“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 2, 2017
we do have a challenge out ahead, and that is to push back against all of the fake news surrounding the Jones Act.
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John Garamendi
Democratic · California
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Garamendi emphasizes the need to counter misinformation about the Jones Act.

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