Political Quotes

On the recordDecember 20, 2012
By the time I had gotten to the next funeral, to little Dylan Hockley's funeral, the horror had already started to spread through the 200, 300 people who were there. Dylan's family talked about the fact that they knew that something good was going to come from Dylan's death, that there was going to be change in this country.
Said by
Chris Murphy
Democratic · Connecticut

Editor's note · Context

Murphy reflects on the funerals and the hope for change following the tragedy.

Share

More from Chris Murphy

Aug 8, 2026

The reason that this war is dragging on endlessly – it does matter, and my colleagues should care about Trump's insider trading subscription scheme.

murphy.senate.gov
Aug 8, 2026

This fight isn’t close to over and Senate Democrats will do all we can to stop this corrupt disaster before it takes effect.

murphy.senate.gov
Aug 8, 2026

No president has ever been so insistent on putting guns in the hands of violent criminals.

murphy.senate.gov
Aug 10, 2026

The supposed deal that’s on the table right now would pay Iran $100 million, excuse me, $100 billion a year, in order to reopen the Strait.

huffpost.com

Other voices in this conversation