“We continue on a daily basis very successfully to degrade Iran’s ability to target ships.”
“We cannot afford to leave Tennessee behind.”
“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 Kentucky behind, Alabama behind, Mississippi behind, Georgia behind, South Carolina behind.”

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On the recordMarch 24, 2021
We oppose moving forward with the constitutional referendum. We don't think that can be done in the timeframe suggested in a way that would make sense and be truly representative.
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Antony Blinken
Democratic · District of Columbia
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Blinken discusses opposition to Haiti's constitutional referendum due to concerns about its fairness.

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