“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 recordFebruary 11, 2014
these regulations that are put in effect many times can be easily absorbed by a large corporation that has an army of lawyers and compliance officers.
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Jim Risch
Republican · Idaho
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Risch highlights the burden of regulations on small businesses compared to large corporations.

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