Chris Murphy: “The presence that United States used to have just simply is not there, and other countries are taking advantage.”

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.

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