Political Quotes

“A poll of my constituents in Pennsylvania's Eighth District, one of the true swing districts in this House, shows that they disapprove of the administration's nuclear deal with Iran by a 2 to 1 margin. These returns are in line with recent national polls showing Americans, as a whole, overwhelmingly disapprove of the agreement by a similar count, and they have every right to. What we have learned about this deal is that it does not go far enough to achieve its ultimate goal, to prevent Iran from getting a nuclear weapon. In fact, it would allow just that when it sunsets. In the meantime, ``anytime, anywhere'' inspections of Iranian nuclear sites were neutralized to provide up to 24 days' notice prior to any inspection. In addition, this deal precipitates a nuclear arms race in the Middle East, a reality we are already seeing, as nations like Egypt, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia have already begun building up their nuclear infrastructure in response. The hundreds of billions of dollars in sanctions relief provided by this deal will no doubt be used to further fund Tehran's state sponsorship of terror. A nation that has a nine-figure line item in the budget to support terrorism, like attacks that devastated our Nation on September 11, 2001, is hard to trust. Unfortunately, what we have is a bad deal, one that makes an already volatile, unstable Middle East less safe, clears the way for a nuclear Iran, and gravely endangers allies like Israel.…”