Peter Roskam: “I thank Chairman Ryan. Mr. Speaker, the Democratic leader just recalled the invocation, that of invoking God's presence…”

“I thank Chairman Ryan. Mr. Speaker, the Democratic leader just recalled the invocation, that of invoking God's presence, and she said that we had prayed for wisdom, and she called us to act humbly. So the question is: Are we willing to submit ourselves to the collective wisdom of a majority of this body and to a majority of the other body? I would suggest a majority of this body and a majority of the other body think this is a bad idea. She also admonished us that we should listen and learn. It is not a bad idea, so let's listen to what is in the bill, itself. The bill, itself, gives $150 billion in sanctions relief to the Iranian Government. The question is: What do we expect with $150 billion? Is it all going to go to pave roads? Is it going to go to build schools in Tehran? Is it going to fix water systems? I do not think so, and neither does President Obama. Listen to his own words. This is Barack Obama: Let's stipulate that some of the money will flow to activities that we object to. We have no illusions about the Iranian Government or the significance of the Revolutionary Guard. Listen to National Security Adviser Susan Rice when she says: We should expect that some portion of that money would go to the Iranian military and could potentially be used for all kinds of bad behavior that we have seen in the region up until now. Let's listen to those words. They are clear. They are obvious. So now think in terms of percentages of $150 billion. Is it going to be half?…”