On the recordSeptember 10, 2015
This Chamber has a lot of heroes. Sam Johnson is one of those. I am proud to have followed him, and I salute him. I have been fortunate to do many things. I was an Army officer in West Germany, a high school teacher, and a local elected official. Now, as a Member of Congress, I am honored to cast votes for the people that I represent. My constituents want the President to follow the law, as is his responsibility under article II of the Constitution. The President did not submit all the necessary documents as required under the law. I and my constituents want to know what is in these side agreements. To my colleague from Maryland, those assurances are not good enough when we are going down this path of peace and war to trust the IAEA with no documents, not being able to see that. Our primary responsibility here is to protect our citizens against all enemies, foreign and domestic. This deal gives Iran more money. They will remain the number one state sponsor of terror. They will continue to chant ``death to America'' and ``death to Israel.'' They will not free our citizens. Now, we assure that Iran will get nuclear weapons; the region will go into a nuclear arms race, and the world and the U.S. will be less safe. This is a terrible deal, an embarrassing deal, and one we will regret in the future. Vote to fully disclose this deal; vote against the deal, and vote to keep the sanctions on.
