Chris Murphy: “I thank the Senator for distilling the reasons for our presence on the…”

On the recordJune 15, 2016

I thank the Senator for distilling the reasons for our presence on the floor down to those points. We see this as possible. We see it as possible to get a concensus between the Democrats and Republicans to bring these two measures-- closing the terrorist gap and expanding background checks--before the Senate floor this afternoon or tonight. We think that is possible, and we intend to hold the floor until we make significant progress on that front. I yield to the Senator for a question.

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Chris Murphy

Democratic · Connecticut

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Jun 15, 2016

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