I do believe the Obama administration has actually engaged in more sanctioning activities and enforcement of sanctions activity than ever before.
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Iran seeks to increase its stature by countering U.S. influence and expanding ties with regional actors in Latin America.
One of my concerns I mentioned in the opening statement is that places like Venezuela and Bolivia require no visa from Iran.
the amendment that I authored and was passed 100 to nothing on sanctioning the Central Bank of Iran...
Our concern here is obviously substantive and we think that it is important to review all of the views that exist, to understand the depth of Iran's intentions and clarify their participation.
We live in a new world. It is a world in which an airplane used for commercial and business travel has become a weapon of mass destruction.
Several of you mentioned uranium exploration. This is something that we have sought to address in the Iran sanctions bill...
let me begin by recognizing the hard work and dedication of my friend from South Dakota, Chairman Johnson, and for his tireless leadership on this legislation that made this possible. Let me also recognize the ranking member, Senator…
Would the budget be different if that had not been the preface which this administration was working on?
We took a remarkably strong fiscal position and we jeopardized future generations of Americans by eroding those huge gains on fiscal discipline.





