Political Quotes

“I appreciate the gentleman's courtesy in permitting me to speak on the bill. We will postulate that Iran has been a terrible actor and that having nuclear weapons is a threat to international stability and something that we should resist. I am concerned about the legislation that is before us being potentially counterproductive in two areas. It's not something that we ought to be coming forward with here at 8:15 at night on the unanimous consent calendar. There are legitimate issues here, and there is controversy. My friend from California said, well, there may be disruptions in the oil markets. Well, I think of what has motivated people in terms of their concern about what has happened; according to an article in the Wall Street Journal, new sanctions could raise the price of gas in the United States by a dollar a gallon. An article in The New York Times estimated it could cost Americans $100 billion a year. This is not inconsequential. At a time when our economy is in tough shape, when we are concerned about being able to move forward, we ought to think carefully about doing something. Now, if it would stop nuclear weapons for Iran, it might be worth it. There's no evidence that that is the case. We look only at the failed policy with Cuba where we have had massive efforts at sanctioning Cuba, a little, tiny island off the American coast, and what we have done, most independent experts agree, is that we have propped up Castro. We have given him a reason.…”