“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 26, 2023
The question on America's minds is will Congress pass legislation so that we can continue paying our Federal employees...
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Teresa Leger Fernandez
Democratic · New Mexico
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Leger Fernandez highlights the urgency of passing legislation to avoid a government shutdown.

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