“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 recordOctober 10, 2017
Maybe we should stop calling them urban areas, because the rural part of our region feeds straight into these roads and bridges.
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John Garamendi
Democratic · California
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Garamendi argues that rural areas are interconnected with urban infrastructure needs.

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