Chris Murphy

Chris Murphy @ChrisMurphyCT

This is an an existential problem, that left unsolved will sink America, that only public policy can fix. https://t.co/0SMlYCh5Nm — PolitiTweet.org

Chris Murphy @ChrisMurphyCT

Your morning reminder that President Trump is spending the final weeks of the election: - getting millions in free health care he doesn't pay for - ramming through a Supreme Court nominee who will vote to take away health care for 23 million of us — PolitiTweet.org

Chris Murphy @ChrisMurphyCT

The Houthis, like the Saudis, have done very bad things during the Yemen civil war. But designating them as a terrorist group, while keeping open the Saudi's blank check, accomplishes almost nothing besides extending the misery of the conflict. https://t.co/bhHya5oObL — PolitiTweet.org

Chris Murphy @ChrisMurphyCT

This is important. Wherever you live, sign up for this. We can win Texas. But only if we do the work. — PolitiTweet.org

Chris Murphy @ChrisMurphyCT

We are reminded over and over - from Oklahoma City to El Paso to Michigan - that the real threat to America’s safety is from the violent, radical right. The kind of people that President Trump inspires and depends on. — PolitiTweet.org

Chris Murphy @ChrisMurphyCT

Wow. So impressed by what Branford biotech company Tangen is doing to create handheld #COVID19 testing devices. Truly revolutionary. Stay tuned. Visited today w great biotech champions @RobinComey and @SenatorCohenCT. https://t.co/4UBBBD8is0 — PolitiTweet.org

Chris Murphy @ChrisMurphyCT

Or just terrorists. — PolitiTweet.org

Chris Murphy @ChrisMurphyCT

Nice, @DennisHouseTV! Of course, every day is a great day to read a book by me! 😁 — PolitiTweet.org

Chris Murphy @ChrisMurphyCT

8/ This is all REALLY radical stuff. Coney Barrett will be the 5th vote to rewrite the 2nd Amendment. SCOTUS will be able to rule bans on assault weapons and background checks unconstitutional. The plan to legislate gun policy from the bench. We can't let it happen. — PolitiTweet.org

Chris Murphy @ChrisMurphyCT

7/ But Wisconsin HAD provided proof. It just wasn't ENOUGH for Barrett, who clearly had read plenty of NRA-funded studies arguing against background checks. So, Barrett thinks that gun laws are unconstitutional so long as a study exists that says more guns equal less crime. — PolitiTweet.org

Chris Murphy @ChrisMurphyCT

6/ Second, she said that legislatures had to "prove" that the gun law they passed would reduce violence, and claimed Wisconsin hadn't provided that proof. Thus, Barrett said the restriction was unconstitutional. — PolitiTweet.org

Chris Murphy @ChrisMurphyCT

5/ In Kanter, Barrett said two things that made clear she intends to legislate from the bench. First, she said that courts, not the legislature, should decide who is too dangerous to own a gun. She said courts should take that power away from the legislature. Just mind-blowing. — PolitiTweet.org

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4/ But it's not just her general philosophy - it's her stunning dissent in Kanter v. Barr. There, she broke with decades of precedent (and Scalia's decision in DC v. Heller) upholding the constitutionality of background checks, and argued that felons have a right to own guns. — PolitiTweet.org

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3/ So, for instance, that makes it easy for her to rule against bans on weapons that didn't exist in the 1700s (like semi-automatic weapons), or restrictions on guns in places that didn't exist (like airplanes), or background checks for felonies that post-date 1787. — PolitiTweet.org

Chris Murphy @ChrisMurphyCT

2/ Like Gorsuch/Kavanaugh/Alito/Thomas, she is an "orginalist" on guns. It's total BS - just a way to legislate from the court and invalidate modern gun laws. But basically, she believes that if the regulation didn't exist in 1787 then it's unconstitutional. — PolitiTweet.org

Chris Murphy @ChrisMurphyCT

1/ In light of Amy Coney Barrett's dangerous views on choice and the ACA, her views on guns haven't gotten much attention. But she's a radical - a blinking red outlier - on how she interprets the 2nd Amendment. Like, she wants felons to buy guns. And you need to know. A THREAD: — PolitiTweet.org

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Chris Murphy @ChrisMurphyCT

Fairhaven Community Health Center in New Haven has free #COVID19 testing Monday-Friday 9-5. Call 203-871-4179 for an appointment. @rosadelauro and I visited yesterday to thank all the amazing workers who make it happen. https://t.co/WIj46qQOQx — PolitiTweet.org

Chris Murphy @ChrisMurphyCT

Trump seems to have lost 2-3 points after the first debate. So politically the right move for him is to run and hide, cower in a corner, and avoid the rest of the debates. If he doesn’t, by the time the next two are over, Biden would be up 20. — PolitiTweet.org

Chris Murphy @ChrisMurphyCT

This really isn’t about about getting Iran to negotiate. That ship has sailed. Now the primary impact of these sanctions will likely be assuring the most anti-American, hardest line candidate wins the Iranian presidential election next year. And that’s good for us because... — PolitiTweet.org

Chris Murphy @ChrisMurphyCT

No President in American history has been better for China than Donald Trump. No way for Pence to spin otherwise. - Trump's trade war cost America 300,000 jobs. - Trump looked the other way while China took Hong Kong. - Trump gave China cover as they hid the spread of COVID. — PolitiTweet.org

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MJ Hegar can win. — PolitiTweet.org

Chris Murphy @ChrisMurphyCT

RT @ASlavitt: Update on what’s happening at 1600 Superspreader Avenue. With ⁦@Bob_Wachter⁩ and ⁦@ChrisMurphyCT⁩ https://t.co/0TH03PsfWE — PolitiTweet.org

Chris Murphy @ChrisMurphyCT

RT @markos: New @civiqs Texas poll for @DailyKos: Biden and Trump tied at 48. Cornyn (R) 47, Hegar (D) 46. This one is real, folks! No wond… — PolitiTweet.org

Chris Murphy @ChrisMurphyCT

RT @JoeBiden: Ignore the polls, folks. There’s too much at stake for us to get complacent. Vote: https://t.co/eoxT07uII9 Donate: https://t… — PolitiTweet.org

Chris Murphy @ChrisMurphyCT

This would seem to be the kind of thing that could go unsaid. But I guess not. — PolitiTweet.org

Chris Murphy @ChrisMurphyCT

We passed our goal of $50,000 to help @BarbaraBollier win the Kansas Senate race, but Schatz and I aren’t ending this livestream until we hit $60,000. So hit that donate button, dammit. — PolitiTweet.org

Chris Murphy @ChrisMurphyCT

Hey @JeffMerkley just joined us on our @BarbaraBollier telethon! Tune in and make a donation to help Barbara win. Kansas is winnable but Bollier needs help. Link below. — PolitiTweet.org

Chris Murphy @ChrisMurphyCT

No idea if this will work but @brianschatz & I are hosting our first-ever social media telethon. We believe @BarbaraBollier can win Kansas. If she does, Dems control the Senate. The race is TIED. Chip in: https://t.co/yFUx17f5ru https://t.co/lLyq3CkEs5 — PolitiTweet.org

Chris Murphy @ChrisMurphyCT

RT @Drew_Hammill: Speaker Pelosi & Secretary Mnuchin spoke briefly at 3:30 p.m. by phone. The Secretary confirmed that the President has wa… — PolitiTweet.org