Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for yielding time to me. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of H.R. 425, the Foreign Terrorist Organization Passport Revocation Act. Mr. Speaker, I can't speak to the subject of terrorism without…

Thank you, Mr. Chair. And Mr. Thae, thank you very much for your desire and courage to be here.

And you are playing with fire, if I may, because in that period there could either be a coincidence of a major incident in that area, or it could be orchestrated to occur, and that could affect the way Congress deals with that 60-day…

I think it is important to note that of the three witnesses we have in front of us now, selected from both sides of the aisle, all three say we should not walk away from the plan.

There is a political narrative I am concerned about right now, and that is the fact that if the President fails to certify the plan, and then Congress doesn't do anything for that period, then no harm, no foul.

We are looking at one of the real problems here. It is not in the confines of this deal, it is the lack of an overall strategy and resolve going forward.

They are also using that influence, as is Iran, for propaganda purposes in the area as well.

The people of Iran, in my opinion. Would like to control their own government and not be dictated by the mullahs and the ayatollah.

Why should the United States even be involved in thwarting Iranian influence in the Middle East?

I do think, too, that the comment that both of their economies are not doing well certainly makes it right for us pointing that out.

I personally think that is the answer as well, as Mr. Zeldin pointed out.