The main focus of the joint plan of action, as I understand it, has been on the overt path, the declared facilities.

The use of financial power and the power to exclude from the global system is one of our principal if not most effective tools.

What happens if Congress rejects the agreement? And what is the likely response of our European allies?

I very much agree with your comments I think in total.

It has worked to America's advantage, and it has given us a strong position to go internationally to get sanctions imposed.

Iran could very well continue its current policy of supporting terrorism and its interference in so many other countries that is making it very challenging for our partners in the region.

So much of this depends upon the IAEA, and the Director General will be here tomorrow.

I do not think there is any disagreement here about enforcing our sanctions for non-JCPOA activities.

Let us make sure that all works together.

I think we are all proud of the role that the Senate Foreign Relations Committee has been playing on this very important moment in the history of our country.

I think at the heart of this is, have we given up too much of our power to deal with all these other risks that Iran presents that will actually go up over time?

I think we all would acknowledge that prior to the nuclear agreement, Iran's economy was in pretty bad shape.

It seems to me that a missile defense system modernization from Russia to Iran makes it much more challenging for us to deal with the security concerns of our partners in that region.

I would like to see us have more of a sort of regional security forum.

I think I probably started this month solely focused on the framework on inspections and verification as being the most challenging part.

if we have to snap back, if there is a substantial violation that we have to take to the international community and maybe exercise our veto, how quickly can they bite strong enough to affect Iranian behavior?

Do you think that we will be able to get adequate information to connect the dots?

We act through passing legislation, and we act by oversight. Both are critically important, and both led up to the types of negotiations that were possible in regards to the Iran nuclear agreement.

I found the hearing to be very informative and helpful and I learned a lot at the hearing.

There is no administration, whether the Obama administration or the Bush administration, that wouldn't like to see Congress go away.

If they are used to enhance their economic fairness to its citizens, I think all of us would say that we should well support that type of effort.

the Congressional Review Act that we passed envisioned that Congress will be involved beyond just the review period.

I would argue that rather than go for an oil embargo-type sanction, we actually have to think of a better policy response to deal with the terrorist issue that we have identified.

We have to decide whether this agreement puts us on a better path or worse path to prevent Iran from becoming a nuclear weapons state.

My confidence level is very low.