Chris Murphy

Connecticut Senator Chris Murphy, a Democrat, tells CNN he's not hopeful the GOP-controlled Congress will pass new gun legislation.

Murphy says the Trump administration's defunding of mental health and gun prevention programs is making the country more dangerous.

Republican Senator Bill Cassidy of Louisiana tells CNN Congress already passed a firearm safety law in 2022.

According to data from the Gun Violence Archive, this year there have been at least 43 shootings on college or university campuses that caused injury or death.

Luke Garrett, NPR News, Washington.

After the elections on Tuesday, it just became absolutely clear the American people do not want Democrats to be bullied into submission.

They want Democrats to fight for their health care.

They want Democrats to fight Trump's illegality.

Bullies gain power when righteous people yield in the face of their wrongdoing.

I didn't want this shutdown.

I want it to end, but not at any cost.

And of course, I wish that there was a path to saving this democracy and saving people's healthcare that didn't involve pain.

This shutdown hurt.

It did.

But unfortunately, I don't think there is a way to save this country, to save our democracy, without there being some difficult, hard moments along the way.

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