“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 recordApril 14, 2010
It is my understanding, Director Mueller, that the volume of submissions to TEDAC has overwhelmed its capacity.
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Richard Shelby
Republican · Alabama
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Shelby highlights the overwhelming volume of submissions to TEDAC affecting capacity.

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