“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 30, 2026
While we work on these future missions, the DoW’s supplemental request is also critically needed to maintain our warfighters’ readiness right now.
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John Hoeven
Republican · North Dakota
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Emphasizing the need for supplemental funding.

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