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On the recordMay 27, 2026
It is time for my Republican colleagues to join us in one of these resolutions, because it is so clear that if this war continues, even for another day, the reputational cost to the United States is potentially unrecoverable.
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Chris Murphy
Democratic · Connecticut

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Murphy's speech on the Senate floor regarding the Iran war.

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