Statement on Supreme Court Decision in Trump v. Slaughter
Criticized Supreme Court ruling granting Trump control over federal agencies without checks.
“The Supreme Court has become a willing partner in President Trump’s authoritarian power grab. First, they granted Trump blanket immunity from any crimes he commits in office, and now they’ve given him complete control over our federal government without any checks and balances.”
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Demanded USPS abandon rule implementing Trump's mail-in voting restrictions.
“Accordingly, we insist that the Postal Service abandon this proposed regulation and return to its core mission of providing universal postal services to every American. The Constitution and federal law demand nothing less”
Sources: members’ press releases from their official websites (since the 119th Congress began (Jan 3, 2025)), the Congressional Record (since Aug 2026), and Bluesky posts. Quotes are shown only when they match the archived source text word for word; topics are AI-read and mentions are matched from the text.