Nancy Pelosi: “Mr. Chairman, our distinguished colleague, the gentleman from New Jersey said at the end of his remarks that he…”

“Mr. Chairman, our distinguished colleague, the gentleman from New Jersey said at the end of his remarks that he understands that the committee will accept the amendment, and that is my understanding as well. But I would like to just take a moment to put a couple of observations on the Record without commenting on the Committee's rule. My colleagues, I understand your preference to shut down the IAEA's activity in Cuba. As we know, that is not necessarily achievable by simply cutting off U.S. participation. The IAEA functions as an international body with contributions from many sources, and consequently its program decisions are not made by the United States alone. I do not necessarily disagree with the gentleman from New Jersey on the issue of renewing the construction of the power plant in Cuba. I oppose that in fact, and the U.S. opposes that. In fact, the United States has regularly pleaded with our allies not to help Cuba revive this project. So far, that effort has succeeded. Unilateral efforts such as this pose a problem for us in achieving our credibility in achieving our goal in these multilateral, multinational bodies.”