Wendy Sherman

the United States of America under this President, I believe under any President of the United States, will do whatever we need to do to ensure the security of Israel in the Middle East.

What I think it is important for all of us to remember--and I remind myself of this every day--is the reason that we are doing this is because, as unstable as the Middle East is today, an Iran with a nuclear weapon would be truly horrific…

So much of what we do on this floor is so partisan, going over the same old issues. I bring to you an amendment that I cowrote with the Chamber of Commerce which deals with an issue that has not yet been discussed on this floor. The…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. __. None of the funds made available by this Act…

So many have spoken on this floor in favor of states' rights. A majority of Americans live in States in which medical marijuana is legal, and yet we have this bizarre circumstance where these have to be all cash businesses. The result, as…

I certainly hope that we can use this as a way to do as you say, which is to improve collective efforts to address the underlying problem of Boko Haram.

On rollcall No. 132, had I been present, I would have voted ``no.'' ____________________

I am here with the ranking member of the Financial Services Committee. She and I represent a city built in the desert suffering from a drought. We interrupted our rain prayer meeting to come here and to talk about how flood insurance is…

we have taken a first step toward it.

We completely agree with you, and, in the coming weeks, the Human Rights Report will come out.

We are not blind, however, to the more than 30 years of difficult history between the United States and Iran.

We hope people do not go to Tehran. That is our preference.

the implementation of the Joint Plan marked the first time in a decade that Iran agreed to specific actions.

If we, in fact, do not give negotiations a chance, they have less of an incentive to stay onboard.

We have made it clear to Iran that, if it fails to live up to its commitments, or if we are unable to reach agreement on a comprehensive solution, we would ask the Congress to ramp up new sanctions.

to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon.

If we can get to the verifiable assurance that they cannot obtain a nuclear weapon, if we know they cannot have a nuclear weapon, then a delivery mechanism, important as it is, is less important.

Iran will not get the funds unless the dilution is completed on the schedule agreed to.

I do not believe any of you, and any Senator, any Member of the House, are warmongers.

if we are successful in assuring ourselves and the world community that Iran cannot obtain a nuclear weapon--cannot obtain a nuclear weapon--then them not having a nuclear weapon makes delivery systems almost--not entirely, but almost…

Let me be clear, the JPOA represents merely the first step of the comprehensive solution we seek to reach.

I think that is a possibility, of course.

But, this does freeze and roll back their program in significant ways and give us time on the clock to, in fact, negotiate that comprehensive agreement.

We will continue to do so and use every avenue at our disposal until these men are back home with their families where they belong.

If Iran lives up to its commitments, then the world will become a safer place.