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Chris Murphy: “This really is ultimately a question of political power. This is about winning enough elections so that it is 90 percent…”

On the recordAugust 5, 2019
This really is ultimately a question of political power. This is about winning enough elections so that it is 90 percent of our constituents that want things like universal background checks who get their say.
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Chris Murphy
Democratic · Connecticut

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Senator Murphy emphasizes the need for political power to enact gun control measures.

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