“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 recordOctober 26, 2025
That's what we've called for from the very beginning.
Said by
Hakeem Jeffries
Democratic · New York
Source
cbsnews.com

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Jeffries reiterates the Democrats' longstanding request for bipartisan negotiations.

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