Senator Chris Murphy

No. And I actually think that to the extent my messaging has broken through a little bit more than others, I ascribe that to the fact that there is not actually a personal motive attached to it. I think sometimes even if you're not saying it out loud, people can kind of tell when you're putting yourself out there for personal political gain.

No. And I actually think that to the extent my messaging has broken through a little bit more than others, I ascribe that to the fact that there is not actually a personal motive attached to it. I think sometimes even if you're not saying it out loud, people can kind of tell when you're putting yourself out there for personal political gain.

No. And I actually think that to the extent my messaging has broken through a little bit more than others, I ascribe that to the fact that there is not actually a personal motive attached to it. I think sometimes even if you're not saying it out loud, people can kind of tell when you're putting yourself out there for personal political gain.

That job looks awful difficult to me. I just would, if I could go down in history as somebody that sort of helped save American democracy at its most significant instance of peril, that would be good enough for me.

That job looks awful difficult to me. I just would, if I could go down in history as somebody that sort of helped save American democracy at its most significant instance of peril, that would be good enough for me.

That job looks awful difficult to me. I just would, if I could go down in history as somebody that sort of helped save American democracy at its most significant instance of peril, that would be good enough for me.

Dean, what is the enemy of progress? Chaos. Yes. Nasty word. Chaos. Merciless foe at chaos. Chaos. Energy unfocused, innovation hindered, hope strangled, greatness disguised. I see greatness in each one of you. I know exactly who you are. What are we doing? Changing the world. What are we doing? Changing the world. That's right.

Dean, what is the enemy of progress? Chaos. Yes. Nasty word. Chaos. Merciless foe at chaos. Chaos. Energy unfocused, innovation hindered, hope strangled, greatness disguised. I see greatness in each one of you. I know exactly who you are. What are we doing? Changing the world. What are we doing? Changing the world. That's right.

Dean, what is the enemy of progress? Chaos. Yes. Nasty word. Chaos. Merciless foe at chaos. Chaos. Energy unfocused, innovation hindered, hope strangled, greatness disguised. I see greatness in each one of you. I know exactly who you are. What are we doing? Changing the world. What are we doing? Changing the world. That's right.

Sir! What do you really think about the Democratic Party? I didn't pick that up.

Sir! What do you really think about the Democratic Party? I didn't pick that up.

Yeah, there was a discussion, and there was a disagreement. Listen, I don't agree with the decision a handful of my colleagues made, and this all, to me, sits in context, right?

Yeah, there was a discussion, and there was a disagreement. Listen, I don't agree with the decision a handful of my colleagues made, and this all, to me, sits in context, right?

I mean, as you have described, what is happening right now is the billionaire takeover of our government, the highest level of corruption that we have ever seen coming out of the White House, and, by the way, added to it, the destruction of our democracy, because they know that they can't get away with it if we can hold them accountable. And so this moment requires us to break norms.

I mean, as you have described, what is happening right now is the billionaire takeover of our government, the highest level of corruption that we have ever seen coming out of the White House, and, by the way, added to it, the destruction of our democracy, because they know that they can't get away with it if we can hold them accountable. And so this moment requires us to break norms.

This moment requires us to take risks. And I get it. A lot of my colleagues said shutting down the government, being in a government shutdown, that's a risk. That hands power to Donald Trump and Elon Musk. But how on earth are we going to ask the American people to take risks for us, right?

This moment requires us to take risks. And I get it. A lot of my colleagues said shutting down the government, being in a government shutdown, that's a risk. That hands power to Donald Trump and Elon Musk. But how on earth are we going to ask the American people to take risks for us, right?

When there's a five-alarm constitutional fire and we need them to be out on the streets, not with hundreds, not with thousands or tens of thousands of people, but with hundreds of thousands of people, if we're not willing to show courage and take risks ourselves.

When there's a five-alarm constitutional fire and we need them to be out on the streets, not with hundreds, not with thousands or tens of thousands of people, but with hundreds of thousands of people, if we're not willing to show courage and take risks ourselves.

Yeah, listen, so that CR transferred a bunch of money out of programs that help regular people, right? There was money cut from housing programs and job training programs. That's bad for this country. It gave the president new authorities that he didn't have before the CR was passed. What are the new authorities?