On the recordSeptember 10, 2015
I thank Chairman Sessions. Mr. Speaker, Secretary Kerry came and gave a briefing to a closed session of Congress. Part of it was open for discussion. He said something provocative at the end. He said, ``Folks, what is the alternative?'' And I said to him in a question and answer session, ``You know, Mr. Secretary, for 2 years, the administration has been telling us that no deal is better than a bad deal. And if no deal is better than a bad deal, that means that there was an alternative.'' Secretary Kerry, during that same briefing, said that he walked away from the deal three times with the Iranians. And I said, ``Secretary, when you walked away from the deal, that means that there was an alternative. So the administration does not get to argue today, Mr. Speaker, to this Congress or to the American people that there is no alternative. There is an alternative. And this House is prepared to offer alternatives. I appreciate Chairman Sessions. I appreciate the Rules Committee bringing forth this package of bills that we can begin to discuss getting us out from underneath a disastrous deal.
