“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 recordFebruary 6, 2019
Science tells us that at the end of the last Ice Age ocean levels were 400 feet lower than they are today.
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Tom McClintock
Republican · California
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Editor's note · Context

Points out historical ocean level changes to provide context for current climate discussions.

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