And what did you hear over Memorial Day weekend from your constituents in Pennsylvania that are dealing with higher gas prices and wondering what, when or if this is going to end in a good way? Well, you know, The president didn't get to choose when he was going to take this action. It was essentially the result of a growing risk from Iran. And unfortunately, past presidents hadn't dealt with it and this needed to be dealt with. So I applaud him for having the strength to do that. (02:53–03:03)
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