Christopher Murphy

U.S. Senator · CT

Democrat

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Where Christopher stands

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What should the federal government's overall approach to taxes and spending be?
Clear record
Raise taxes on corporations and high earners to fund major new programs
Lower taxes, smaller governmentHigher taxes, expanded programs
Cosponsored Billionaires Income Tax Act and Big Oil Windfall Profits Tax Act; voted against the 2025 reconciliation tax cuts (H.R.1).
The record we reviewed on this issue — 12 votes · 29 cosponsorships
Votes
Voted No · Apr 2026 — A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2026 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2027 through 2035.
Voted No · Mar 2026 — Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026.
Voted Yes · Mar 2026 — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Internal Revenue Service relating to "Beginning of Construction Requirements for Purposes of the Termination of Clean Electricity Production Credits and Clean Electricity Investment Credits for Applicable Wind and Solar Facilities".
Voted No · Feb 2026 — Disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the D.C. Income and Franchise Tax Conformity and Revision Temporary Amendment Act of 2025.
Voted Yes · Feb 2026 — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Internal Revenue Service relating to "Interim Guidance Simplifying Application of the Corporate Alternative Minimum Tax to Partnerships".
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Cosponsorships
Sponsored — Angel Tax Credit Act
Sponsored — Border Act of 2024
Sponsored — Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2024
Sponsored — Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2022
Cosponsored — Educators Expense Deduction Modernization Act of 2023
+24 more
How should Social Security and Medicare be changed, if at all?
Clear record
Expand benefits and broaden eligibility
Reduce or restructure benefitsExpand benefits
Voted for the Social Security Fairness Act; sponsored the Social Security Caregiver Credit Act and Metastatic Breast Cancer Access to Care Act.
The record we reviewed on this issue — 3 votes · 10 cosponsorships
Votes
Voted No · Nov 2025 — Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026
Voted No · Jul 2025 — An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.
Voted Yes · Dec 2024 — Social Security Fairness Act of 2023
Cosponsorships
Sponsored — Social Security Caregiver Credit Act of 2026
Sponsored — Metastatic Breast Cancer Access to Care Act
Sponsored — Social Security Caregiver Credit Act of 2023
Sponsored — Social Security Caregiver Credit Act of 2021
Cosponsored — SMART Prices Act
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What should the federal government's role be in setting wages and protecting workers?
Clear record
Significantly raise the minimum wage and strengthen union organizing rights
Less federal labor regulationStronger federal worker protections
Cosponsored the Raise the Wage Act and the Richard Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act; voted for the Paycheck Fairness Act.
The record we reviewed on this issue — 7 votes · 44 cosponsorships
Votes
Voted No · Jul 2025 — An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.
Voted No · Apr 2024 — Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the National Labor Relations Board relating to "Standard for Determining Joint Employer Status".
Voted Yes · Jul 2023 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024
Did not vote · Dec 2022 — Providing for a correction in the enrollment of H.J. Res. 100.
Did not vote · Dec 2022 — To provide for a resolution with respect to the unresolved disputes between certain railroads represented by the National Carriers' Conference Committee of the National Railway Labor Conference and certain of their employees.
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Cosponsorships
Sponsored — College Athlete Economic Freedom Act
Sponsored — College Athlete Right to Organize Act
Sponsored — Workforce Mobility Act of 2025
Sponsored — Job Corps for the Next Generation Act
Sponsored — Workforce Mobility Act of 2023
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How should the federal government structure healthcare coverage and costs?
Clear record
Establish a public option available to all, alongside private insurance
Market-based, private insuranceSingle-payer government insurance
Cosponsored the Choose Medicare Act and State Public Option Act; voted for the Lower Health Care Costs Act extending ACA premium credits.
The record we reviewed on this issue — 6 votes · 55 cosponsorships
Votes
Voted Yes · Jan 2026 — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services relating to "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Marketplace Integrity and Affordability".
Voted No · Dec 2025 — Health Care Freedom for Patients Act of 2025
Voted Yes · Dec 2025 — Lower Health Care Costs Act
Voted No · Nov 2025 — Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026
Voted Yes · Oct 2025 — Continuing Appropriations and Extensions and Other Matters Act, 2026
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Cosponsorships
