WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) released a statement on Thursday after voting to support the roughly $1 trillion omnibus spending bill. 

"I supported the compromise budget because the good things in it – more money for Connecticut manufacturers, Long Island Sound protection, and the Coast Guard Museum – outweigh the bad things. I still don't understand why Congress refuses to fund the investments in programs that create jobs, like building roads and rail lines, and push down the cost of college. Continuing to pass budgets that crowd out spending on infrastructure and education because of growing entitlement and defense funding just isn't good long-term economic policy. This budget has a lot of wins for Connecticut, but the overall priorities of the federal budget need to change soon.” 

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