I see no reason why simply extending existing authority, which could be waived, would be in violation of the agreement.
I think at the heart of this is, have we given up too much of our power to deal with all these other risks that Iran pre...
if we have to snap back, if there is a substantial violation that we have to take to the international community and may...
I hope we would all want to have this process be one that gives the Members of the U.S. Senate and the American people t...
I urge Congress to make the right choice, and to support this deal.
At its core, that choice is whether or not this agreement merits Congress voting to lift those sanctions.
It is important to note that the sanctions this Congress put in place are responsible for bringing Iran to the negotiati...
I will never criticize anybody for their vote, because I think everybody, hopefully, will vote their conscience based on...
It has worked to America's advantage, and it has given us a strong position to go internationally to get sanctions impos...
We can certainly also acknowledge that Iran has been actively engaged in its proxy activities.
I think we all would acknowledge that prior to the nuclear agreement, Iran's economy was in pretty bad shape.
I understand they still have obligations under their nonproliferation treaty. They still have obligations with the addit...
We also have made clear we reserve the right to put additional sanctions in place to address concerns about terrorism, h...
The terms of this deal achieve the purpose they were meant to achieve: blocking Iran's paths to a nuclear bomb.
I want to thank Secretary Kerry, Secretary Moniz, and Secretary Lew, and your entire negotiating team.
If Congress were to say these sanctions cannot be lifted, it would not be any different than the snapback that we now ha...
The Iran Sanctions Act expires at the end of 2016. Congress may well want to extend that law so that that power is avail...
If they are used to enhance their economic fairness to its citizens, I think all of us would say that we should well sup...