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What Did Murphy’s Filibuster Accomplish?
Christopher S. Murphy’s nearly 15-hour filibuster left him optimistic that gun control legislation will get a vote by the end of this week or the first of next week.
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Christopher S. Murphy’s nearly 15-hour filibuster left him optimistic that gun control legislation will get a vote by the end of this week or the first of next week.
Christopher S. Murphy held the Senate floor in a talking filibuster , with the help of his fellow Democrats, for almost 15 hours, demanding GOP leaders allow votes on gun measures.
Christopher S. Murphy of Connecticut as midnight approached, the senator got some other support.
The New Hampshire Democrat had just left the Senate floor, where she participated in Connecticut Democrat Christopher S.
Christopher S. Murphy. The Democratic senator hails from Connecticut, where a gunman in 2012 killed 20 young students and six adults at an elementary school.
Christopher S. Murphy’s filibuster Wednesday and early Thursday.
] The discussion comes a day after Connecticut Democrat Christopher S.
Christopher S. Murphy’s filibuster to promote gun legislation Wednesday yields much more than “sound and fury signifying nothing,” might well depend on what happened away from the cameras.
Christopher S. Murphy, stalled action on the bill.
Christopher S. Murphy, D-Conn., waged a filibuster on the Senate floor, his fellow Connecticut Democrats rallied around him, showing up in the chamber and bringing him sustenance.
Christopher S. Murphy did what he had done 45 times before: stood at his desk on the Senate floor and began to talk about gun violence. But this time was different.
Christopher S. Murphy claimed a small victory in the wee hours of Thursday morning as he wrapped up a filibuster over gun control in the aftermath of the Orlando terror attack.
Joe Donnelly of Indiana, first baseman, and Christopher S. Murphy of Connecticut, catcher, are going for their 8th win in a row this year.Republican Sen. Jeff Flake of Arizona, centerfield, and Rep.
Joe Donnelly of Indiana, first baseman, and Christopher S. Murphy of Connecticut, catcher, are going for their 8th win in a row this year. Republican Sen.
Christopher S. Murphy called on Congress to act to prevent further mass shootings.
Joe Donnelly of Indiana, first baseman, and Christopher S. Murphy of Connecticut, catcher, are going for their 8th win in a row this year. And Republican Sen.
Joe Donnelly of Indiana, first baseman, and Christopher S. Murphy of Connecticut, catcher, are going for their 8th win in a row this year. Republican Sen.
Joe Donnelly of Indiana, first baseman, and Christopher S. Murphy of Connecticut, catcher, are going for their 8th win in a row this year. And Republican Sen.
Joe Donnelly of Indiana, first baseman, and Christopher S. Murphy of Connecticut, catcher, are going for their 8 win in a row this year. And Republican Sen.
Christopher S. Murphy got to tour the Arctic on a Connecticut-made submarine named for the Nutmeg State’s capital this weekend to educate himself about life under water.