Dan Coats: “I rise to express my support for the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act--the only measure now before us that will prevent…”

“I rise to express my support for the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act--the only measure now before us that will prevent President Obama from having a free and independent hand to conclude a flawed agreement with the Government of Iran. The White House and the Ayatollahs in Iran must know that the Congress will not tolerate a bad deal secretly struck behind our backs and without our approval. The Corker-Menendez bill now before us and being managed by Senator Corker and Senator Cardin on the floor needs our engagement and is the only vehicle we have to send that message. Thus, the passage of this review act is absolutely essential. Its passage will send a message more important than any amendments, no matter how correct or well-conceived, if those amendments would doom the bill, mute the message, and deprive us of this vital role. We have come to a moment of decision in this Chamber. It is clear at last that we are finally close to imposing a vital congressional role in evaluating any deal--something President Obama previously had been determined to avoid. I have long been concerned that the President is determined to implement his version of a deal with Iran on his own, circumventing Congress. This is not acceptable. Resolving this issue with Iran is the most significant foreign policy and security challenge of our age.…”