120 Quotes by Chris Murphy

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    The more we remove the need for individual members of Congress to raise private election funds, the more our representatives can focus on the things they were elected to do, and the more time they will have to cross party lines and erase the divisions that pollute our national dialogue.

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    Ultimately, stability in Syria will come from decisions made on the ground by the Syrian people and by their immediate neighbors.

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    People are working hard, they're doing everything we ask of them, and they are still struggling. It's not enough to just have a job. We need to make sure that these are good-paying jobs that pay the rent and put food on the table. Jobs that have benefits like health care and that allow people to save for retirement.

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    You can just assume that better law enforcement response is going to quell the epidemic of gun violence in this country.

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    I've never met a Democrat in Congress who wants open borders or who doesn't believe in enforcing immigration laws.

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    When I got to the Senate, I made overhauling our nation's mental health laws one of my top priorities.

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    We have a cleaner system of government in this state where people run based on their ideas, not based on their ability to raise money.

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    The Mental Health Reform Act was passed by Congress and signed into law by President Obama in 2016. It was one of my proudest moments in Congress.

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