“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 recordJune 5, 2023
You stop the ports, and we have major economic problems in my area, not just for the Savannah area, not just for the coast, but the whole southeast United States.
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Buddy Carter
Republican · Georgia
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Editor's note · Context

Carter warns of economic repercussions for the southeast if port operations are halted.

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