The alternative--permitting Iran a large nuclear infrastructure--strikes me as imprudent and unlikely to succeed in the face of Iranian determination to advance its nuclear weapons capability.
Marco Rubio
The Public Record
U.S. Secretary of State in the Trump administration; formerly U.S. Senator from Florida.
Congress should insist that nuclear facilities built in violation of Iran's NPT obligations be dismantled; this is important not only for regional stability, but for the integrity of the nonproliferation regime globally.
There is only one reason why you develop a rocket like that and that is to put a nuclear warhead on it.
They have stopped the momentum on more sanctions. They have made future sanctions even harder.
They wanted to achieve the maximum amount of sanctions relief that they could get without having to agree to any irreversible concessions on their nuclear program.
A deal of this sort would have potentially negative implications for U.S. interests in the Middle East and beyond.
We have implicitly agreed that they now have a right to enrich at any level.
The only thing worse than war is crazy people with a nuclear weapon that can reach the United States of America on a rocket.
This entire thing is a disaster. It is not just an embarrassing diplomatic failure; this is a dangerous national security failure.
They are a state sponsor of terrorism. There is no nation on Earth that uses terrorism more than they do as an element of statecraft.
Will Secretary Pritzker or you on her behalf--will you make clear here today that you commit to implementing the oil spill impact formula as is written in the law?
I think it is going to be important for Floridians that we get plans moving.
Just briefly so that no one is wondering where all the money went, in my statement I said the Gulf Environmental Benefit Fund was $12.5 billion. It is actually $2.5 billion.
Thank you for being here today and being a part of this and all the work that went into getting us to this point.
I have personally said that this is not even about Iraq at this point; it is about the long-term security of the United States.
We have to examine the reason why they want to come here, as opposed to going to Panama or some other place.
I think it is unfortunate and counterproductive to ignore both the reality and the applications of our immigration laws.
So, there are now--I mean, the word of mouth has gotten back that if you arrive in the United States by yourself as an adult, your chances are a lot better if you arrive as a parent of a child that is traveling with you.





