“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 recordMay 17, 2023
the non-partisan Tax Foundation estimates taking tax rates and the Child Tax Credit back to pre-2001 levels would disproportionately hit low and middle-income Americans.
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Mike Lee
Republican · Utah
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Lee warns of negative impacts on low and middle-income families from tax changes.

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