“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 Kentucky behind, Alabama behind, Mississippi behind, Georgia behind, South Carolina behind.”
“We continue on a daily basis very successfully to degrade Iran’s ability to target ships.”
“One of the mistakes which some political analysts make is to think that their enemies should be our enemies.”
“We cannot afford to leave Tennessee behind.”
“We did a pause to try to get an agreement with the Iranian people to allow oil to flow without them attacking it.”

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On the recordFebruary 5, 2018
If the administration wants to go public and say $2.5 billion from Turkey is not a significant transaction, let them have the guts to do so in public.
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Brad Sherman
Democratic · California
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Sherman challenges the administration's discretion on significant transactions regarding Turkey's military spending.

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