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Chris Murphy: “This is not ultimately a referendum. This is a choice, and if you reject this deal, then you have got to be pretty…”

On the recordJanuary 20, 2015
This is not ultimately a referendum. This is a choice, and if you reject this deal, then you have got to be pretty apocalyptic about how badly this deal will go down if you accept those broad parameters as the alternative.
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Chris Murphy
Democratic · Connecticut

Editor's note · Context

Murphy clarifies that rejecting the deal has dire implications.

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