Ed Royce: “Again, the reality today is that the agreement was not intended to be structured in a way that would give an inducement…”

“Again, the reality today is that the agreement was not intended to be structured in a way that would give an inducement for Iran to go forward with a production of heavy water and the export of heavy water because, as we all know, in 15 years this agreement is going to be over. At that point in time, we do not want Iran to have a full-scale industrial weapons production capability. If we create the market for heavy water--right now under the agreement they are not supposed to have it on hand--if we create the market by continuously purchasing this heavy water, yeah, they are going to continue to produce it and, as a consequence, will further develop their capability. It is odd to me also, since the sale represents a government intrusion into the North American heavy water market, why we would prefer Iran continue the capability of developing this as opposed to an American ally, Canada. Why would we open the door to future U.S. purchases of Iran's heavy water, which is what the administration is doing here, and choose Iran as the supplier rather than our ally, Canada? For these reasons, I am very concerned with that line of argument. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Trott), a member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs.”