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Chris Murphy

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Chris Scott Murphy is a United States Senator from Connecticut, serving since January 3, 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, Murphy has been a prominent advocate for various progressive issues, including gun control, healthcare reform, and climate change action. He has played a significant role in national discussions surrounding these topics, often emphasizing the need for legislative changes to address pressing societal challenges.

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Jul 27, 2020

Mr. President, when people talk about this body being fundamentally broken under Republican leadership, this is exhibit A. This is exhibit A. This body has had 2 months to consider legislation that would stand up a national effort to…

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Jul 23, 2020

Senator Merkley and I serve on the Foreign Relations Committee together, and what we have watched together, over the course of our time on that committee, is a reversal of what was called by some scholars ``the end of history.'' There was…

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Jul 23, 2020

Thank you for the question. This is what led me to join with many of my other colleagues, as I mentioned, including Senator Schumer, to introduce the legislation in the wake of the protests in our Nation's Capital. Accountability is also a…

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Jul 23, 2020

Madam President, I appreciate the Senator breaking for a moment to allow me to just a say few words. I might pose a question to him, if he chooses to answer with the remaining part of his time. I want to make sure that my remarks are…

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Jul 22, 2020

Mr. President, I am glad to have the opportunity to talk for a bit on the floor of the U.S. Senate on U.S. policy toward China because there has been no better friend for Chinese interests likely in our lifetime than President Donald J…

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Jun 29, 2020

Mr. President, let me tell you how the bailout has worked. When COVID hit this country and people were dying from a disease that we didn't have a vaccine for, as emergency rooms all over the country were being overwhelmed, the Federal…

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May 19, 2020

Madam President, I yield to the Senator from Oklahoma for a unanimous consent request.

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May 19, 2020

Madam President, I concur in the remarks of my friend from Michigan. A lot of our constituents have long thought that there has just been an enormous gulf between the conversations that we have in the U.S. Senate and the conversations that…

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May 6, 2020

Mr. President, I think all of us are in awe on a daily basis of those who we have a responsibility to serve. The people of Colorado, the people of Texas, and the people of Connecticut are doing just absolutely extraordinary things, and I…

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Mar 23, 2020

Mr. President, you can't keep on saying it is a bipartisan bill when it clearly is not. If it were a bipartisan bill, you wouldn't have this level of angst from the Democrats who were shut out of the process. Let's be clear about what we…

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Mar 23, 2020

Mr. President, let me just make clear what happened over the course of the last couple of days, because I heard many of my colleagues come down to the floor today and claim that this is a bipartisan bill that is on the floor of the U.S…

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Mar 23, 2020

Objection. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection by the Senator from Connecticut is heard. There is less than 10 minutes remaining. The Senator from Connecticut.

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