Chris Murphy

It’s important for the Crown Prince to hear not just from the Trump Administration, but from people who want a different path.

It’s important to recognize there are things we need to work on together: ending the war in Iran and a pathway to Palestinian statehood.

I’ve been a vocal critic of Saudi Arabia and the Crown Prince. But, I think it’s important to be here to disagree and be honest and candid about those disagreements.

This is part of a coordinated, deliberate campaign by the Department of Defense to hide the consequences and the true costs of the Iran war.

Of course, I was also candid with him, in particular regarding my deep concerns about the transfer of the luxury plane.

It’s important for members of the Senate to see the damage that has been done to U.S. facilities firsthand… I’m meeting with regional partners, in particular the Qataris and the Saudis, to talk about the impact of the Iran War… and to pull…

This should be unacceptable to every member of Congress—Republicans and Democrats—and this should be unacceptable to the American public.

This trip confirmed for me that there is an active, unprecedented, unconstitutional effort underway to hide the costs of this war and the implications of this war from Congress and the American people," Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) told…

With Democrats on the verge of regaining control in Washington, it’s imperative that we offer a new approach to our policy in the Gulf that reflects America’s interests.

I plan to see for myself the damage to American facilities, hear from our partners in the Gulf about how this war has hurt their security and their economies, and assess our regional counterterrorism efforts.

We know that Donald Trump has no clear plan to resolve the Iran War, which has now cost the American taxpayer over $45 billion.

I want to see firsthand the impact of the Iran War, the damage it’s caused to our facilities in the region, and how it’s harmed our relationships with partners in the region.

Qatar is and will remain an essential ally of the United States.

There are so many things Qatar does to protect U.S. interests

We are not going to get a permanent end to this war without the Saudis' help. We're not going to get a Palestinian state without the Saudis’ help.

There's got to be space for political dialogue and speech here in Saudi Arabia.

It's important for us to be here to recognize that there are things that we need to work on together — the end of the war with Iran, a pathway to a Palestinian state.

Hacking is a crime, and when AI agents conduct dangerous cyberattacks, the corporations and executives responsible for those AI agents need to be held accountable.

What an abomination, that we are cutting off healthcare for people that are legal residents of our community.

ICE should stop preying upon our kids at sensitive locations, and in particular, school bus stops.

To me, it's pretty obvious that the intent here, with this new practice of ICE showing up at school bus stops, is to traumatize the children.

Imagine that six-year-old who boarded the school bus, and when he got back from school that day and got off, his parent wasn't there.

For parents in this body, you know how anxious that first day of school is, how kids are just brimming with nervous anxiety about that first day, and you know what that feels like to watch your kid walk onto that school bus.

I am […] just asking my colleagues: can we come to an agreement that school bus stops should be off limits?