On the recordDecember 13, 2011
I'd like to thank the chairlady from Florida and the ranking member, Mr. Berman from California, for their very forceful and effective advocacy. Iran made a choice to ignore international standards and comity and secretly develop a nuclear weapon. Iran made a choice to eschew sincere diplomatic efforts to come up with a deal, an agreement where they could have their civilian nuclear energy program but have the fuel manufactured outside of Iran. Now, Iran must, in my view, be confronted with a choice as to whether it will enjoy economic stability or give up its nuclear weapons ambitions. I think the time is here to force that choice upon the Iranians. I think it's unfortunate it has to be done, but it has to be done. We cannot let the world's most horrific weapon fall into the hands of one of the world's most horrendous regimes. For that reason, I strongly support the legislation by Ms. Ros-Lehtinen and Mr. Berman and urge a ``yes'' vote.
