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Chris Murphy: “People are saying it is sort of like, it is disdainful to say...”

On the recordMarch 10, 2015
People are saying it is sort of like, it is disdainful to say...
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Chris Murphy
Democratic · Connecticut

Editor's note · Context

Senator Murphy criticizes the vague application of the 2001 AUMF to current conflicts.

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