# Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy released from hospital after stroke

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/connecticut-sen-chris-murphy-released-from-hospital-after-stroke/
- Published: 2026-11-06T21:12:07+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-06T21:18:32+00:00
- Original publisher: PBS NewsHour (publisher lean: Centre)
- Original article: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/connecticut-sen-chris-murphy-released-from-hospital-after-stroke
- Topics: Health, Medicine, Politics

## Key points

- Murphy has left hospital and is recovering in a rehabilitation facility.
- He expects to miss several weeks of Senate votes.
- Doctors are encouraged by his progress after a small brain bleed.

## Summary

The new update is that Connecticut Senator Chris Murphy has been discharged from hospital and is recovering at a rehabilitation facility. He expects to miss several weeks of Senate votes, temporarily reducing his participation in a chamber where he serves on the Appropriations Committee and is a prominent voice on immigration and gun policy.

Murphy, 53, said doctors diagnosed a small haemorrhagic stroke, a bleed in the brain, after he called 911 last Saturday because he felt something was wrong. Doctors are encouraged by his progress, he said, while asking for privacy for his family. Senators Ben Ray Luján and Chris Van Hollen also had strokes in 2022 and recovered; John Fetterman, who had a stroke that year, uses adaptive technology in the Senate.

## Coverage

- [PBS NewsHour: Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy released from hospital after stroke](https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/connecticut-sen-chris-murphy-released-from-hospital-after-stroke)
- [The Hill: Chris Murphy to miss 'several weeks' of votes for stroke recovery ](https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/6204922-senator-chris-murphy-stroke-recovery/)
- [New York Post: Sen. Chris Murphy released from hospital after suffering stroke — gives update on recovery](https://nypost.com/2026/11/06/us-news/sen-chris-murphy-expected-to-make-a-full-recovery-after-suffering-stroke-at-sons-hockey-game/)
- [CNBC: Sen. Chris Murphy released from hospital after stroke, will miss votes for 'several weeks' as he rehabs](https://www.cnbc.com/2026/11/06/chris-murphy-stroke-hospital-senate.html)
- [Washington Examiner: Chris Murphy discharged from hospital after stroke but will miss ‘next several weeks of votes’](https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/senate/4795796/chris-murphy-discharge-hospital-stroke-miss-first-week-votes/)

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