Ben Cardin: “I rise in opposition to this motion. It does not do what the Senator from Texas says. Our sanctions are critical…”

“I rise in opposition to this motion. It does not do what the Senator from Texas says. Our sanctions are critical national security tools. The U.S. Iranian sanctions are the strongest economic sanctions in the world. The Cruz amendment would eliminate the waiver that is available for national security interests. This provision would effectively limit the use of the waiver in any instances of which has met the significant threshold; for example, use for accommodating humanitarian or basic human needs, including food and medicine and to pay for vetted third-party, non-Iranian vendors. It would also impair our ability to maintain the international coalition and support of our sanctions against Iran. Motion to Table And for all those reasons, I move to table the motion to concur with the Cruz amendment No. 1804 and ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is on agreeing to the motion to table. Is there a sufficient second? There is a sufficient second. The clerk will call the roll. The legislative clerk called the roll.”