WASHINGTON–U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee and fifth-generation Irish American, and Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) on Thursday led 11 senators in a resolution to designate March 2022 as Irish-American Heritage Month and honor the contributions of the Irish American community.

“Generations of Irish Americans helped build and shape our country, and I’m glad to honor their contributions with this bipartisan resolution. As a proud Irish American who represents a large Irish-American community in Connecticut, it’s deeply important to me that we reaffirm the strong relationship between our two countries and continue telling our story of resilience and strength,” said Murphy.

“Like so many Americans, my ancestors came to this country in search of greater opportunity and freedom,” said Sullivan. “The Irish and their descendants have overcome the adversity many immigrants face and ultimately settled and contributed so much to the American tapestry. I’m glad to join Senator Murphy and my colleagues in recognizing the numerous contributions of Irish-Americans to the political and cultural life of our country.” 

Last year, Murphy traveled to Belfast and London to meet with civil society, business, and political leaders to discuss the Northern Ireland Protocol, the continued implementation of the Good Friday Agreement, and shared national security challenges. Last Year, Murphy and U.S. Senator Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) also sent a letter to Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Boris Johnson in support of protecting the Good Friday Agreement and preserving peace and prosperity in Northern Ireland amid ongoing negotiations between the United Kingdom and the European Union over the Northern Ireland Protocol.

Joining Murphy and Sullivan in introducing the resolution were U.S. Senators Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Pat Toomey (R-Pa.), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Edward Markey (D-Mass.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Bob Casey (D-Pa.), Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.), Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), Chris Coons (D-Del.), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), and Catherine Cortez-Masto (D-Nev.).

Full text of the resolution is available here.

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