Chris Murphy: “We should have had an open contest.”

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…

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.

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

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