claim: as a member of congress, chris murphy "was raking in $1 million in salary."
author: linda mcmahon
evidence_1: jan 18, 2013 ... chris murphy (. (chip somodevilla/getty images). congress just keeps getting  richer. in general, senators are much wealthier than representatives, and ... the  estimated average net worth of members of last year's congress was almost $1  million, up about 10 percent from the previous year, according to ...
evidence_2: christopher scott murphy (born august 3, 1973) is an american politician who  serves as the junior united states senator from connecticut. a member of the  democratic party, he holds the position since 2013. he previously served in the  united states house of representatives, representing connecticut's 5th  congressional ...
evidence_3: after heated budget debates, threats of government shutdowns and multiple  votes to raise the debt ceiling, congress has been dealing with fiscal issues on a  regular basis. it is no wonder, then, that when the average citizen has the means  to take a peak at each members ability to handle his or her personal finance,  intrigue ...
evidence_4: 5 days ago ... members of congress have largely avoided speaking out about the famine and  cholera epidemic in yemen, even as aid organizations, celebrities, and late-night  tv hosts sounded the alarm this past week. but one u.s. senator is breaking the  senate silence — and even going further, explaining how u.s. ...
evidence_5: the website legistorm compiles staff salary information for members of congress . murphy paid his congressional staff a total of $924,533 in 2011. he ranked 35th  on the list of the lowest paid democratic representative staff salaries and ranked  170th overall of the lowest paid representative staff salaries in 2011. overall ...