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On the recordJune 10, 2026
We could have spent this week -- Republicans could have spent their reconciliation process on gas prices or the health insurance catastrophe that's about to hit Americans or reversing Trump's tariffs or trying to actually do things that will bring manufacturing jobs back to this country.
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Chris Murphy
Democratic · Connecticut

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Criticizing Republican priorities during Senate debate.

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