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Chris Murphy: “I was in Grace McDonnell's funeral. And when I got out, I was shown a copy of the statement and I nearly became sick.”

On the recordDecember 20, 2012
I was in Grace McDonnell's funeral. And when I got out, I was shown a copy of the statement and I nearly became sick.
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Chris Murphy
Democratic · Connecticut

Editor's note · Context

Murphy expresses his disgust at the NRA's statement after attending a funeral for a shooting victim.

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