“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 recordSeptember 20, 2023
Recent census data show that after the pandemic relief programs... resulted in a sobering 15 million people in poverty.
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Ben Ray Luján
Democratic · New Mexico
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Lujan discusses the rise in poverty following the expiration of pandemic relief programs.

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