“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 recordJuly 28, 2015
the Secretary has said that he intends to eliminate homelessness in veterans by the end of this year, and the clock is ticking.
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Mazie Hirono
Democratic · Hawaii
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Editor's note · Context

Hirono highlights the urgency of the Secretary's goal to end veteran homelessness.

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