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Chris Murphy: “It doesn't take courage to stand her on the floor of the United States Senate for two hours or six hours or 14 hours…”

On the recordJune 15, 2016
It doesn't take courage to stand her on the floor of the United States Senate for two hours or six hours or 14 hours, doesn't take courage to stand up to the gun lobby when 90 percent of your constituents want change to happen. It takes courage to look into the eye of a shooter, instead of running, wrapping your arms around a six-year-old boy and accepting death as a trade for just a tiny little piece of increased peace of mind for a little boy under your charge.
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Chris Murphy
Democratic · Connecticut

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Chris Murphy speaks about the courage needed to confront gun violence and advocates for gun control measures.

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