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Murphy ‘skeptical’ of potential U.S.-Saudi defense pact
‘I would need to be convinced that it is in our national security interest to commit U.S. blood to a treaty with Saudi Arabia,’ Murphy said

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Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) speaks during a news conference following the weekly Senate Democratic policy luncheon meeting at the U.S. Capitol Building on September 19, 2023, in Washington, DC.
Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT), the chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee’s Middle East subcommittee and one of the most vocal critics in the Senate of Saudi Arabia, expressed concerns on Tuesday about a potential U.S.-Saudi mutual defense pact...