“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 recordJuly 18, 2023
It is a bad deal for the American taxpayers, it is a bad deal for American workers, it is a bad deal for American businesses just trying to keep their doors open for the next generation of U.S. workers.
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Mark Kelly
Democratic · Arizona
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congress.gov

Editor's note · Context

Criticism of a deal perceived as harmful to American taxpayers and businesses.

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