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Chris Murphy: “It strikes me, frankly, that this amendment is part of an assault that we have seen in this Congress on family planning…”

On the recordOctober 4, 2011
It strikes me, frankly, that this amendment is part of an assault that we have seen in this Congress on family planning and contraception.
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Chris Murphy
Democratic · Connecticut

Editor's note · Context

Murphy criticizes an amendment as part of a broader attack on family planning.

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