“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 14, 2018
I hope that extends to advocating on their behalf and to say that this is not a time to be eliminating net neutrality.
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Mazie Hirono
Democratic · Hawaii
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Hirono emphasizes the need to advocate for small businesses against net neutrality elimination.

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