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Chris Murphy: “Filling up lunchboxes this year is going to cost [families]…”

Featuring: Chris Murphy, Democratic | U.S. Senate from Connecticut

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Published | Video Starts at 07:34

Seven in 10Americans want this war to end. Families are being bankrupted as we speak by this war. As kids are going back to school, families are realizing that Filling up lunchboxes this year is going to cost [families] $4,000 more than it did last year. That is mostly because of this war. So, no, I am not going to support funding to keep this war going. (07:34–07:41)

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Asserts that the cost of filling lunchboxes has increased by $4,000 compared to last year.

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