“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 recordJuly 20, 2026
Protecting students from predators demands real action — but this president is demanding it from the very office he’s spent years tearing down.
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Xavier Becerra
Democratic · California
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propublica.org

Editor's note · Context

Former U.S. health and human services secretary and Democratic gubernatorial candidate.

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