Political Quotes

“I am delighted to be able to be here to join my colleague from Delaware to talk about what is happening with enforcement of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action. If we want this to succeed, one of the things we need to do is to make sure we support the IAEA, the international agency that is charged with monitoring and verifying Iran's compliance with the agreement. I want to address that first, and then I wish to talk about some national security nominees who are also critical as we think about how we enforce this deal. First, we all know that the IAEA is absolutely critical to the international nonproliferation system and to the enforcement of the JCPOA. Their employees are working day in and day out to verify critical aspects of the implementation of the agreement that prevents Iran from developing a nuclear weapon. For example, on December 28, Iran shipped more than 12 tons of low- enriched uranium to Russia, where the fuel is stored in a facility that is guarded by the IAEA. The IAEA has increased the number of its inspectors on the ground in Iran. They have deployed modern technologies to monitor Iran's nuclear facilities, and they have set up a comprehensive oversight program of Iran's nuclear facilities. The IAEA is constantly enhancing and improving its efforts.…”