Political Quotes

“I thank the chairman. Mr. Speaker, let me just pause to say that I remember the events of 9/11/2001. I want to thank the first responders and those men and women in uniform who have served, our veterans, for what they do to protect us every day. Mr. Speaker, I strongly oppose the nuclear agreement with Iran. I strongly oppose giving the President the ability to unilaterally lift congressional sanctions. Our allies don't trust us, and our enemies don't fear us. I think we ought to take Iran at its word. Here are some quotes. During the negotiations, the Ayatollah said this: ``The enemies are talking about the options they have on the table. They should know that the first option on our table is the annihilation of Israel.'' {time} 0945 The Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said this: The Iranian people and leadership, with God's help, will increase their defensive capability each day. Through the Iran deal, we are getting ready to give Iran $150 billion. They can do a lot of damage with that. They are the largest state sponsor of terrorism. They are responsible for killing people in Indonesia, in India, and all across the globe. I chair the Western Hemisphere Subcommittee. They are directly responsible for the AMIA bombings in Buenos Aires in 1994, again in 1996 through their proxy, Hezbollah. The Ayatollah has said: We will not stop supporting our allies. That is Hamas, that is Hezbollah, and that is other terrorist groups.…”