Senator Chris Murphy

You literally have a, I guess, legal open channel for private donations to the president and his family in exchange for favors. And we just kind of think that it's part of Trump's right to do business in the White House, it's gross. It's disgusting. It's deeply immoral.

And, you know, the fact that we didn't talk about that every hour of every day once he released that coin was, you know, kind of a signal to the country that we weren't going to take the corruption seriously.

And, you know, the fact that we didn't talk about that every hour of every day once he released that coin was, you know, kind of a signal to the country that we weren't going to take the corruption seriously.

And, you know, the fact that we didn't talk about that every hour of every day once he released that coin was, you know, kind of a signal to the country that we weren't going to take the corruption seriously.

He can be. I mean, listen, it's not easy to be leader of this party. There are a lot of diverse views inside the caucus. And I think the whole caucus has to make up their mind that we are going to start fighting, that we are going to not just do business as normal.

He can be. I mean, listen, it's not easy to be leader of this party. There are a lot of diverse views inside the caucus. And I think the whole caucus has to make up their mind that we are going to start fighting, that we are going to not just do business as normal.

He can be. I mean, listen, it's not easy to be leader of this party. There are a lot of diverse views inside the caucus. And I think the whole caucus has to make up their mind that we are going to start fighting, that we are going to not just do business as normal.

Listen, he has a compelling argument. I mean, it does feel odd for Democrats to protest Republicans shutting down the government by shutting down the government. And it is also true that the president would have extraordinary powers during a shutdown. I came to a different conclusion.

Listen, he has a compelling argument. I mean, it does feel odd for Democrats to protest Republicans shutting down the government by shutting down the government. And it is also true that the president would have extraordinary powers during a shutdown. I came to a different conclusion.

Listen, he has a compelling argument. I mean, it does feel odd for Democrats to protest Republicans shutting down the government by shutting down the government. And it is also true that the president would have extraordinary powers during a shutdown. I came to a different conclusion.

I thought that the public would actually blame Republicans for the shutdown of government because they saw them shutting down the government. But it is true that voting no on the continuing resolution would have involved a big risk for Democrats. But we need to be engaged. in risk-tolerant behavior right now.

I thought that the public would actually blame Republicans for the shutdown of government because they saw them shutting down the government. But it is true that voting no on the continuing resolution would have involved a big risk for Democrats. But we need to be engaged. in risk-tolerant behavior right now.

I thought that the public would actually blame Republicans for the shutdown of government because they saw them shutting down the government. But it is true that voting no on the continuing resolution would have involved a big risk for Democrats. But we need to be engaged. in risk-tolerant behavior right now.

Because ultimately, the only way to save the democracy is for there to be a national public mobilization of not thousands, not tens of thousands, but hundreds of thousands of people when the five-alarm fire happens. And if the public doesn't see us taking risks...

Because ultimately, the only way to save the democracy is for there to be a national public mobilization of not thousands, not tens of thousands, but hundreds of thousands of people when the five-alarm fire happens. And if the public doesn't see us taking risks...

Because ultimately, the only way to save the democracy is for there to be a national public mobilization of not thousands, not tens of thousands, but hundreds of thousands of people when the five-alarm fire happens. And if the public doesn't see us taking risks...

tactical risks daily risks then they are not going to take what will be a risk on their part standing up to a repressive regime where it's clear that the government is willing to make you pay a personal price if you exercise your voice what kind of risks should you and your colleagues be taking right now going forward So in the Senate, the minority has power.

tactical risks daily risks then they are not going to take what will be a risk on their part standing up to a repressive regime where it's clear that the government is willing to make you pay a personal price if you exercise your voice what kind of risks should you and your colleagues be taking right now going forward So in the Senate, the minority has power.

tactical risks daily risks then they are not going to take what will be a risk on their part standing up to a repressive regime where it's clear that the government is willing to make you pay a personal price if you exercise your voice what kind of risks should you and your colleagues be taking right now going forward So in the Senate, the minority has power.

You cannot proceed to any legislation without the consent of the minority. Now, we have regularly been providing the votes to the Republican majority to move the forward legislation that they care about, including the continuing resolution. We could choose not to do that.