“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 recordApril 15, 2024
You directed your own agents on the ground, on the border to defy the laws of Congress, to release violent criminals into our countries.
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Mike McCaul
Republican · Texas
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congress.gov

Editor's note · Context

Accusing Secretary Mayorkas of instructing agents to ignore criminal histories.

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