Political Quotes

“I appreciate the remarks of the Senator from Georgia, and I certainly associate myself with them. This debate is vital. Despite President Obama's initial objections to congressional oversight, the American people deserve a vote in this critical national security matter, which I would note has been negotiated behind closed doors. The bill that we passed in May accomplished that. Now the Senate Democrats are talking about taking that away by filibustering this debate. How we went from passing Senator Corker's bill by a vote of 98 to 1 just a few months ago to a potential filibuster is baffling to the American people. Our constituents want this debate. They have a number of concerns about this deal. We are their voice. We are here to represent them, not to protect the President from a difficult veto. When these discussions began, President Obama claimed we would be able to diplomatically dismantle Iran's nuclear program. The final agreement suggests this is far from the case. It is apparent that the President and his negotiating partners were willing--eager, even--to give in to every demand made by the world's largest State sponsor of terrorism. The goalposts were moved from dismantling Iran's clandestine nuclear weapons program to blindly hoping we can contain it. The deal President Obama and Secretary of State Kerry have orchestrated has several key faults. For starters, under the deal, Iran is not required to destroy a single centrifuge, not one.…”