“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 recordMay 3, 2022
Your Border Patrol and Customs and Border Protection professionals will tell you that they could secure the border if you would enforce the tools and the laws that you have. You're not doing it.
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John Hoeven
Republican · North Dakota
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Hoeven criticizes enforcement of border security laws.

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