Chris Murphy Voting Records, Corruption Findings, Earmarking Tendencies

Chris Murphy Recent Legislative and Voting Records

Chris Murphy Earmarking Summary

Indications of Corruption or Ethical Failures

State: Connecticut Party: Democrat Former Occupation: Lawyer Representative Since: 2007 Next Election: 2010

(Note: all corruption will not be listed. Since "corrupt" is a yes/no descriptor, further investigations become redundant after one incident is uncovered.)

Chris Murphy Corruption and/or Ethically Failures:

Paybacks:

According to the Seattle Times, Chris Murphy has a history of rewarding campaign donors with taxpayer money. He earmarked $1.6 Million taxpayer dollars for Goodrich after receipt of $2000 in donations, $4 Million for Ensign-bickford Industries after receipt of $1750, $3.2 Million for UTC after receipt of $2750, and $2 Million for Electro Energy after receipt of $500.

Chris Murphy Voting or Legislative History in Congress:

• Tort Reform - Medical Malpractice Reform S11 7/03:

  Representative Murphy has no voting history regarding medical malpractice reform

• Balanced Budget Amendment:

  No, Murphy has not supported requiring Congress to spend within government means.

• Oil Drilling in US - ANWR (Alaska) HouseVote#831 8/07:

  Chris Murphy opposes US energy independence that includes drilling for US oil supplies.

• Cap and Trade HR 2454 6/09:

  Yes, Murphy supports increased taxes and surcharges on US production of goods and energy.

• Amnesty/Citizenship for Illegal Border Crossers S2611 5/06:

  Chris Murphy has no voting record on border control or amnesty citizenship for illegal aliens.

• Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act HR 4173 12/09:

  Yes, Chris Murphy supports federal government expansion of involvement and control over private industry.

• Auto Company Bailouts HR 7005 12/08:

  Yes, supports taxpayer bailouts of private industry

• Bank Bailouts -TARP HR1424 10/08:

  Yes, Murphy supports taxpayer bailouts for financial institutions that gamble and lose

• 2009 Stimulus Bill HR1 2/09:

  Yes, Supported the $787 Billion spending plan

• 2009 Omnibus HR1105 3/09:

  Yes, Representative Murphy supported the 9000+ earmark, 8.3% government expansion bill

• Health Care HR3590 12/09:

  Yes, Supported laying groundwork for federal takeover of Healthcare delivery

Chris Murphy Earmarking Tendencies:

• Prolific. Extensive Earmark History Compared to Colleagues in House of Representatives

  • $50,819,147 of taxpayer money requested by Chris Murphy in 2009 budget specifically for entities and projects not considered worthy of financing through transparent means in the official federal budget.(Ref: Center for Responsive Politics and Taxpayers for Common Sense)

Charted Comparison of House Colleagues to Chris Murphy Voting Records

Charted Comparison Corruption Investigations for House of Representatives Colleagues of Murphy