Sponsored — Patient Safety and Whistleblower Protections Act
Sponsored — Parity Enforcement Act of 2024
Sponsored — Metastatic Breast Cancer Access to Care Act
Sponsored — Strengthening Consumer Protections and Medical Debt Transparency Act
Sponsored — Parity Enforcement Act of 2022
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How should the federal government address climate change and energy policy?
Clear record
Rapid federal action to transition off fossil fuels
Prioritize energy production and affordabilityRapid transition off fossil fuels
Cosponsored the Green New Deal resolution and Clean Energy for America Act; voted against opening federal lands to oil, gas, and coal leasing.
The record we reviewed on this issue — 16 votes · 27 cosponsorships
Votes
Voted Yes · Jun 2026 — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Coal- and Oil-Fired Electric Utility Steam Generating Units: Final Repeal".
Voted Yes · Apr 2026 — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Air Plan Disapproval; Colorado; Regional Haze Plan for the Second Implementation Period".
Voted No · Apr 2026 — Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to Public Land Order No. 7917 for Withdrawal of Federal Lands; Cook, Lake, and Saint Louis Counties, MN.
Voted Yes · Mar 2026 — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Internal Revenue Service relating to "Beginning of Construction Requirements for Purposes of the Termination of Clean Electricity Production Credits and Clean Electricity Investment Credits for Applicable Wind and Solar Facilities".
Voted No · Jan 2026 — Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026
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Cosponsorships
Sponsored — Housatonic Wild and Scenic River Act of 2022
Sponsored — A bill to require the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to award grants to certain entities for purposes of carrying out climate-resilient living shoreline projects that protect coastal communities, and for other purposes.
Sponsored — A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to provide for the issuance of Green Bonds and to establish the United States Green Bank, and for other purposes.
Cosponsored — Clean Energy for America Act
Cosponsored — United States Climate Leadership in International Mitigation, Adaptation, and Technology Enhancement Act of 2021
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What should federal abortion policy be?
Clear record
Federal protection for abortion access throughout pregnancy
Federal restrictions on abortionFederal protection for abortion access
Cosponsored and voted for the Women's Health Protection Act and Reproductive Freedom for Women Act prohibiting governmental restrictions on abortion access.
The record we reviewed on this issue — 10 votes · 36 cosponsorships
Votes
Voted Yes · Mar 2026 — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Veterans Affairs relating to "Reproductive Health Services".
Voted No · Jan 2026 — Pregnant Students’ Rights Act
Voted No · Jul 2025 — An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.
Voted No · Jan 2025 — Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act
Voted Yes · Sep 2024 — Right to IVF Act
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Cosponsorships
Cosponsored — Access to Family Building Act
Cosponsored — Abortion is Health Care Everywhere Act of 2023
Cosponsored — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Veterans Affairs relating to "Reproductive Health Services".
Cosponsored — Affordability is Access Act
Cosponsored — SAD Act
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What should federal firearms policy be?
Clear record
Comprehensive federal firearm restrictions including bans and registration
Expand firearm rightsExpand firearm restrictions
Sponsored the Background Check Expansion Act; cosponsored the Assault Weapons Ban and Handgun Permit to Purchase Act; voted for Bipartisan Safer Communities Act.
The record we reviewed on this issue — 3 votes · 44 cosponsorships
Votes
Voted No · Jul 2025 — An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.
Voted No · Jun 2023 — Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives relating to "Factoring Criteria for Firearms with Attached 'Stabilizing Braces'".
Voted Yes · Jun 2022 — Bipartisan Safer Communities Act
Cosponsorships
Sponsored — Vote Without Fear Act
Sponsored — Background Check Expansion Act
Sponsored — Office of Gun Violence Prevention Act of 2025
Sponsored — A resolution keeping guns out of classrooms.
Sponsored — Office of Gun Violence Prevention Act of 2023
+39 more
What should US immigration policy be?
Some evidence
Pair stronger border security with expanded legal immigration pathways
Reduced immigration, stricter enforcementExpanded immigration, humane policy
Sponsored the Border Act of 2024 pairing border security with processing authority; cosponsored the NO BAN Act and SECURE Act expanding legal pathways.
The record we reviewed on this issue — 8 votes · 24 cosponsorships
Votes
Voted Yes · Jun 2026 — Secure America Act
Voted Yes · Apr 2026 — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services relating to "Removal of the Automatic Extension of Employment Authorization Documents".
