WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal issued text of the following press release:
U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal released the following statement following votes on two Joint Resolutions of Disapproval (JRD) to block the transfer of arms to Israel:
"Our President's purposeless war in Iran is a growing disaster: costing thousands of lives, tens of billions of dollars, and triggering a global energy and economic crisis. Israel's role in the conflict raises profound questions about the judgment of Prime Minister Netanyahu's government and whether its decisions serve the shared security interests of both our nations.
Equally troubling is the Israeli government's continued failure to prevent and prosecute illegal settler violence a...