“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.”
“We continue on a daily basis very successfully to degrade Iran’s ability to target ships.”
“One of the mistakes which some political analysts make is to think that their enemies should be our enemies.”
“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.”

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On the recordMarch 16, 2015
We know the 1983 rule had a disproportionally chilling impact on civil rights cases, and that is most concerning to me and to others.
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Steve Cohen
Democratic · Tennessee
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Cohen expresses concern over the negative effects of the 1983 rule on civil rights cases.

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