“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 11, 2023
I think your actions have shown that, but I am just telling you that at the line level... understand that they have an obligation, under Federal law.
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Brian Schatz
Democratic · Hawaii
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Senator Schatz stresses the importance of understanding federal obligations at all levels.

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