“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 recordApril 23, 2018
the domestic spending is just as much a part of national security as the DoD side.
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Mazie Hirono
Democratic · Hawaii
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Hirono emphasizes the importance of domestic spending for national security.

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