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On the recordSeptember 12, 2023
reserving the right to object. First of all, I want to assure the pages that we normally don't spend this much time debating you guys. At the end of the July session, there was a verbal assault on pages who were in the Rotunda, which caused both Senator Schumer and Senator McConnell to rise to the pages' defense. We have now spent an inordinate amount of time this week debating healthcare policies related to the pages. Second, while Senator Paul and I often find common cause, I am continually stunned at his unseriousness about the scope of this ongoing tragedy. No matter how many times I hear Senator Paul rail against vaccines, I am still heartbroken by the fact that so many of my colleagues don't understand the devastation that has been wrought in this country, as 1.1 million Americans--1.1 million Americans--have died from COVID, in large part, because of the ongoing attacks against vaccines that work that has undermined the public's confidence in one of the very best tools that we have to combat the worst of this disease and this virus. I am looking at a scientific study from earlier this year naming COVID-19 as the eighth leading cause of death for children in this country. It is true, it is rare for a child to die from COVID, but when you have 1.1 million people dying of COVID in this country, of course there is going to be an unacceptable number of children who die from COVID.…
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Chris Murphy
Democratic · Connecticut
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Sep 12, 2023

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