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Christopher Scott "Chris" Murphy is the junior United States Senator from Connecticut and a member of the Democratic Party.

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The feeling is it might be a little bit easier for Republicans to support because it's a real defined universe, so we're not there yet.

– Chris Murphy

Found on CNN 17 days ago US News

He still needs to answer some questions and concerns, but I am confident he is going to have 50 votes on the floor. This is a mainstream nominee, someone who knows the ATF backwards and forward. It would be a gift to the gun lobby if somebody with that kind of qualification wasn't supported by the Democratic caucus.

– Chris Murphy

Found on CNN 17 days ago US News

My concern is that the pace of activity directed at U.S. forces and the repeated retaliatory strikes against Iranian proxy forces are starting to look like what would qualify as a pattern of hostilities under the War Powers Act, both the Constitution and the War Powers Act require the president to come to Congress for a war declaration under these circumstances.

– Chris Murphy

Found on CNN 1 month ago Politics

I get worried when I see groups of senators that don't include members from the Northeast corridor that really care about making sure that we dramatically change transit times.

– Chris Murphy

Found on CNN 1 month ago Top News

I think there's clearly a point coming where we've got to put a bill on the floor -- I think Senator Schumer's been clear about that, we're gon na work this work period and try to come to an agreement, but if we come back in June and we don't have a bipartisan deal then I think we've got to move forward on universal or commercial sales.

– Chris Murphy

Found on CNN 2 months ago Politics

This is complex, even though it doesn't look like a complex law it is because when you're trying to expand background checks you don't have a lot of good data. You don't know anything about the sales you don't know about. So all these sales that are happening online, at gun shows, without background checks it's hard to draw a law and know how far into that dark universe you're going to get.

– Chris Murphy

Found on CNN 2 months ago Politics

Realistically, it's still very much an uphill effort, in part because Republicans are so spooked right now by Donald Trump and his base and the complete irrationality, almost paranoia, of that base when it comes to guns, the slippery slope becomes a cliff. If Donald Trump and his base take one step, it's like the world ends.

– Chris Murphy

Found on CNN 3 months ago US News

The more time we have to get up and running and meet these crises, the -- the better.

– Chris Murphy

Found on CNN 5 months ago Top News

In many ways, Chuck Schumer is made for this moment, managing an effective one-seat majority in The Senate is really hard and The Senate requires you to know what every single member of your caucus is thinking on an hour-to-hour basis, because one disgruntled member can potentially upset your agenda.

– Chris Murphy

Found on CNN 5 months ago Politics

I have no issues with Rahm, he has a history of rubbing some folks pretty roughly but I think he brings some good ideas to the table.

– Chris Murphy

Found on FOX News 5 months ago Politics

I think Democrats have coalesced around the idea that if you're going to spend time debating the issue of college athletics, you shouldn't be limited to talking only about endorsement rights, my sense is that if the NCAA wants Congress to solve this issue of NIL, they're going to have to come to the table on a lot of other things as well.

– Chris Murphy

Found on FOX News 6 months ago Latest Headlines

I wouldn't expect that the Biden administration is going to put a lot of work into this issue early in 2021, but as the state laws start to come online this summer, it will command more attention.

– Chris Murphy

Found on FOX News 6 months ago Latest Headlines

A general at DoD was especially worrying under Trump, trump had zero foreign policy experience, a penchant to glorify violence, a total neophyte Secretary of State, and an unstable, war mongering former general as NSA.

– Chris Murphy

Found on FOX News 6 months ago Politics

The The NRA, a get rich quick scheme for The NRA executives that pushed positions wildly out of step with gun owners, is collapsing, just as Congress readies to vote on a comprehensive background checks proposal with 90 % public support, the NRA's happening.

– Chris Murphy

Found on CNN 6 months ago Top News

The fastest way to get money into Americans pockets, is to send some of their tax dollars right back from where they came.

– Chris Murphy

Found on CNN 7 months ago Politics

Without Donald Trump on the ballot, I don't know( if) Donald Trump on the ballot's going to give one crap about helping turnout Donald Trump on the ballot base in Georgia, donald Trump could be doing some just batshit crazy things on or around January 5 that could mobilize the same constituency that came out for Joe Biden on Tuesday.

– Chris Murphy

Found on CNN 8 months ago Politics

I don't think the White House or the [ intelligence ] agencies have any plans to release additional information -- that will only happen if we build that pressure, and that's why I have started to talk more about what I know, and how it's inconsistent with what the intel agencies have told us to try to create that pressure campaign.

– Chris Murphy

Found on CNN 9 months ago Top News

It was disturbing to see Mark Meadows doing that briefing, having been in close contact with the President, and not wearing a mask. Mark Meadows says Mark Meadows had tested negative, but often, those positive results don't show up for several days, so it just doesn't appear to me that the White House has gotten the message.

