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“Thank you, Mr. Roskam, for your leadership on the issue and for the opportunity to speak about this issue tonight. Mr. Speaker, in his State of the Union address on January 24, 2012, President Barack Obama said: Let there be no doubt: America is determined to prevent Iran from getting a nuclear weapon, and I will take no options off the table to achieve that goal. On March 4, 2012, President Obama again stated his desire to prevent a nuclear-armed Iran. He said: Iran's leaders should understand that I do not have a policy of containment; I have a policy to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. On October 22, 2012, President Obama said of Iran: The clock is ticking . . . and we are going to make sure that, if they do not meet the demands of the international community, then we are going to take all options necessary to make sure they don't have a nuclear weapon. Fourteen months later, the clock is still ticking, and Iran is now closer to acquiring a nuclear weapons capability. Now that world leaders have reached an interim agreement on Iran's illegal nuclear program, we must be able to verify compliance and demand that any final deal completely dismantle Tehran's existing nuclear program.…”