Political Quotes

“I thank you, Madam President, and I thank the assistant Democratic leader. Madam President, I rise in support of the international agreement designed to prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon. No one in this body trusts Iran. No one in this body disputes that Iran is the leading state sponsor of terrorism, that it denies Israel's right to exist, and that it destabilizes the Middle East and violates the human rights of its people. That is why we need to prevent a nuclear-armed Iran, which would pose an exponentially greater danger to the security of the United States, to our longtime important ally Israel, and to the entire world. This is the only viable option. As Senator King said, no one has answered the question of what happens if we reject this agreement. Well, of the hundreds of calls I have made and the dozens of briefings and discussions I have had with people on both sides of the agreement--from Israeli officials, to American security people, to activists, engaged citizens on both sides of this--nobody has answered the question: What do we do if this agreement is killed in the Congress? What would follow? What is the alternative? I am incredibly proud of the diligent work my Democratic colleagues have done over the last 6 weeks in researching, examining, and questioning this deal. There was no knee-jerk reaction on our side where people all went the same way almost immediately when the agreement came out.…”