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Chris Murphy: “People don’t want to be written a check. People want to work for pay.”

On the recordJune 27, 2026
People don’t want to be written a check. People want to work for pay.
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Chris Murphy
Democratic · Connecticut

Editor's note · Context

Emphasizing the need for work over tax breaks.

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