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Tom Barrett: “We can get to the resolution point with the blockade that we…”

Featuring: Tom Barrett, Republican | U.S. House, Michigan, District 7

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Setting Clear Limits on the Iran Conflict | Rep. Barrett on The Lead with Jake Tapper | CNN

Published | Video Starts at 04:12

But I also want to make sure that my kids, and hopefully someday my grandkids have affordable energy and a nuclear free Iran. And those two things don't have to be mutually exclusive. I think We can get to the resolution point with the blockade that we are doing to bring the Iranians to the table. to leverage that into a peaceful outcome that doesn't necessitate the use of American ground troops that can wrap this conflict up in a timely way and then we can … (04:12–04:18)

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Asserts that a blockade is being used to bring Iran to negotiations.

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