Heidi Alexander said "the answer to that question is yes, and I wish to continue my answer to the question. While I defend Senator Cotton's right to have a vote, I see it a little differently than Senator Feinstein. Senator Feinstein supports the Iran agreement; I oppose it. In my opinion, this is not a vote about the Iran agreement; this is a question about what we should do with Iran's heavy water. I will oppose the Cotton amendment, No. 1, because if it were adopted, it would create the possibility that Iran's heavy water might be purchased not by the United States for peaceful purposes but will be purchased by countries like North Korea that might use it to make nuclear weapons; and No. 2, I think it would be more appropriate to have the Foreign Relations Committee, the Armed Services Committee, or the Intelligence Committee consider it. For those reasons, I intend to vote against the Cotton amendment." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordMay 9, 2016

the answer to that question is yes, and I wish to continue my answer to the question. While I defend Senator Cotton's right to have a vote, I see it a little differently than Senator Feinstein. Senator Feinstein supports the Iran agreement; I oppose it. In my opinion, this is not a vote about the Iran agreement; this is a question about what we should do with Iran's heavy water. I will oppose the Cotton amendment, No. 1, because if it were adopted, it would create the possibility that Iran's heavy water might be purchased not by the United States for peaceful purposes but will be purchased by countries like North Korea that might use it to make nuclear weapons; and No. 2, I think it would be more appropriate to have the Foreign Relations Committee, the Armed Services Committee, or the Intelligence Committee consider it. For those reasons, I intend to vote against the Cotton amendment.

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Heidi Alexander

Labour Party

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