Murphy On CNN SOTU: Republicans Need To Come To The Negotiating Table

Criticized Republicans for refusing to negotiate on government shutdown and healthcare premium increases.

“Let's be clear, we're shut down right now because Republicans are refusing to even talk to Democrats about a bipartisan budget bill.”

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Murphy, Blumenthal, Sanders, Booker Warn SCORE Act's Antitrust Exemption Is A Giveaway to The NCAA, Call For Legislation That Puts College Athletes First

Opposed SCORE Act's antitrust exemption for NCAA as a giveaway to the organization.

“Given the NCAA’s long and well-documented history of exploiting college athletes, we strongly oppose the antitrust exemption included in the SCORE Act. There is no question that Congress must intervene to reform the college athletics ecosystem to benefit college athletes.”

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Murphy, Blumenthal Join 44 Democratic Colleagues In Urging Trump USDA To Immediately Release November SNAP Benefits

Urged USDA to release November SNAP benefits using available contingency funds.

“First, the USDA must, at a minimum under the law, use the contingency funding that is available for SNAP, as noted by USDA officials. Second, the USDA has interchange authority under 7 U.S.C. 2257 that permits the transfer of funds from other USDA nutrition programs.”

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Murphy Joins Merkley's Marathon Floor Speech: Democracy Doesn't End Overnight

Joined marathon floor speech opposing Trump's attacks on democracy and militarization.

“Our Founding Fathers, I think, would be watching the deployment, or the planned deployment of the US military into the streets of this country with the same kind of alarm that you are bringing to this speech overnight, because this doesn't have to do anything with public safety.”

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