"Florida's decision alone to enact tough divestment legislation was not sufficient to move any company to withdraw from Iran."
"self-disclosure by a computer would certainly warrant inclusion on the list."
"Thank you, Chairman Lieberman, Ranking Member Collins, and Members of the Committee. I appreciate the invitation to join you here today."
"I believe that we must do everything we can. I don't want to look back at a time when the Iranians have nuclear weapons to wish that we could have done more."
"Our public money, their money, should not be used to aid Iran's quest for nuclear weapons."
"The only way to effectively convince our foreign companies to make the same decision to leave Iran... is to help them understand that we, through our pension funds, do not support the positions and th..."
"That is exactly the kind of success that we will be able to have if this bill passes and States and local governments are able to divest."
"I believe that we have the economic power to stop Iran's quest for nuclear weapons."
"Thank you for the opportunity to speak today in support of H.R. 1327, the Iran Sanctions Enabling Act of 2009."
"It is an honor to be there. I bring greetings from our colleagues in Tallahassee who continue to hold you in high regard both for the leadership you provided in Florida in the State senate and the lea..."
"This bill removes the hurdles that so many pension boards have constructed to prevent divestment."