WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Tuesday released the following statement on President Trump’s address to a joint session of Congress.

"President Trump offered nothing new tonight. He offered no new ideas. He offered no new legislation to fulfill his endless promises. He offered no new explanations for all the things that have gone wrong during the first month of his administration. His tone tonight was more sober than usual, but what a low bar we have set for the presidency when a speech is considered a success when the Commander-in-Chief doesn't do something truly stunning or embarrassing. I remain ready to work with the President if he is truly sincere about working with Democrats on potential bipartisan initiatives like infrastructure investment and trade adjustment, but I still haven't seen any real, meaningful overtures to make that happen."

Murphy brought President & CEO of Derby’s Griffin Hospital Patrick A. Charmel as his guest to the speech.

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