“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 recordFebruary 25, 2014
It needs discipline to rein in spending. It needs courage to make tough decisions.
Said by
José E. Serrano
Democratic · New York
Source
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Editor's note · Context

Serrano emphasizes the need for government discipline and effective spending over just increasing funds.

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