WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Sen. Chris Murphy issued the following press release:
U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Sunday joined Meet the Press with Kristen Welker and slammed the incompetence of Donald Trump and his administration as the war in Iran is spiraling out of control. Murphy highlighted the insanity of lifting sanctions on Iranian oil, putting money into the pocket of the very country the U.S. is currently fighting. Murphy also called on his Republican colleagues to accept Democrats' proposals to reopen TSA and other DHS agencies, while negotiations over reforms to ICE and CBP are ongoing.
Responding to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's unhinged calls to intensify the war with Iran, Murphy laid out the reality on the ground:...