“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.”
“We continue on a daily basis very successfully to degrade Iran’s ability to target ships.”
“One of the mistakes which some political analysts make is to think that their enemies should be our enemies.”
“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.”

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On the recordMay 11, 2022
We need help. We need the Gulf opened up. And the bureaucratic games that we are playing are not playing out well in the state of Alabama.
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Jerry Carl
Republican · Mississippi
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Editor's note · Context

Carl calls for action to open Gulf leases, criticizing bureaucratic delays.

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