“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 17, 2015
we certainly have a Federal responsibility to the American Indian tribes to live up to our obligations to them.
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Mazie Hirono
Democratic · Hawaii
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Emphasizing the federal obligation to support American Indian tribes.

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