Political Quotes

“Madam President, I come to the floor with a heavy heart because 10 years ago today, Robert Levinson, a former FBI agent, was detained in Iran on the tourist island of Kish Island in the Persian Gulf. Bob is a very respected, long-time FBI agent who had served his country for 28 years and had since retired. He is the longest held civilian in our Nation's history. He is a husband, a father of seven, and now a grandfather of six, and he deserves to be reunited with his family. Since Bob's detention, American officials have sought Iran's cooperation in locating and returning Bob to his family. Of course, Iranian officials have promised over and over their assistance, but after 10 long years, those promises have amounted to nothing. Bob still is not home. The bottom line is, Iran is responsible for returning Bob to his family. If Iranian officials don't have Bob, then they sure know where to find him. So today we renew our call on Iran to make good on those promises and return Bob, return him to where he ought to be, with his family. Iran's continued delay in returning him, in addition to the very serious disagreements the United States has with the Government of Iran about its missile program, its sponsorship of terrorism, and its human rights abuses, is just another obstacle Iran must overcome if it wants to improve relations with the United States.…”