“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
Where in the Constitution does it say you need 60 votes to pass a bill?
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Mark Kelly
Democratic · Arizona
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Editor's note · Context

Questioning the necessity of the Senate's cloture vote for legislation.

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