WASHINGTON–U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Friday released the following statement after he was sworn in for his third term representing Connecticut in the U.S. Senate:

“I am so humbled to have been sworn in for my third term today. This is a deadly serious moment for American democracy, and though I'm proud to have accomplished so much for Connecticut in my first two terms, I know the biggest test for the Senate is about to come. There won't be one single day when I take this responsibility that our state has given me lightly. I'm ready to fight and get to work.”

Murphy will continue to serve on the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, and the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

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