“We continue on a daily basis very successfully to degrade Iran’s ability to target ships.”
“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.”
“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 Kentucky behind, Alabama behind, Mississippi behind, Georgia behind, South Carolina behind.”

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On the recordMarch 12, 2012
Reducing our dependence on foreign oil is vital to our national defense, and that there is a direct correlation between our dependence on fossil fuels and casualties on the battlefield.
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Jeanne Shaheen
Democratic · New Hampshire
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Emphasizes the importance of reducing foreign oil dependence for national defense.

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