Washington, DC – Dem. Sen. Wages 15-hour filibuster demanding gun control

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Democratic Sen. Christopher Murphy from Connecticut waged a nearly 15-hour filibuster Wednesday night into early Thursday morning, demanding votes on gun control measures. Murphy said he wouldn’t yield the floor “until we get some signal, some sign that we can move together.” After he had won commitments from Republican leaders saying they would hold votes to expand background checks and ban gun sales to expected terrorists, Murphy yielded the floor at 2:11 a.m. During his filibuster, Murphy spoke about the Newtown Elementary School shooting in December 2012 that left 20 people dead. “I hope you’ll understand some day why we’re doing this,” Murphy said, addressing his oldest son from the floor. “Trying and trying and trying to do the right thing is ultimately just as important as getting the outcome in the end.”

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