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Chris Murphy: “We come down to the House floor as some of the younger Members of the Democratic Caucus, and we try to do it every week…”

On the recordApril 23, 2008
We come down to the House floor as some of the younger Members of the Democratic Caucus, and we try to do it every week to really focus in on how the issues affecting this Congress are specifically challenging younger families in this country. How the neglect of the past 12 years trying to be remedied by the new Democratic majority here are affecting those families that are just starting out, those issues maybe can be best talked about and best addressed by those of us who are the younger members of the House represented by the 30-Something Working Group.
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Chris Murphy
Democratic · Connecticut

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Discussing the challenges younger families face in Congress.

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