“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 recordSeptember 12, 2011
If we don't get at that, the largest part and the fastest-growing part of the budget, we will, of course, not have accomplished our goal.
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Rob Portman
Republican · Ohio
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Editor's note · Context

Portman warns that ignoring major budget issues will hinder their objectives.

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