“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 recordJuly 6, 2009
This legislation not only is good for our air quality but for jobs and business in general.
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John Fetterman
Democratic · Pennsylvania
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Fetterman supports legislation that benefits both the environment and the economy.

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