Mr. President, over the past 5 months, we have learned much about the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action and the intentions of Iran's ayatollahs. We know the nuclear deal will release billions of dollars to the terrorist-sponsoring Iranian…
Tom Cotton
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Tom Cotton is an American politician and attorney serving as the junior United States senator from Arkansas since January 2015. A member of the Republican Party, he has been a prominent voice on various national security and foreign policy issues. Cotton is known for his strong stance on military matters and has advocated for a robust U.S. presence abroad, particularly in relation to China and Russia. He has also focused on immigration reform and economic policies aimed at supporting American workers.
The legislation says 'all agreements.' It does not actually matter whether the U.S. Government has it in its possession or not.
I think we got some kind of answer out of it, but I also know that Administration officials have said repeatedly that Iran will exploit every ambiguity in the text of this agreement to that advantage.
The answer then, it sounds like, is no, we cannot be assured that IAEA inspectors will physically and personally be present on every single site.
U.S. law requires any deal between any party, not just the United States, to be submitted to Congress before the 60-day clock begins to tick.
I agree with Senator Heitkamp that the oil and gas revolution in our country is a great testament to the American system of free people and free markets.
And as they made the decision to keep output elevated over the last year, I think that is part because they realize they no longer have such total market control given the ingenuity of American oil and gas producers.





