Murphy Readout Of Meeting With Nominee For U.S. Ambassador To The U.N. Elise Stefanik

WASHINGTON-U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, on Wednesday released the following statement after meeting with U.S. Representative Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.), nominee for U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations (U.N.):

"I had a frank discussion today with Rep. Elise Stefanik about my concerns with President-elect Trump's disdain for participating in important- albeit imperfect- international institutions. If we want to compete with countries like China, we have to be engaged, because when the United States voluntarily gives up our seat at the table, it's Beijing who writes the rules. I pressed her on the need to invest in nonmilitary tools as a means of countering our adversaries, including the important work of the State Department in fighting foreign propaganda and misinformation. I have many more questions about how she will represent our interests at the U.N., and I plan to discuss those further at her confirmation hearing next week."

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