‘If Republicans aren’t interested in saving public lives they should be interested in saving their own political lives,” Murphy said.
Background check bill
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GOP foils Murphy bid to force gun bill vote
Murphy tried to force a vote on the bill by asking unanimous consent of the senators on the floor, but a GOP colleague objected.,
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Trump reportedly abandons gun bills sponsored by Murphy, Blumenthal
The president appears to have abandoned his pledge to support gun control laws made after back-to-back mass shootings in Dayton and El Paso.
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Murphy says gun deal is possible, despite impeachment and attacks by Trump
Murphy said the White House reached out to him to discuss a new gun background check bill hours after House Democrats announced an impeachment inquiry into the president.
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Blumenthal, Murphy relaunch effort to broaden gun buyer background checks
Connecticut’s Democratic senators plan to re-introduce a universal background check bill this week that was first proposed six years ago as a response to the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary school.