“We continue on a daily basis very successfully to degrade Iran’s ability to target ships.”
“We cannot afford to leave Tennessee behind.”
“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 Kentucky behind, Alabama behind, Mississippi behind, Georgia behind, South Carolina behind.”

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On the recordApril 21, 2010
The current behavior of the Chinese government of manipulating the value of the yuan against all other currencies has a devastating effect in terms of the global economy.
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Lindsey Graham
Republican · South Carolina
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Editor's note · Context

Graham critiques China's currency manipulation and its negative impact on the global economy.

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