“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 recordMarch 8, 2025
I plan to use every single one of them to make sure that we're following the law, that we are following the procedures in place to keep people safe.
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Kristi Noem
Republican · South Dakota
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cbsnews.com

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Noem expresses commitment to enforcing laws for public safety.

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