“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 9, 2022
Given the declining cases, given declining hospitalizations, that is why we feel comfortable to lift this in effect tomorrow.
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Kathy Hochul
Democratic · New York
Source
msnbc.com

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Governor Hochul explains the decision to lift mask mandates due to declining COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations.

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