“We continue on a daily basis very successfully to degrade Iran’s ability to target ships.”
“We did a pause to try to get an agreement with the Iranian people to allow oil to flow without them attacking it.”
“One of the mistakes which some political analysts make is to think that their enemies should be our enemies.”
“The only reason why the U.S. is conducting strikes is against assets of Iran that are being used to attack global commercial shipping.”
“We cannot afford to leave Tennessee behind.”

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On the recordJune 21, 2023
the impact of the blow to the 175-pounder is going to be a good bit more severe than the other way around
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Gary Palmer
Republican · Alabama
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Palmer uses a boxing analogy to explain the safety concerns of heavier vehicles.

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