On the recordFebruary 24, 2014
I reserve the right to object. There is no more important national security concern today than keeping Iran from getting a nuclear weapons capability. For our own national security and for that of Israel, our ally, we are committed to stopping Iran from getting that capability. That is why President Obama has entered into international negotiations with Iran. The Senate has a long tradition of bipartisanship on this issue, including numerous strong bipartisan votes that we put in place to initiate the very sanctions that have brought Iran to the negotiating table. In summation, I am terribly disappointed that my Republican friends are trying to turn this vital national security concern into a partisan issue by trying to inject it into a setting where it is clearly not relevant. I object. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection is heard. Is there objection to the original request?
