“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 recordJanuary 23, 1980
I will nominate Carl William Fischer to be Assistant Secretary of Education for Budget and Planning.
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Jimmy Carter
Democratic · Georgia
Source
presidency.ucsb.edu

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Department of Education Nomination of Carl William Fischer To Be Assistant Secretary for Budget and Planning.

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