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Chris Murphy: “The cost of this war is being borne by American consumers, by American small businesses, by American farmers.”

On the recordJune 24, 2026
The cost of this war is being borne by American consumers, by American small businesses, by American farmers.
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Chris Murphy
Democratic · Connecticut

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Senate floor speech on War Powers Resolution

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