Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I rise today to address the continued and growing threat of Iran to the region and the world. This administration is committed to giving carrots to the world's number one state sponsor of terrorism and getting nothing in return. This goes beyond the $6 billion hostage payment or the release of $10 billion of Iranian oil purchased by Iraq. Sanctions relief and appeasement under both the Biden and Obama administrations have resulted in sharp economic growth for the mullahs. According to the World Bank, under President Trump and his maximum pressure campaign, Iran's GDP was about $333 billion per year, down from $550 billion under President Obama, a substantial drop. Now, under President Biden, Iran's economy was back up to $359 billion in 2021. It was almost $390 billion last year and is growing. We have let Iran back into the global economy when our sanctions were effective, and we should not be shocked that they are now involved in nearly every conflict around the world. In Ukraine, Iran sells drones and arms to Russia. In Israel, Iran is the primary financier of its terror proxy, Hamas. In Syria, Iran is the principal financier of Hamas, and the Iranian Revolutionary Guard units fight alongside Russia to prop up Assad's murderous regime. Iran-backed militias in Iraq also claimed responsibility for recent drone attacks against U.S. forces in northeastern Syria and our base on the Jordanian border.…”