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On the recordMarch 24, 2021
Tonight, my colleagues and I are going to come to the floor and I hope some will join me to read into the record the names of individuals who have been lost to gun violence in 2021, as a way to make sure we recognize who they are and the lives that they lead. But also as a last gasp effort to try to convince our colleagues to do something.
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Chris Murphy
Democratic · Connecticut
Source
msnbc.com

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Senator Murphy is urging his colleagues to acknowledge gun violence victims and take action on gun laws.

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