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On the recordJune 18, 2015
Mr. President, let me say, before turning to the topic at hand, those of us from Connecticut--especially those of us in and around Sandy Hook, CT--our hearts go out to the community in Charleston. The grief and tragedy they are working and sifting through today is hard for anyone to imagine. All I can say is I hope they will find, as we did in Newtown, CT, that an internal strength over time comes from unlikely spots; that friends arrive from far-off places; that there is a community that is much bigger than one church or one city that is going to wrap its arms around families and friends of the victims during this terrible time. ____________________
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Chris Murphy
Democratic · Connecticut

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