Kathy Manning: “I thank my friend, Representative Schneider, for yielding me time. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of this bipartisan…”

“I thank my friend, Representative Schneider, for yielding me time. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of this bipartisan House resolution that I helped introduce with the House Foreign Affairs Committee chairman, Mike McCaul, and Representative Schneider and others to make clear that the United States will never tolerate Iran acquiring a nuclear weapon. Iran is the principle source of instability in the region. It is a major threat to our interests and remains the world's leading sponsor of terrorism, supporting terrorist groups like Hamas in their brutal quest to destroy our ally Israel. On October 7 we witnessed the gruesome results of Iran's support for Hamas. This is the kind of terror that Iran facilitates. An armed Iran with a nuclear weapon would represent an even greater, entirely unacceptable threat to Israel and the world. For the past few years, Iran has flagrantly violated the terms of the nuclear deal, blown past restrictions, continued to enrich uranium to dangerous levels, bringing it closer than ever to being able to produce nuclear weapons. That is why this resolution emphasizes that it is U.S. policy to prevent a nuclear armed Iran, as President Biden himself has made clear, and to support our partners and allies like Israel in the face of such an existential threat. Sending a clear message that Iran cannot acquire a nuclear weapon is about deterring Iran, not seeking confrontation or war with them.…”