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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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Sep 18, 2017

Madam President, before the Senator leaves the floor, I just want to probe him for a moment on this question of process. Listen, this is an affront to the Senate--a bill that reorders one- fifth of the U.S. economy and that is being…

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Sep 18, 2017

Madam President, I thank the Senator. I know it is late, and I thank him for staying on the floor for a few moments. You do not know what it is going to do to your own constituents. We do not have a CBO score telling us how many people…

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Sep 18, 2017

Madam President, if I may ask the Senator a follow-up question, we are in a different position today because, when we were taking these votes a month ago, there was only the faint talk of a bipartisan process to try to keep what works in…

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Sep 13, 2017

Mr. President, first let me lend my support to efforts to bring amendments before the floor later today or later this week with respect to strengthening our Nation's ``Buy American'' laws. This has been a cause that I have been working on…

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Jul 27, 2017

Maybe this time would be better used if you allowed us to ask you some questions about the bill. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senate will be in order. The Senator from Wyoming has the floor.

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Jul 27, 2017

Mr. President, I intend to offer the following motions to H.R. 1628, and I ask unanimous consent that they be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: Motion to…

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Jul 27, 2017

Mr. President, this process is an embarrassment. This is nuclear-grade bonkers what is happening here tonight. We are about to reorder one-fifth of the American healthcare system, and we are going to have 2 hours to review a bill which, at…

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Jul 27, 2017

Thank you, Mr. President. We are starting to hear rumors of what is in the so-called skinny bill, and it is not skinny. It is humongous. It is filled with all sorts of conservative priorities, whether it be--these are rumors--the end to…

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Jul 27, 2017

Mr. President, will the Senator yield for a question? The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senate will be in order. The Senator from Wyoming has the floor.

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Jul 26, 2017

Madam President, I intend to offer the following motions to H.R. 1628, and I ask unanimous consent that they be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: Motion to…

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Jul 26, 2017

Mr. President, no one should normalize what is happening on this Senate floor right now. We are all waiting for the white smoke to come out of Republican leadership offices so that the millions and millions of very scared people in my…

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Jul 24, 2017

Mr. President, I was really glad to be on the floor to hear the remarks of my great friend Senator Kaine. It is gut-check time in the U.S. Senate. The legislation we are going to consider tomorrow would hurt a lot of people in ways I think…

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