“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 recordMay 10, 2023
I have been around this long enough to know that the Department is full of well-intentioned people, whether they are in Washington or whether they are out in Colorado.
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Michael Bennet
Democratic · Colorado
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Bennet discusses the challenges within the Department and the need for better staffing.

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