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Charles Rangel: I don't think I can do that. Because the gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. Ryan) said that China and Russia are supporting…

On the recordSeptember 11, 2015
I don't think I can do that. Because the gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. Ryan) said that China and Russia are supporting this because they want to sell arms to Iran. I think that was despicable because that includes the United Kingdom, that includes France, that includes Germany, that includes people that are talking about that this is the best way that we are able to do this. So what I am saying is this: 14 years ago a terrible thing happened to my country, to my city, when terrorists struck on 9/11. And now we have the opportunity to bring our country together the way we did then. Fourteen years ago, there were no Republicans. There were no Democrats. There were Americans that would say we have to come together. We are not going to change this agreement. This is the policy of the United States of America--or soon will be. Should we not be saying: What is the enforcement? What are we going to do? What happens if they violate it? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The time of the gentleman has expired.
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Charles Rangel
Democratic · New York
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Sep 11, 2015

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