WASHINGTON–U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Tuesday released the following statement on Senate passage of the national security supplemental:

“As Ukraine runs out of bullets and Putin grows increasingly emboldened by Donald Trump’s reckless rhetoric, this national security supplemental comes at a dire time. I’m glad some of my Republican colleagues came to their senses and helped pass this bill today, but let’s not forget the dangerous game their party has played for the past four months. Republicans demanded we tie the fate of the free world with border security and asylum reform. Democrats came to the table, and I helped negotiate a breakthrough bipartisan deal. But within 24 hours, Republicans killed it because Donald Trump told them chaos at the border is good for his campaign. Now, we’re back to where we started. I’m glad the Senate did our job, but Speaker Johnson, at the direction of Donald Trump, has made it clear he has little interest in doing the same. The House must pass this bill – the stakes could not be higher."

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