Political Quotes

“Again, I haven't heard a reply. Not one penny has gone to Iran. If I am wrong, then someone tell me. Not one cent. The money is frozen in Qatar. Not one penny. None of this could have been used by Hamas, Iran, or anyone for October 7. They didn't have a dime. The money was there already, put there for humanitarian purposes by the Trump administration. It was in South Korea, but we didn't have any control over it. I didn't hear anybody talk about that when the Trump administration was there, that he should not have sent the money to South Korea. This should not be something that we are playing politics on. The money shifted from South Korea and was changed into euros and sent to Qatar, where we have now more visibility than ever. Not a dime is going to Iran. We have five American hostages home, and then we are going to question the deal. Madam Chair, I reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McCAUL. Madam Chair, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from California (Mr. LaMalfa). Mr. LaMALFA. Madam Chair, this is a preemptive effort. Why fight so hard? If a single penny has not been cut loose yet, good. That means we are taking action here that is going to prevent that. Had the Biden administration not cut loose the $6 billion in frozen assets to begin with, we wouldn't have to do this. Why do we have a nonsensical effort to allow Iran to have the option? That is why we need to head this off at the pass with H.R.…”