Chris Murphy: “I would hope that you would encourage the White House to directly engage because the Ukrainians for the last 8 years…”

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…

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.

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…