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On Wednesday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) argued that health insurance companies are pulling out of markets and raising rates because of the Trump administration. Murphy said, “[W]e’ve been very clear that we would love nothing more

On Wednesday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) argued that focus on Russia has a been a “distraction” from economic contrasts between Democrats and President Trump and said that votes in his home state don’t talk about

During a discussion of the attack in Manchester on Tuesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Situation Room,” Senator Chris Murphy stated that “many of us are worried about some of the rhetoric of the Trump administration, because we worry that that combined

When declaring independence from King George III’s tyrannical rule, Thomas Jefferson wrote that men are born with God-given, “unalienable rights,” and the government’s duty is to protect those rights.

On May 3 gun control proponent Gabby Giffords joined Democrat lawmakers on Capitol Hill in pledging to fight efforts to nationalize concealed carry for law-abiding citizens.

Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) used a Huff Post op-ed on April 26 to suggest that gun-free zone shooting victims prove the need for Congress to pass more gun control.

On Monday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Situation Room,” Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) stated of concerns about Russian interference in the election, “Hillary Clinton shouldn’t have lost to Donald Trump, period, stop. This isn’t about trying to explain the results of this

During MSNBC’s coverage of President Trump’s speech before Congress, Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) argued Trump “relished” saying “radical Islamic terrorism” ” just to stick it to Islam, to make sure that they knew that they were all a danger to

During a discussion with the Washington Post on Friday, Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) argued that “if you ask people in Connecticut what Donald Trump stood for in this election, they can tell you pretty quickly. … If I asked them what Hillary Clinton

On Tuesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “New Day,” Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) said, “if you want to believe that Putin is literally pulling the strings of this administration, then this is exactly how it would play out.” And wondered, “is there

Thursday on MSNBC’s “Power and the Presidency” college forum, while discussing the Trump administration expecting career federal employees to not openly criticize the administration, Sen/ Chris Murphy (D-CT) said, “This is how you get on a slippery slope to autocracy.” Partial

During Thursday’s “Power and the Presidency” forum on MSNBC, Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) stated that “Nobody’s afraid” of President Donald Trump, and that “it seems as though we are setting up all of the preconditions to a conflict with Iran.”

During a January 30 appearance on MSNBC’s Morning Joe, Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) criticized President Trump’s immigration suspension and said he would rather see a move toward “no screening” and the passage of more gun control.

Canada’s strict gun control, including license requirements for gun ownership and complete bans on certain categories of firearms, proved impotent as a terrorist opened fire inside a Quebec mosque Sunday night.

On January 24 Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) tweeted that Chicago’s gun violence is the result of “lax gun laws” at the federal level.

Wednesday on MSNBC, Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) said if Republicans repeal the Affordable Care Act without replacing it, they will own any problems, and warned Republicans “shouldn’t bet” on getting any Democratic votes to rebuild iy. Murphy said, “Republicans right now,

Thursday on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) acknowledged that the United Nations was “not a fair forum” for Israel. According to the Connecticut Democrat, the United States objecting to settlements in disputed territories was not new, but given the

Democrats in the House and Senate are making clear their plans to “pivot” under Donald Trump, turning from their efforts to push gun control in order to focus on opposing pro-gun legislation instead.

Thursday on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) declared fellow Connecticuter Linda McMahon, the WWE co-founder and one-time political opponent of Murphy, to be “unquestionably qualified” to run the Small Business Administration. Murphy pointed to McMahon’s ability to succeed as a

In an interview published September 28, Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) said there is nothing wrong with politicizing mass shootings and even indicated such politicization should begin “within an hour” of such a heinous incident.

During a September 8 speech to the National Press Club, Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) suggested right-wingers claim gun rights are “God-given” out of fear.

Senator Murphy blasted Trump’s stance against gun-free zones. He told the audience at the DNC that Trump is “doing the bidding of the gun lobby.” And he said Trump’s plan to allow teachers to carry guns is “sinister.”

Three bipartisan U.S. senators, including Texas senator John Cornyn, have introduced the Remedies for Refusal of Repatriation Act. “Casey’s Law” is named for a young woman who was murdered by a Haitian criminal illegal alien. He was in the country because he had not been deported after he was released from prison.

White House press secretary Josh Earnest intimated Tuesday that Republicans are cowards for opposing Monday’s gun control proposals.

Although the Senate rejected gun control on Monday night, Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) believes the Orlando terror attack may have opened the door to money for “gun research” at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

During the June 19 airing of ABC’s This Week, Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) dodged questions regarding the impotency of his gun control proposal by suggesting it is not fair to judge gun control based on whether it works.

Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) stated that the gun bill the Senate will vote on gives the attorney general “broad discretion to the attorney general to take anyone that is suspected of terrorist ties and deny them a weapon” on Monday’s

Sunday on ABC’s “This Week,” network White House correspondent Jonathan Karl grilled Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) on if any of his gun control proposals would have stopped the recent mass shootings. Partial transcript as follows: KARL: So Senator Murphy, you are

On Thursday’s “CBS This Morning,” Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) said that there is “certainly a question” whether gun control legislation he supports “may have been impactful in Orlando” and that “It might have been.” Murphy was asked by co-host Norah

On June 15, Senate Democrats launched a filibuster for background checks on private gun sales less than a month after Omar Mateen passed a background check to buy his guns at a retail store.

During a June 13 interview on CNN, Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) struggled to explain how more gun laws could stop terrorists.

After years of bipartisan calls to reform the nation’s mental health system, the Democrats stand opposed to a Republican bill because it puts safeguards in place for gun rights.

Gun grabbers are ubiquitous in the current 21st century Democratic Party and, with effort, one or two gun grabbers can be found in the Republican Party as well.

Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Chris Murphy (D-CT) are asking the Connecticut Food Association (CFA) to ban the open carry of handguns in its “300 retail food stores and pharmacies” in Connecticut.

Breitbart contributor AWR Hawkins, the nation’s leading journalist on gun rights, told a standing-room-only audience at the South Carolina Tea Party Coalition Convention “Democrats use emotion, denial, and shame to get you to move against the second amendment [the right to keep and bear arms].”

Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) stated that background checks would not have prevented the Sandy Hook shooting while discussing President Obama’s plans to take executive action on gun control on Monday’s “Andrea Mitchell Reports” on MSNBC. Murphy said the president “has