“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 7, 2023
The reason these fires have become so severe and so frequent in the West is because of unwise forest management practices on land that is owned and controlled by the Federal Government.
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Mike Lee
Republican · Utah
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congress.gov

Editor's note · Context

Lee attributes severe wildfires in the West to poor federal forest management.

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