Chris Coons: “I thank the Senator from New Hampshire. I want to emphasize again that these three nominees--Tom Shannon, Laura Holgate…”

“I thank the Senator from New Hampshire. I want to emphasize again that these three nominees--Tom Shannon, Laura Holgate, and Adam Szubin--have been waiting for months. In particular, Adam Szubin is a nonpartisan career professional, having served in both the Bush and Obama administrations. Being the lead enforcer, the lead investigator in sanctions, he has now been nominated to take on the top role at the Department of Treasury in making sure our sanctions have bite and stick. Why wouldn't we proceed on a bipartisan basis to give this administration the senior officials and the resources it needs to enforce sanctions, to keep us safe, to make sure this nuclear deal is enforced? Whether we voted for or against it, supported it or opposed it, I can't comprehend why any Senator would consent to the ongoing months-long delay in these vital nominees being confirmed so that the administration can do the job that I believe all of us want them to do, which is to enforce sanctions against Iran for its bad behavior.”