“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 recordJanuary 28, 2020
Most of my residents are left at the mercy of corporate investors who are using both existing and new business models to extract as much wealth as possible.
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Rashida Tlaib
Democratic · Michigan
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Tlaib highlights the negative impact of corporate practices on her constituents.

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