And marked a diplomatic achievements in a generation, successfully blocking iran from developing a Nuclear Weapon through diplomatic, not military means. We owe it largely to the leadership of leg slislators li chris murphy who im privilegeed to introduce today. Senator murphy had been at the connecticut politics for decades before his election to the United States senate in 2012. The election brought him to national e tension and seat on the Foreign Relations committee. In a few years since hes taken the lead in promoting the approach to conflicts abroad. As the rankling member on the u. S. Foreign relations committee, subcommittee on the years, central asia and counterterrorism, senator murphy was one of the senates most eloquent and informed advocates for the iran agreement. During his robust speech, senator murphy invoked israels negotiations with the palestinia palestinians. He quoted the enduring assertion, peace is never easy but history is almost always judges worthwhile. A yea