57 Chris Murphy Quotes for You to Enjoy

Chris Murphy

American Politician

Born: Aug 3, 1973

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You can only explain America's gun violence problem through guns, because mental illness doesn't automatically lead to violence, and it doesn't lead to violence anywhere else but America. Chris Murphy

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One of the smartest investments we can make in Connecticut is in job training programs. Chris Murphy

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It can be frustrating that, despite widespread support for common sense gun safety measures, Congress is moving at a snail's pace. But remember that great change takes time. Chris Murphy

Social media is such a key organizing and communication tool, and I've made a major commitment to use it as a way to make the legislative process as transparent as possible. Chris Murphy

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Connecticut farmers keep our economy running. Chris Murphy

Our Running Economy Farmers Connecticut Keep

From the outside, Qatar and U.A.E. likely look like twins - small, oil-rich Sunni monarchies that are largely friendly to the U.S. But their philosophies on the region are very different - Qatar does not fear Islamism as does the U.A.E. Chris Murphy

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The American people didn't send us to Congress to post our sympathies on social media. You can do that without going through the trouble of getting elected to Congress. This job is about setting rules that better protect us and our children. Chris Murphy

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Sympathy is important, but it rings hollow if not followed by action. Chris Murphy

Important Action Sympathy Rings Followed Hollow

I would be a rich man if I had a quarter for every time one of my Republican colleagues on the Foreign Relations Committee utters some variation of the sentence, 'President Obama doesn't have a strategy to defeat ISIS.' It's their calling card on the committee - and on the campaign trail. Chris Murphy

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America doesn't have the moral authority or weight to tip the scales in this fight between moderate Islam and less tolerant Islam. Muslim communities and Muslim nations need to be leading edge of this fight. Chris Murphy

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The Saudis helped the U.S. ensure that the Russians never got a meaningful foothold in the Middle East. Chris Murphy

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The United States has the best intelligence-gathering operation in the world. We should provide a greater level of training and assistance to the E.U. to help them develop a more robust counter-terrorism platform. Chris Murphy

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Health care, whether I like it or not, is at the foundation of my public service. Chris Murphy

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I served on the committee in the U.S. House that wrote the Affordable Care Act. I defended it back home in endless town halls. I got elected to the Senate, and when no one wanted to stand up for the ACA in its early days, I took up the cause, going to the Senate floor nearly every week to extol its virtues. Chris Murphy

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In 2013 and 2014, I traveled to Ukraine three times with Senator John McCain. Chris Murphy

Three Ukraine John John McCain Times Senator McCain Traveled

Whenever I travel abroad, I try to visit U.S. troops just to say thanks. Chris Murphy

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There is no doubt Assad deserves every missile we fire at him, but there's one big problem with air strikes - there is absolutely no proof it has any deterrent effect on Assad. To the contrary, history tells us these strikes will most likely quicken the pace of his assault on his own people. Chris Murphy

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