“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 recordJune 17, 2026
Military families homeschool their children at roughly twice the rate of civilian families. Conflicting state homeschooling laws can undermine military readiness, family resilience, and retention by forcing servicemembers and their spouses to navigate different requirements each time the Department of War relocates them. This bill will provide military homeschool families with the stability and flexibility they deserve. I’m proud to introduce it and urge my colleagues to move swiftly to pass this legislation.
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Ted Cruz
Republican · Texas
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Discussing the importance of the COMPASS Act for military families.

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