Christopher Murphy
U.S. Senator · Connecticut · Democrat
Statements and posts
396 press releases, floor remarks and posts since Jan 3, 2025.
Activity, last 12 weeks
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6 statements, Mar 24, 2025 – Mar 30, 2025
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Murphy, Blumenthal, DeLauro, Larson Demand Reinstatement Of Terminated NOAA Employees
U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) on Friday joined U.S. Representatives John Larson (D-Conn.-01) and Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.-03) in sending a letter to U.S. Department of Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick…
“Mass firings, office closures, and the threat of budget cuts severely undermine NOAA’s work to share weather and climate forecasts, facilitate restoration and resiliency projects, and sustainably manage our ocean’s resources – especially in Connecticut”
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U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and U.S. Representatives John Larson (D-Conn.-01), Joe Courtney (D-Conn.-02), Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.-03), Jim Himes (D-Conn.-04), and Jahana Hayes (D-Conn.-05) on Thursday…
“The Trump administration’s sudden termination of funding – appropriated and authorized by Congress – for state and local public health departments in Connecticut is both illegal and morally bankrupt. These cuts will have devastating impacts on our communities.”
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Murphy: Republicans Apply a Different Set of Rules for Elon Musk
U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Thursday spoke on the U.S. Senate floor to object to a Republican request for unanimous consent to pass a resolution that claims to condemn domestic terrorism but instead gives special treatment to…
“Come on, this resolution is not about violence or domestic terrorism. It just isn't”
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U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee, joined 14 of their Senate colleagues in signing a letter…
“We write to you with grave concern regarding the recent revelations reported in The Atlantic about the Trump Administration’s reckless handling of classified information about U.S. military operations”
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Murphy Statement On Trump Administration Closing DHS Watchdog Offices
By doing so, the Trump administration has eliminated most safeguards on immigration detention at a time when watchdog offices are most needed.
“This is yet another illegal power grab by the Trump administration to shutter independent agencies created and funded by Congress.”
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Murphy Statement On Supreme Court Ruling To Uphold Ghost Gun Rule
No matter what the gun lobby says, ghost guns are guns.
“Today’s ruling is a major defeat for the gun lobby and a big win for the movement to stop gun violence. No matter what the gun lobby says, ghost guns are guns. They're easy to get and practically untraceable, which is why dangerous criminals love them.”
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.