– Chris Murphy

Found on CNN 10 months ago Politics

I am convinced that the Russians are prepared to do anything and everything in order to get this president reelected, and knowing that Chris Murphy is going to be sidelined from at least normal campaigning over the next two weeks, it may mean that that's massive multi-layered octopus-like Russian interference operation is going to ramp up, and I think we all need to be cognizant of that and we all need to be taking steps to try to make the American people understand what is real information from that being proffered by countries like Russia.

– Chris Murphy

Found on CNN 10 months ago Top News

I was glad that Mark Meadows came out and made that clear this morning, our allies and our adversaries need to know that and understand, because we still have many of those on the latter list that are probing at our vulnerabilities.

– Chris Murphy

Found on CNN 10 months ago Top News

This vendor we use in the Senate has been a problem to deal with, they often play games. They often try to use threats of layoffs in order to get more money out of the Architect of the Capitol. So I think it might be time to find a vendor that's not going to use the threats of layoffs as a cajole to try to get more money.

– Chris Murphy

Found on CNN 11 months ago Politics

They often play games. They often try to use threats of layoffs in order to get more money out of the Architect of the Capitol. So I think it might be time to find a vendor that's not going to use the threats of layoffs as a cajole to try to get more money.

– Chris Murphy

Found on CNN 11 months ago Politics

I just think that there is a consensus amongst my colleagues here to not let those layoffs happen.

– Chris Murphy

Found on CNN 11 months ago Politics

I'm working on this every day.

– Chris Murphy

Found on CNN 11 months ago Politics

We don't have the luxury of waiting and rebuilding our global public health infrastructure after this crisis is past, the next pandemic may be on top of us this winter.

– Chris Murphy

Found on Reuters 1 year ago Health

The next pandemic may be on top of us this winter.

– Chris Murphy

Found on Reuters 1 year ago Health

He has essentially ceded the Middle East to Russian interests. He has accomplished more in the undermining of NATO than Russia has in the last 20 years, and he continues to effectively deny that they have an ongoing political operation here in the United States that, by and large, is intended to support President Donald Trump and President Donald Trump allies.

– Chris Murphy

Found on CNN 1 year ago Politics

He has essentially ceded the Middle East to Russian interests. He has accomplished more in the undermining of NATO than Russia has in the last 20 years, and he continues to effectively deny that they have an ongoing political operation here in the United States.

– Chris Murphy

Found on CNN 1 year ago Top News

We need to put Republicans on record, we may not have another chance to offer amendments to get witnesses and documents before the Senate.

– Chris Murphy

Found on CNN 1 year ago Top News

It is no longer justified based on security threats to have this minimal presence because we had even greater security threats confronting our diplomatic personnel for long portions of our time in Iraq, we need to find a way to get our folks back into Baghdad before we lose everything that we have gained in that country.

– Chris Murphy

Found on CNN 1 year ago Politics

Clearly the White House is consumed by this growing crisis, and so I'm not surprised I haven't heard from the White House on background checks for a few weeks.

– Chris Murphy

Found on Reuters 1 year ago Politics

This is an extraordinary moment. We're seeing our country turn into a banana republic. Republicans better be careful what they wish for because a Democratic president could use the same tools President Donald Trump is to turn the White House into one big extension of his reelection campaign, if that's the direction they take, attacking the whistleblower, trying to coverup this corruption, it's a really, really said day for the country.

– Chris Murphy

Found on CNN 1 year ago Politics

This revolving door of American leadership is devastating to our nation's security as our allies now turn to more stable nations -- like China and Russia -- as our foreign policy infrastructure falls apart, john Bolton was the wrong choice and the silver lining to this instability is that there will be fewer people whispering war chants in the president's ear. But no one of any quality is going to take a job in the nation's national security cabinet so long as everyone's head is permanently hovering slightly above the chopping block.

– Chris Murphy

Found on CNN 1 year ago Top News

With the collapse of recent arms control agreements and significant domestic opposition to Vladimir Putin's authoritarian rule, this is potentially a perilous moment for our two nations' fragile relationship, and it's a shame that Russia isn't interested in dialogue.

– Chris Murphy

Found on CNN 1 year ago Politics

Several days ago some of the president's comments seemed to suggest that he was once again backing away from his commitment to work on background checks legislation, i have been in contact with the White House this week since the president's comments - as late as last night - and I believe that the White House is still committed to trying to work on a comprehensive anti-gun violence proposal that would include strengthening background checks.

– Chris Murphy

Found on Reuters 1 year ago Politics

The president's language is always vague and hard to follow on almost every issue he talks about and it has been especially difficult to parse when he's talking about the issue of changing America's gun laws, he's talking to the gun lobby much more frequently than he's talking to me.

– Chris Murphy

Found on Reuters 1 year ago Politics

I am skeptical we can reach consensus but I'm willing to stay at the table over next few weeks. Maybe I'm a fool for trying but stakes are too high.

– Chris Murphy

Found on CNN 1 year ago Politics

Its time for Republicans and President Trump to decide whose side theyre on, are they going to stand with the 90 percentof Americans who want universal background checks, or are they going to once again kowtow to the desires of the gun lobby?

