“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 10, 2023
Can you reassure the people of Hawaii that Red Hill will never be used for fuel storage or fuel operations once it is emptied?
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Brian Schatz
Democratic · Hawaii
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Editor's note · Context

Schatz seeks assurance from Austin regarding the future use of the Red Hill facility.

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