“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 recordSeptember 19, 2023
Now it is time to move beyond the initial excitement over an influx of funding to tribal communities through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
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Alex Padilla
Democratic · California
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Padilla calls for thoughtful implementation of funding for tribal water systems.

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