I understand the Obama administration has threatened to veto any bill that would do what I have just described.

We sometimes have a tendency to see Iran as a monolith, a country devoid of politics. In fact, the politics are intense.

the time has come for Iran to stop playing games.

It is sanctions, tough sanctions, not the goodness of the hearts of the Iranian leaders, that brought Iran to the negotiating table.

The necessity of ending Iran's nuclear weapons program is at the top of that list.

If we cannot protect, at the end of the day, the intellectual property of our companies, ... then it is a real problem.

It makes little sense to decide now what we will do if negotiations are not successful. We should give these negotiations a chance and wait to see if a comprehensive agreement can be reached.

The last thing we need to do is pass a bill out of the U.S. Senate that is not veto-proof.

The worst possible outcome the world, the United States, and Israel face is a nuclear Iran.

What is the use of TPA if you have a deal done?

Now, the legislation that Senator Kirk and I have drafted would signal to the Iranian regime that there will be more consequences if they choose not to reach a final deal.

I know that we have heard many times before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee when I was a member and when I chaired it, and even most recently, that, in fact, the world will come to an end, do not have sanctions, you are just going…