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Chris Murphy: “That, to me, would suggest that it was the clear intent of those who wrote the bill on this Committee to deny the use of…”

On the recordSeptember 24, 2018
That, to me, would suggest that it was the clear intent of those who wrote the bill on this Committee to deny the use of those funds to arm our teachers.
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Chris Murphy
Democratic · Connecticut

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Murphy emphasizes legislative intent against using funds for arming teachers.

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