Policy · 114th Congress
Senate Rejects All 4 Gun Measures
Christopher S. Murphy, who led the filibuster, said before the votes that he wasn’t certain of the outcome but believed it was important to put senators on the record.
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Christopher S. Murphy, who led the filibuster, said before the votes that he wasn’t certain of the outcome but believed it was important to put senators on the record.
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. The Democratic senator hails from Connecticut, where a gunman in 2012 killed 20 young students and six adults at an elementary school.
] 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.
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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.
Mark S. Kirk was the only Republican to cross over and vote in support of Feinstein’s measure, while Democratic Sen. Heidi Heitkamp of North Dakota was the only member of her caucus to oppose it.
They were referring to a bill to ban people who are on the Terrorist Screening Center ‘s no-fly list from being able to purchase a gun, but the point was to push for legislative action generally
Ryan ’s opposition to the effort because of the need to protect due process rights. “We disagree with Speaker Ryan about many things.
Christopher S. Murphy called on Congress to act to prevent further mass shootings.
Christopher S. Murphy of Connecticut. “Congress has become complicit in these murders by its total, unconscionable deafening silence.”
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