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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7 statements, Apr 27, 2026 – May 3, 2026
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Murphy On Costs of Iran War: Everything is More Expensive Because of One Person's Insane Decision
Spoke against Iran war, citing rising costs for American families on basic necessities.
“I think we all are angry that our [Republican] colleagues are not allowing this body to do its job. But we are also angry that the cost of this war is not being borne by members of the United States Senate, is not being borne by Donald Trump's billionaire and corporate friends.”
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Murphy, Barrasso Lead Bipartisan Letter to Advance Zip Code Reform in Congress
Led bipartisan letter urging committee to advance USPS zip code modernization legislation.
“We write you today to encourage the Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs to take up zip code legislation that addresses a number of communities in our states. As you know, the United States Postal Service (USPS) has a process to issue unique zip codes for communities, but that process is broken”
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Murphy Statement On ATF's Dangerous Proposed Roll Back of Gun Regulations
Criticized ATF's proposed gun regulation rollbacks as dangerous and favoring the gun lobby.
“President Trump likes to talk about law and order, but his administration is pulling out all the stops to make it easier for criminals to get their hands on guns. These new rules are just a gun lobby wish list printed on ATF letterhead and they’ll make all of our communities less safe.”
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Murphy Statement On Supreme Court Decision Gutting the Voting Rights Act
Murphy criticized Supreme Court decision gutting Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.
“Republicans are already pulling out every trick in the book to rig our elections and now, the Supreme Court’s right-wing majority has paved the way for them to deny Black voters representation.”
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Questioned Education Secretary McMahon on gutting Office of Civil Rights protections.
“Amy Cupp is a parent in Indiana. She was very alarmed when her daughter came home one day with severe bruising on her hands and arms. Her daughter has severe autism, a group of different disabilities. What she came to find out is that the school that her daughter was at had been restraining and secluding her daughter.”
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Murphy Warns Local Leaders Against Bringing Deadly ICE Facilities Into Their Communities
Warned local governments against allowing ICE to convert warehouses into detention facilities.
“Democrats oppose the warehousing of humans in former office spaces and will make defunding these facilities a major priority when we take back control of Congress. Already this year, there have been at least 11 deaths in ICE custody. Last year, there were 31 reported deaths in ICE custody.”
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Murphy, Gillibrand Introduce Bicameral Bill to Protect Retirement Security for Unpaid Caregivers
Reintroduced bipartisan bill to provide Social Security credits for unpaid caregivers.
“Caregivers shouldn’t lose out on Social Security benefits because they step away from the workforce to care for a loved one. Caregiving is work, and it’s time we start treating it that way.”
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.