The question for Sen. Chris Murphy no longer is where might he go next, but what can he do now.
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Blumenthal presses Barrett on anti-abortion ads, gun case
But as she had during hours of her confirmation hearing, the Supreme Court nominee deflected Blumenthal’s questions.
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Blumenthal, Murphy take lead in attacking Supreme Court nominee Barrett on gun case
Barrett’s dissent in a Wisconsin gun case is under assault by gun control advocates.
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Blumenthal, Murphy pin hopes on gun control ‘movement’ as gun bills stall in Congress
‘If Republicans aren’t interested in saving public lives they should be interested in saving their own political lives,” Murphy said.
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Trump doesn’t mention impeachment, but CT Dems still didn’t like SOTU
Immediately after the speech, Sen. Chris Murphy, tweeted that he regretted attending.
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CT lawmakers bring guests to Trump’s SOTU to send a message
Guests at the State of the Union speech have one thing in common – they are involved in issues high on the Connecticut lawmakers’ political agendas.
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Report: FBI to determine if Hyde had a role in spying on Yovanovitch
CNN reports that the FBI is taking a closer look at Robert Hyde, but he denied attempting to spy on former U.S. Ambassador to Ukrainian Marie Yovanovitch.
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Best of 2019: CT’s ‘red flag’ law — an early, but narrow, effort to take guns
Since Connecticut approved its “red flag” law in 1999, nearly 2,000 risk warrants have been issued, but now some are taking a second look at the law.
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Wooden hopes divestiture of gun stocks sparks a national trend
State Treasurer Shawn Wooden brought his “Responsible Gun Policy” tour to Washington D.C. Wednesday to try to persuade other states to follow his lead.
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State Treasurer introduces plan to divest from gun industry
The plan is the latest move in a state that has enacted stricter gun policies since the 2012 Newtown massacre.
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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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Sandy Hook Promise releases horrific new PSA on school shootings
The minute-long PSA begins on a happy note, but the spot quickly devolves into something much, much darker
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Murphy leads Dems in bid to press Trump, GOP, on guns bills
Democrats pressing for new gun laws are frustrated as they await proposals from the White House.
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Murphy: White House has ‘its own ideas’ on guns
The White House is preparing a proposal to respond to the mass shootings last month, but it’s unclear what the package contains.