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On the recordJanuary 27, 2016
Mr. President, I thank my colleague from Pennsylvania for his clear-eyed assessment of the challenges that lie ahead as we try to move past implementation day and into a positive world where together we might be able to provide the administration with the resources they need to enforce the agreement, counter Iran's bad behavior, and deter Iran from any further illicit or bad behavior. I wish to invite my colleague on the Foreign Relations Committee, Senator Kaine of Virginia, to offer any thoughts he might care to share at this point before we bring this colloquy to a close. I know Senator Kaine has followed the importance of the inspections regime under the JCPOA closely. As Senator Shaheen and I both referenced earlier, full and robust funding of the IAEA is the only way to ensure they really have the ability to enforce this agreement and make sure this heavy water reactor does not somehow get redesigned, reengineered, and restarted in the future. I invite my friend and colleague from Virginia to offer his thoughts on how to make sure we are effectively enforcing this deal.
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Chris Coons
Democratic · Delaware

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