“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 16, 2014
Before you can resolve a problem, you have got to know what is causing the problem.
Said by
Jim Risch
Republican · Idaho
Source
congress.gov

Editor's note · Context

Risch emphasizes understanding the root causes of the influx of unaccompanied minors.

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