“We continue on a daily basis very successfully to degrade Iran’s ability to target ships.”
“We cannot afford to leave Tennessee behind.”
“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 Kentucky behind, Alabama behind, Mississippi behind, Georgia behind, South Carolina behind.”

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On the recordJune 17, 2020
Forty-five Governors, Republican and Democrat, followed CMS guidelines in properly protecting their nursing home patients.
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Steve Scalise
Republican · Louisiana
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Editor's note · Context

Scalise notes bipartisan adherence to guidelines for protecting nursing home residents during the pandemic.

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