Jeanne Shaheen

I think my understanding is that we are talking about nuclear sanctions, with respect to the agreement.

It is my understanding...that if Iran violates the deal, those sanctions would come back into place.

I am deeply skeptical that we will ever reimpose sanctions on terrorism grounds that have that kind of significant economic impact.

So those sanctions will remain in place?

I also want to point out for the record that everybody on this committee voted for the Iran Nuclear Review Act of 2015. It was unanimous.

I do not think it is to the benefit of this committee, this Congress, or the American people for any of us to impugn the motives or intellect of anybody involved in this discussion.

But if I could just ask one final question.

I think even Ronald Reagan said this is in their character for the Soviet Union.

I wonder, Dr. Allison, if you could talk about how the Iranian negotiations differ from the North Korean negotiations.

For the moment, we are in a crisis situation, and we have to put out the flames.

There are no easy answers to the underlying problems.

We point to the underlying problems as why you have these accelerants of violence, of instability, of social breakdown.

Well, so talk a little bit more, if you would--I know it is Ambassador Indyk's idea, about the extension of the U.S. nuclear deterrent umbrella for some of the countries in the region, but do you see that as making a real difference?

It is definitely not the policy of this administration, or any conceivable American administration, to have anybody in the region developing a breakout nuclear capacity, let alone actual nuclear weapons.

Thank you very much, President Sirleaf, for your willingness to join us today and for your resolute leadership to address the Ebola crisis.

I think it is very important for us to have this debate.

I would actually argue the opposite, and that is that this debate strengthens our resolve in this country.

This race is not between the president and Scott Brown. This race is between me and Scott Brown.

I certainly believe that if we are going to commit to a long-term effort to address ISIS that having specific congressional action that is bipartisan to support that effort is very important.

I appreciate the efforts of our men and women in the military to make a rescue attempt to free those--James Foley and Steven Sotloff and the other Americans--being held hostage.

That is a threat that I believe was really brought home to the American people by the barbarous and heinous murders of James Foley and Steven Sotloff.

I have been very troubled by the comments from the Foley family that have been reported about their concern that they were not communicated with and did not have support from our government.

I certainly intend to support the request for funding to train-and-equip vetted opposition groups in Syria.

I think the barbarism and the threat that ISIL poses really became real for people in this country...

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