We have a war criminal Putin, we have the Chinese Communist Party, we have Iran.

This bill pushes the Administration to impose Levinson Act sanctions on hostage-taking.

I oppose this amendment by my friend Congresswoman Jacobs, and President Connolly, and Ranking Member Meeks, which removes a critical provision urging the Secretary of State to declare United States passports invalid for travel to Iran.

We are in a war of dictators with rule of gun opposing democracies with rule of law.

The dictatorial regime in Tehran, which oppresses its citizens of Iran, has increased its inhuman policy of hostage-taking in recent years.

Sadly, we are in a situation today we did not choose where we must act to prevent further hostage taking by--of Americans by a dictatorial regime in the war of dictators against democracies, the Axis of Evil, Putin, the regime in Tehran…

The horrific terror attacks on Israel by Iran-backed Hamas further underscores the barbarity of the regime as it seeks to fulfill its mandate of death to America and death to Israel.

American policies should be what was declared in 1797 by South Carolinian, American ambassador Charles Cotesworth Pinckney to France, millions for defense, not a penny for tribute.

We need to take our enemies seriously.

As President Biden said, there are moments in this life when the pure unadulterated evil is unleashed in this world.

Taking hostages is a murderous tactic in the war between dictators of rule of gun opposing democracy's rule of law.

I also want to thank Chairman Joe Wilson, Ranking Member Dean Phillips, and Representative Claudia Tenney for being original co-sponsors of this legislation.

Today, I want to speak briefly in support of H.R. 1809, Block the Use of Transatlantic Technology and Iranian Made Drones Act.

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