Peter Deutsch: “this is a bill that unfortunately we might look back in 5 to 10 years and say this is one of the most important pieces…”

“this is a bill that unfortunately we might look back in 5 to 10 years and say this is one of the most important pieces of legislation that this Congress will pass in this session of Congress. It really is dealing with a threat that is out there, not just to the United States but to the entire world, a threat dealing with issues of Iran's terrorism in terms of their activism, in terms of the islands off Iran in the Strait of Hormuz, including their issues in terms of missiles, in terms of diesel submarines. We have the ability by this legislation to weaken their potential to do that. That is exactly what we are trying to do. It is very narrowly, specifically drawn in terms of attacking them where it could hurt the most in terms of their ability to increase their production of oil and to gain revenues to do that. Iran stands out as really a rogue nation today, committed to force terrorism throughout the entire planet, not just in our hemisphere. I urge support of the amendment.”