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On the recordMarch 10, 2015
an exceptional, I would argue, unprecedented letter from 47 of our colleagues to the Ayatollah himself that many of us believe will have the effect and has the intention of undermining the authority of the President.
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Chris Murphy
Democratic · Connecticut

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Murphy criticizes a letter to Iran's Ayatollah for undermining presidential authority.

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