“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 recordMarch 20, 2024
If you want to counter China, fund Ukraine. Beat Putin. That is the best that we can do to counter China.
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Mike McCaul
Republican · Texas
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congress.gov

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McCaul emphasizes funding Ukraine as a strategy to counter China's influence.

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