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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391 statements
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Murphy to Trump Nominees: 'No, You Cannot Promote the President's Businesses as Ambassador'
Questioned Trump ambassador nominees about promoting president's business interests through their diplomatic positions.
“This is a pretty simple question: if the White House were to come to either of you and ask for help from the embassy on a financial project important to the family, what would your response be? ....”
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Reintroduced bill to forgive student loan debt for beginning farmers and ranchers.
“Between the trade war, the Iran war, and his devastating cuts to agricultural programs, Donald Trump has sent farm bankruptcies surging and thrown our farming industry into a full-blown crisis”
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Opposed Protect College Sports Act, arguing it protects NCAA exploitation and suppresses athlete compensation.
“What this bill does at its core is to protect a system of exploitation. This bill protects the billions of dollars that coaches and sports industry executives are making over the suppression of compensation for some of the most highly valued athletes in the world.”
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Murphy on Don Jr.'s Russia-Funded Wedding: 'This Is As Close to Treason As You Can Get'
Criticized Trump Jr.'s Russia-funded wedding as evidence of Trump family corruption and Russia ties.
“The Russians paid for the private island. The Russians paid for the fireworks show. The president's son even put this oligarch in charge of planning the logistics. This was a Russian party organized and paid for by someone in Vladimir Putin's inner circle.”
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Murphy Slams So-Called Protect College Sports Act on Stephen A. Smith's Straight Shooter
Criticized Protect College Sports Act for giving NCAA power to silence athletes.
“More people are watching the games than ever before. More people are showing up than ever before. Women's sports is not contracting; it's expanding. The development deals for TV rights are bigger than ever before.”
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Called on UN Security Council to impose additional sanctions on Sudan to cut conflict funding.
“Artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) operations account for approximately 80-90% of Sudan’s gold production.”
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Sent letter demanding explanation for Trump-aligned firm's no-bid contract to represent unaccompanied children.
“Children deserve competent representation by attorneys who practice at the intersection of child welfare and federal immigration law, but Americans also deserve to know why their federal dollars are being doled out to Trump’s friends and allies.”
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Joined letter demanding Trump administration restore funding for 223 canceled energy projects.
“For the good of our country, the rule of law, and the American people, we demand that you change course and restore the previously awarded funding.”
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Criticized Trump for using Iran war for market manipulation and personal financial gain.
“The war might be continuing, not just because of incompetence, but because the president has found a way to make money”
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Filed comments opposing ATF rule changes that would expand access to dangerous weapons.
“No president has ever been so insistent on putting guns in the hands of violent criminals”
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Introduced bipartisan bill allowing Coast Guard to partner with state and local governments.
“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, Connecticut, home of the Coast Guard Academy”
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Murphy Reintroduces Bill Requiring Supreme Court to Follow Code of Ethics
Reintroduced bill requiring Supreme Court to follow ethics code and disclose recusals.
“With conservative justices attending red carpet dinners at the White House and going on luxury vacations paid for by Republican donors, it’s no wonder Americans believe this Supreme Court is just playing politics and ignoring the Constitution”
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Questioned Defense Secretary on Iran War objectives and taxpayer spending on Trump's luxury jet.
“The American people either didn't want this war or were deeply skeptical of this war because they have seen this country make the same mistake over and over again in wars in the Middle East, and that is to create either unrealistic or open-ended objectives”
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Murphy Introduces Bill to Block Trump from Taking Qatari Jet With Him When He Leaves Office
Introduced bill to block Trump from taking Qatari jet for personal use after leaving office.
“It’s hard to decide what’s worse: accepting a $400 million bribe from a foreign government or spending a billion dollars in American taxpayer money to put gold plating on that bribe”
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Sent letter to DOJ demanding documents on rule changes that would benefit Trump Jr.'s gun company.
“In a May 13 earnings call two weeks after the regulations were announced, the company’s CEO noted that the combined rules would enable consumers to ‘complete the full compliance process remotely.”
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Demanded Trump administration reverse transfer of civil rights and special education programs from Department of Education.
“We have a simple demand: follow our nation’s education and appropriations laws as Congress wrote them to protect students’ most basic right to a quality education. More than 80 education, disability, parent, and civil rights groups have vocally opposed the recent IAAs and other departmental changes.”
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Led Senate Democrats demanding transparency on Trump's $400 million luxury jet retrofit costs.
“Americans deserve answers on how the administration has decided to spend their taxpayer dollars and assume new national security risks with the VC-25B Bridge aircraft and the rushed retrofit program contracted to L3Harris – all in service to President Trump’s interest in having a pretty, luxurious plane for himself”
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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”
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Senator Murphy argued Democrats should adopt bolder policies on corporate power and propose a $25 minimum wage.
“I think we have to understand that people do not believe that this version of capitalism has worked. And frankly, it hasn't worked. I mean, you have 40% of Americans today that are working full time and don't have enough money saved up in the bank for an emergency car repair.”
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Wash. Post: Bill To Raise Minimum Wage To $25 An Hour Will Be Introduced In Senate
Introduced bill to raise federal minimum wage to $25 per hour.
“Democrats need to offer solutions that are as big as the problems people are facing”
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Highlighted historic reductions in gun violence on the fourth anniversary of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act.
“...this is maybe the secret sauce. This is maybe the biggest explanation as to why numbers are going down.”
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Murphy Introduces Landmark Bill to Raise Minimum Wage to 25 Dollars Nationwide
Introduced the Living Wage For All Act to raise the federal minimum wage to $25 per hour with phased implementation.
“If you work full time in this country, you should be able to afford to live. But wages are so low that parents work 60 hours a week and still aren’t sure if they’ll have lunch money for their kids”
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