“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 recordJanuary 20, 2015
the American people need to understand that, they need to understand what we are taking on, here.
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Jim Risch
Republican · Idaho
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Editor's note · Context

Risch stresses the importance of public awareness regarding the implications of the nuclear agreement.

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