WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- Sen. Chris Murphy issued the following press release:
As Saudi Arabia is under heightened security risk (https://x.com/ChrisMurphyCT/status/2107454489162592435?s=20) amid the Iran War, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) issued the following statements after departing Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on a Congressional Delegation (CODEL) trip to the Middle East, where he also visited (https://www.murphy.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/murphy-departs-qatar-after-key-diplomatic-meetings-including-with-the-emir-of-qatar) Doha, Qatar.
In an unprecedented move, the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) under Secretary Pete Hegseth's leadership denied Murphy access to the Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar, despite decades of precedent for DOD ...