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Chris Murphy: “There is not, Senator Blumenthal, through the Chair. That is the reason we posited these two proposals as a means…”

On the recordJune 15, 2016
There is not, Senator Blumenthal, through the Chair. That is the reason we posited these two proposals as a means forward on this bill. We know they are noncontroversial in the American public. They enjoy broad bipartisan support. I yield to the Senator from New Jersey, Senator Menendez, for a question without losing my right to the floor.
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Chris Murphy
Democratic · Connecticut
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Jun 15, 2016

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