“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
We will not going to support a partisan Republican spending bill that continues to gut the healthcare of the American people.
Said by
Hakeem Jeffries
Democratic · New York
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cbsnews.com

Editor's note · Context

Stating the Democratic stance against a Republican spending bill during the shutdown.

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