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born 1973 United States

Christopher Scott "Chris" Murphy (born August 3, 1973) is an American lawyer, author, and politician serving as the junior United States senator from Connecticut since 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served in the United States House of Representatives, representing Connecticut's 5th congressional district from 2007 to 2013.

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My truth hierarchy: (1) health care is a human right (2) climate change is an existential threat (3) the Yankees suck.

You have to think not about what you mean but about what people hear.

They have fundamentally different problems than other people.

We have a moral obligation to act and not accept that this [gun violence] is inevitable.

You have entire communities whose biologies are being changed by gun violence.

Your 'thoughts' should be about steps to take to stop this carnage. Your 'prayers' should be for forgiveness if you do nothing -- again.

Don't be disheartened. Your voices are being heard and we will keep fighting.

The world is more chaotic today in part because the United States doesn’t help you when it comes to promoting stability.

Do Liberals Have an Answer to Trump on Foreign Policy? (2017)

Why did you sign up for this job if you are not prepared to use it — if you're not prepared to use it to try to solve big problems?

There is a big open space in the Democratic Party right now.

Do Liberals Have an Answer to Trump on Foreign Policy? (2017)

A progressive foreign policy isn’t just looking at the back-end of terrorism, but is also looking at the front-end of terrorism.

Do Liberals Have an Answer to Trump on Foreign Policy? (2017)

We bomb your country, creating a humanitarian nightmare, then lock you inside. That’s a horror movie, not a foreign policy.

Do Liberals Have an Answer to Trump on Foreign Policy? (2017)

I've listened to Republicans say over and over again that we should focus on enforcing the laws that we have. The great hypocrisy of that statement is that they are deliberately handcuffing the enforcement agency that oversees current law.

When the U.S. is an active participant in a foreign war, what comes with that is an increased responsibility to try to rescue civilians from the harm done in part by U.S. munitions and U.S. targeting.

Do Liberals Have an Answer to Trump on Foreign Policy? (2017)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Chris Murphy (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.