Dec 13, 2011
I ask unanimous consent to place in the record a staff report called Regulatory Meltdown.
Dennis Kucinich
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Dennis Kucinich is an American politician and former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio. He served from 1997 to 2013, representing the 10th congressional district. Kucinich is known for his progressive stance on various issues, including healthcare reform, anti-war advocacy, and environmental protection. He was a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2004 and 2008, emphasizing a platform focused on social justice and peace. Throughout his career, Kucinich has been a vocal critic of U.S. foreign policy and has championed the idea of a single-payer healthcare system.
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Dec 13, 2011
They must be sufficiently and carefully regulated. The consequences of failing to do so are unthinkable.
Dec 13, 2011
FirstEnergy admitted that they knowingly made false representations to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Dec 13, 2011
The Congressional Quarterly House Action Report on this legislation states the following: that the measure, however, exempts such restrictions for assistance for the Bashir nuclear reactor in Iran which is being developed with the aid of…
Dec 13, 2011
Safety is the issue. I take it personally. This affects my State and my area.
Dec 13, 2011
I would like to place in the Record an article from the Washington Post ombudsman entitled, ``Getting ahead of the facts on Iran,'' which states that the IAEA report does not say Iran has a bomb nor does it say it is building one. [From…
Dec 13, 2011
I want to thank the chair for including that in the record, and I agree with him that we should be able to receive this additional information.
Dec 13, 2011
We're rapidly moving from Iran sanctions to sanctioning the world here. I stand in support of nonproliferation. I think that this country should be leading the world towards nuclear abolition. Let us not forget that when the Soviet Union…
Dec 13, 2011
I will once again yield time to a colleague who I may disagree with, but he is entitled to 3 minutes, and I will yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from California (Mr. Sherman).
Dec 13, 2011
I would like to place in the Record a letter from 26 organizations that urge Congress to oppose the provision restricting contact with Iranian officials. December 8, 2011. Dear Representative: We urge you to oppose the provision…
Dec 13, 2011
I want to say I have respect for all of my colleagues who are concerned about nuclear proliferation. We all ought to be concerned about nuclear proliferation. We can start with our own country. Right now we've set the stage for continuing…
Dec 13, 2011
It's time for the United States as a Nation to change its direction, to begin to see ourselves as a Nation among nations, not a Nation above nations, to begin to set aside war as an instrument of policy, to be sensitive to the power that…
Dec 13, 2011
And is there any kind of restriction being placed on Russia with respect to payments in connection with the International Space Station? I yield to the gentleman from California.
Dec 13, 2011
Okay. Well, I appreciate your pointing that out. But I would yield to my friend for a question. Does this legislation, or does it not, have a reference to the International Space Station and Russia? Is there a reference to it?
Dec 13, 2011
As well as the section which spoke directly to the restrictions on the payments.
Dec 13, 2011
I'm asking you, when you say this was amended out, it was amended out with respect to the citation of the Russian Federation----
Dec 13, 2011
I yield myself an additional 5 minutes. One of the most troubling aspects of this legislation is, and it may be the area of the legislation that has not received much attention but it needs to have attention right now, and that is that…
Dec 13, 2011
I yield myself such time as I may consume. Dr. Robert Pape from Harvard's Journal of International Security has been quoted as saying the following: Sanctions have failed to achieve their objectives in 95.7 percent of cases since World War…
Dec 13, 2011
Could I ask how much time remains? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Ohio has 14\1/4\ minutes; the gentleman from California has 4 minutes remaining; and the gentlewoman from Florida has 2\1/2\ minutes remaining.
Dec 13, 2011
I thank my colleagues very much, for whom I have the greatest respect, for the opportunity to discuss this; although I painfully must disagree with you here. Broad sanctions against Iran can only further isolate Iran from the international…
Dec 13, 2011
I yield myself 1 minute. I am quoting from an article in The Hill, which I cited earlier: Section 601 would prohibit U.S. Government employees in any official or unofficial capacity from contacting anyone who is affiliated with the Iranian…
Dec 13, 2011
In reclaiming my time, section 603(c) was added in committee. I would inquire of the gentleman, was it stripped from the bill?
Dec 13, 2011
I would respectfully suggest to my friend from New Jersey that the certainty that Congress had in the debate in October of 2002 with respect to Iraq is very much paralleled with the certainty that some of my friends here have about not…
Dec 13, 2011
I would ask how much time is remaining. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Ohio has 6 minutes remaining.
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