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Chris Murphy: “We've had to suspend sanctions on Russian oil in order to…”

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

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Sen. Chris Murphy says "ending the war in Iran" will be his top priority in questions to Rubio

Published | Video Starts at 02:32

They're $6 a gallon in some places, but it's just been a humiliation, United States, and it's made Iran more powerful. Of course, there's an impact in Russia as well. We've had to suspend sanctions on Russian oil in order to get their oil on the market. So the consequence of the Iran war is not just that Americans are dying, that prices are going up, but Russia is also getting more powerful. We're literally funding their war efforts. (02:32–02:38)

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