“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 recordSeptember 19, 2017
I am still devastated about the 12 seniors who died after being trapped in a nursing home in high temperatures after Hurricane Irma knocked out the facility's power.
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Bill Nelson
Democratic · Florida
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Editor's note · Context

Expressing sorrow over the deaths of seniors in a nursing home post-Hurricane Irma.

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