“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 recordDecember 6, 2017
The transportation sector accounts for a third of the total greenhouse gas emissions in the United States.
Said by
Janice Schakowsky
Democratic · Illinois
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Editor's note · Context

Schakowsky highlights the importance of transportation emissions in climate policy.

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