“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 recordMarch 1, 2025
You’ll regret this, and you may regret this a lot sooner than you think.
Said by
Mitch McConnell
Republican · Kentucky
Source
nypost.com

Editor's note · Context

McConnell warned Harry Reid about the consequences of invoking the nuclear option on the judicial filibuster.

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