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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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). Aug 17, 2026 – Nov 5, 2026.
8 statements, Apr 14, 2025 – Apr 20, 2025
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Requested Joint Committee on Taxation calculate wealthy individuals and corporations benefiting from Republican tax plan.
“While Republicans have claimed that these tax breaks are meant to help working people, their votes don’t lie”
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Announced start of bridge replacement and traffic improvement project on I-95 in West Haven.
“Replacing these 70-year-old bridges is long overdue, and I’m glad to see this project finally moving forward”
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Murphy, Blumenthal Announce Resolution Honoring UConn’s National Championship
Announced resolution congratulating UConn women's basketball team on NCAA national championship.
“The UConn women’s team’s run through the tournament was dominant, and as usual, they made our state so proud as they won their record 12th national championship. Watching Sarah Strong, Paige Bueckers, and Azzi Fudd all playing at the top of their game with the brightest lights on them was so inspiring”
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Murphy, Blumenthal, 27 Colleagues Introduce Legislation To Expand Childcare Relief To Families
Introduced bill to expand Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit for working families.
“The cost of child care in this country is astronomical, even for millions of Americans who are working full-time to provide for their family.”
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Murphy, Blumenthal, 43 Colleagues Introduce Bill To Cut Taxes For Working Americans
Introduced bill to provide tax breaks for working Americans and expand Child Tax Credit.
“Donald Trump and Republicans’ sole priority is passing a massive tax break for the billionaires and corporations, while ordinary Americans get table scraps. This bill would give a tax break to the working families who actually need it – not billionaires trying to buy their seventh home or second yacht”
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Praised Connecticut lawyer Josh Koskoff for winning $73 million settlement against gun manufacturer Remington.
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Introduced bicameral legislation to raise federal minimum wage to $17 by 2030.
“It’s shameful that there are millions of people in this country who work full-time jobs and yet they can’t afford rent or pay for their groceries. Raising the federal minimum wage to $17 would help 42,000 workers in Connecticut keep up with the cost of living, but it’s just a start.”
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Demanded corrective action from i-Health parent company over worker retaliation and unsafe conditions.
“Instead of upholding the rights of these employees and honoring your public commitments to their wellbeing, workers allege that DSM-Firmenich has responded with actions that are retaliatory and coercive in nature”
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.