Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn) has accused political corruption in the United States of causing economic stagnation, blaming it on wealthy individuals and corporations driving economic stagnation. He shared a post on X, along with a clip from the American Economic Liberties Project, stating that our democracy is rigged to favor corporations and billionaires. Murphy specifically highlighted the pharmaceutical industry's influence in high prescription drug prices as a consequence of corporate power in Washington. Earlier, Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky) warned that the federal government was "insolvent" and proposed a plan to balance the budget in five years.