Chris Murphy actually said...

"I don't believe that those companies are going to back up the President's statement if they aren't grounded in empirical facts."

"The President seems to place a different value on the lives of people who live in red states and blue states, which is so curious because the present is frankly endangering the lives of his own suppor..."

"I worry that he is trying to sort of -- sort of have his moral center justify him remaining, while still sort of being OK with an amount of influence from the White House that is perverting the scienc..."

"I do stand by that. I know that sounds harsh, but this is a president who knew exactly what he was doing."