Voted No · Apr 2026 — A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2026 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2027 through 2035.
Voted No · Mar 2026 — Veterans Accessibility Advisory Committee Act of 2025
Voted No · Jul 2025 — An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.
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Cosponsorships
Sponsored — Community-based Refugee Reception Act of 2025
Sponsored — Strengthening Immigration Procedures Act of 2025
Sponsored — Strengthening Immigration Procedures Act of 2024
Sponsored — Border Act of 2024
Sponsored — Improving Public Safety Through Immigration Warrant Issuance Act
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How should the federal government approach criminal justice and policing?
Some evidence
Major sentencing reductions, end qualified immunity, redirect funding to community programs
Stronger enforcement, expanded authorityDecarceration and federal reform
Cosponsored the Federal Death Penalty Prohibition Act and sponsored the Counseling Not Criminalization in Schools Act redirecting police funding to mental-health services.
The record we reviewed on this issue — 7 votes · 16 cosponsorships
Votes
Voted No · Jun 2026 — Fallen Servicemembers Religious Heritage Restoration Act
Voted No · Mar 2025 — HALT Fentanyl Act
Voted Yes · Apr 2024 — Reforming Intelligence and Securing America Act
Voted No · May 2023 — Disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the Comprehensive Policing and Justice Reform Amendment Act of 2022.
Voted No · Mar 2023 — Disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the Revised Criminal Code Act of 2022.
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Cosponsorships
Sponsored — Witness Assistance and Criminal Accountability Act
Sponsored — Counseling Not Criminalization in Schools Act
Sponsored — Combatting Fentanyl Trafficking from China and Mexico Act
Cosponsored — Federal Death Penalty Prohibition Act
Cosponsored — Solitary Confinement Reform Act
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What should drive US foreign policy?
Clear record
Restrained realism: maintain core alliances but avoid new interventions
Sponsored Iran war-powers resolutions (S.J.Res. 116) and National Security Powers Act; voted no on FY2026 NDAA while cosponsoring Ukraine and NATO-expansion support.
The record we reviewed on this issue — 12 votes · 49 cosponsorships
Votes
Voted Yes · Jun 2026 — A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against the Islamic Republic of Iran that have not been authorized by Congress.
Voted Yes · Jun 2026 — Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran.
Voted Yes · Jun 2026 — A resolution requesting information on Honduras's human rights practices pursuant to section 502B(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.
Voted No · Jun 2026 — Fallen Servicemembers Religious Heritage Restoration Act
Voted No · Apr 2026 — A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against the Republic of Cuba that have not been authorized by Congress.
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Cosponsorships
Sponsored — A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against the Islamic Republic of Iran that have not been authorized by Congress.
Sponsored — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign military sale to the Government of Qatar of certain defense articles and services.
Sponsored — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign military sale to the Government of the United Arab Emirates of certain defense articles and services.
Sponsored — A joint resolution for congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign military sale to the Government of the United Arab Emirates of certain defense articles and services.
Sponsored — A resolution supporting the efforts of the United States and international partners to facilitate a security environment that is conducive to holding free and fair elections in Haiti and promoting a durable return to democratic governance.
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How should the federal government approach democratic institutions and elections?
Clear record
Pass federal voting access protections and ban partisan gerrymandering
Voted for the Freedom to Vote Act and For the People Act; cosponsored the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act.
The record we reviewed on this issue — 10 votes · 35 cosponsorships
Votes
Voted No · Mar 2026 — Veterans Accessibility Advisory Committee Act of 2025
Voted Yes · Sep 2022 — DISCLOSE Act of 2022
Voted No · Jan 2022 — Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act
Voted Yes · Nov 2021 — John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2021
Voted Yes · Oct 2021 — Freedom to Vote Act
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Cosponsorships
Sponsored — Vote Without Fear Act
Sponsored — No Political Enemies Act
Sponsored — MEME Act
Sponsored — Supreme Court Ethics Act
Sponsored — PAST Act of 2022
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Where Christopher stands

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