“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 recordFebruary 9, 2023
I have to tell you it drives me nuts to watch us deal with China and have objectives, but to see everybody going in different--we do not have a comprehensive let us put it together strategy.
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Bob Menendez
Democratic · New Jersey
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Menendez expresses frustration over the lack of a unified strategy towards China.

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