“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 recordJune 13, 1988
I believe that excessive controls and regulations by government—well, we've seen a comparison with some of our trading partners that have too much of that.
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Ronald Reagan
Republican · California
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Editor's note · Context

Informal Exchange With Reporters Prior to a Meeting With Prime Minister Ciriaco De Mita of Italy

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