Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I want to highlight the hard work of our esteemed chairman, Mr. Royce of California, and our ranking member, Mr. Engel, who have done an incredible job throughout--I don't know how many hearings we have had in our Foreign Affairs Committee-- highlighting the many flaws of this deal and giving the other side the opportunity to present what is good about this deal. Mr. Speaker, after all of those hearings in our Foreign Affairs Committee led by Mr. Royce and Mr. Engel, it is simple to realize what is before us today. This deal paves the way for a nuclear-armed Iran in as little as 15 years. This deal lifts the arms embargo. This deal lifts the sanctions on Iran's ballistic missile program. This deal releases billions of dollars that will allow the regime to increase funding to support terror, as it has been doing, to support its regional hegemonic ambitions. If all of that were not bad enough, with this deal, the P5+1 countries will actually be obligated to help Iran modernize and advance its nuclear program. Yes. You heard that right. This is important because this modernization requirement gets lost with all of the other many flaws of this deal. We actually have an agreement before us to help Iran strengthen its ability to protect against nuclear security threats, to protect it against sabotage, to protect all the physical sites. Incredibly enough, we will be helping Iran with its nuclear program.…”