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Nanjeanne

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2. And re Venezuela. Really think we'd have an actual plan if Murphy was Senate Leader

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Wed Jan 7, 2026, 05:29 PM

Wednesday

If the House sends the Energy Dept Appropriations bill to the Senate this week, I will file an amendment to stop the Administration's insane plan to take Venezuela's oil at gunpoint into order to nation build. It would be a massive mistake that only the oil companies would love.
— Chris Murphy (@chrismurphyct.bsky.social) 2026-01-07T20:48:30.995Z

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Chris Murphy is right re voting for funding ICE [View all] Nanjeanne Wednesday OP

We so need to put this guy in charge of Democrats. "Waiting till the midterms" is just not going to work. Scrivener7 Wednesday #1

And re Venezuela. Really think we'd have an actual plan if Murphy was Senate Leader Nanjeanne Wednesday #2

Murphy or just about anyone else. BannonsLiver Wednesday #3

No democrat should vote to fund them at all orangecrush Wednesday #4

We need Republican Representatives and Senators to FLIP Nictuku Wednesday #5