“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 recordJune 1, 2023
You are not immune from recruiting challenges that our active-duty military services face, nor are you immune from disruptive impacts of Government shutdowns, continuing resolutions.
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Jon Tester
Democratic · Montana
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Tester addresses the recruitment and funding challenges for the National Guard and Reserves.

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