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On the recordJune 18, 2026
These nuclear negotiations are just destined to fail. I hope I'm wrong, but on the back side of this war, the President has almost no leverage.
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Chris Murphy
Democratic · Connecticut

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Senate floor speech on the Iran war agreement.

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