“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 recordMay 6, 2025
I’m not worried. I got a vote, and if somebody’s gonna ask me to vote to bankrupt the country — I don’t know what that coalition is, but I’m not going to be in it.
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Scott Perry
Republican · Pennsylvania
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nbcnews.com

Editor's note · Context

Perry expresses his refusal to support any bill that increases the deficit.

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