“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 15, 2011
I have written repeatedly, raised this issue with the Secretary of State, tried to get everybody to reevaluate the $540 million over in Senegal.
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Mike McCaul
Republican · Texas
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Editor's note · Context

McCaul criticizes U.S. aid to Senegal, linking it to North Korean funding.

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