– Chris Murphy

Found on FOX News 1 year ago Politics

Instead of holding Saudi Arabia accountable, this administration instead continues to provide them a blank check, i'll be pursuing legislation in September that holds Saudi Arabia accountable and allows Congress to vote on the totality of our security assistance to Saudi Arabia.

– Chris Murphy

Found on CNN 2 years ago Politics

President Trump is only using this loophole because he knows Congress would disapprove ... There is no new 'emergency' reason to sell bombs to the Saudis to drop in Yemen, and doing so only perpetuates the humanitarian crisis there.

– Chris Murphy

Found on Reuters 2 years ago Top News

President Donald Trump in 2017's been a prosecutor in Connecticut forever, president Donald Trump in 2017's a law-and-order guy, tough-nosed, well-respected. If I were Democratic Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy, I wouldn't have taken this job, but President Donald Trump in 2017's got a reputation of being apolitical and serious.

– Chris Murphy

Found on CNN 2 years ago Politics

We are made weaker in the eyes of the world when we willingly participate in war crimes, when we allow our partners to engage in the slaughter of innocents.

– Chris Murphy

Found on FOX News 2 years ago Politics

I don't think they won any hearts and minds.

– Chris Murphy

Found on Reuters 2 years ago Politics

The most important thing is to stop the slaughter of civilians in Yemen, i'm upset about Jamal Khashoggi but I'm much more upset about that Congress has allowed thousands of kids to die inside Yemen. We need to end that war and if the resolution doesn't end Chris Murphy participation in the war in Yemen then there are not 50 votes for the final product.

– Chris Murphy

Found on CNN 2 years ago Top News

This clearly was n’t handled the way it should have been, i talked to Congresswoman Esty, and I ’m glad Congresswoman Esty acknowledges this. Nobody working in a congressional office or any other setting should feel afraid to come to work. Protecting victims of workplace harassment needs to come first, and the rules of Congress need to change to ensure that happens.

– Chris Murphy

Found on FOX News 3 years ago Politics

We’re making body-to-body contact, instead of getting close to it and making a big explosion, what we do is actually, the nose of our missile hits the part of the incoming round that we want to hit.

– Chris Murphy

Found on FOX News 3 years ago Technology

The entire missile stays together, and the entire missile is what delivers the lethality or the impact to the incoming round.

– Chris Murphy

Found on FOX News 3 years ago Technology

I really do worry that there is a quiet, unintentional message of endorsement that's sent when we do nothing or when all we do is talk, i think when there is not a collective condemnation with policy change from what is supposedly the world's greatest deliberative body that there are very quiet cues that are picked up by people who are contemplating the unthinkable in their mind.

– Chris Murphy

Found on FOX News 3 years ago Latest Headlines

The increasing number of women coming forward suggests a pattern of repeated harassment and unacceptable behavior that is impossible to ignore.

– Chris Murphy

Found on FOX News 3 years ago Latest Headlines

I’ve had enough, i’m going to stand here and hold the floor while we give our colleagues time to try to find a path forward.

– Chris Murphy

Found on FOX News 5 years ago Politics

I hope that this means something.

– Chris Murphy

Found on FOX News 5 years ago Politics

I think we have an interest in combating this group regardless of their connection to ISIL.

– Chris Murphy

Found on Reuters 5 years ago World

We can't take the hit for it, that would put us out of business.

– Chris Murphy

Found on Reuters 5 years ago Company News

We're getting emails like, 'Hey, I'm going to hold off on diesel for right now.

– Chris Murphy

Found on Reuters 5 years ago Company News

I'd be pissed if I were a consumer. A lot of people may have bought it for the eco-friendly elements.

– Chris Murphy

Found on Reuters 5 years ago Company News

I don't think you can say that the Syrian war wouldn't have happened if it wasn't for the invasion of Iraq, but we certainly contributed to the ongoing mess in that region and inside Syria because of our occupation, our invasion, which after a set of circumstances, led to the development of ISIS. … I think we have a responsibility.

– Chris Murphy

Found on FOX News 5 years ago Politics

It doesn’t stand to reason that Germany is going to take 800,000 and the U.S. has only taken 1,500.

– Chris Murphy

Found on FOX News 5 years ago Politics

If we want credibility in the region, we’ve got to be seen as a partner in trying to solve this humanitarian crisis.

– Chris Murphy

Found on FOX News 5 years ago Politics

There's no more personal issue than gun violence; every one of these stories is a life lost, i'm hoping that over the long term, as I tell these stories, that it will help to open people's eyes.

– Chris Murphy

Found on CNN 6 years ago Politics

[The NRA] is absolutely pulling one over on their members, the NRA was for background checks a decade ago, and they changed their position, despite the fact that their members support background checks.

– Chris Murphy

Found on CNN 6 years ago Politics

It is beyond comprehension that Congress is watching this epidemic of school shootings and chooses to do nothing.

– Chris Murphy

Found on CNN 6 years ago Politics

It gives me hope that if I stick with this, families will stick with this alongside me.

– Chris Murphy

Found on CNN 6 years ago Politics

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