Murphy: There is a Strategic & Moral Reason to Care About the Number of Civilian Casualties in Gaza
Senator Chris Murphy
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U.S. Senator Chris Murphy is the junior United States Senator for Connecticut. Elected in 2012, Murphy serves on the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, the Appropriations Committee, and the Foreign Relations Committee. To read Senator Murphy's full bio, please visit http://www.murphy.senate.gov/about
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Senator Chris Murphy on Wednesday spoke at a U.S. Defense Appropriations subcommittee hearing on President Biden’s Fiscal Year 2025 budget request for the Department of Defense. In his questions to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, Murphy emphasized the moral and strategic importance of reducing civilian casualties in Gaza and preventing further escalation of conflict in the Middle East. Murphy also called on the Department to restore procurement of Virginia-class submarines from one to two per year. Electric Boat, which serves as the Navy’s primary contractor for the Virginia program, employs over 13,000 people in Groton, New London, and Stonington, Connecticut.
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