On the recordSeptember 10, 2015
I thank the chairman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to express my disapproval of President Obama's deal with Iran. I ask myself this question: Has Iran earned the right to be trusted? We must ask this because we know there are secret deals that my colleagues and I were not privileged to. Therefore, a vote to support this deal is a vote to trust Iran. The behavior of Iran's leaders over the last 30 years offers no indication that the next decade will be any different; and now, with these secret details, we cannot know if the deal is verifiable, enforceable, and accountable. The people who know Iran best trust them the least. Iran's neighbors have already requested additional arms from the United States to protect themselves from this very deal. Any deal should include these three powerful principles: safety, security, stability. This deal falls short, and I cannot support it. {time} 1600
