Political Quotes

“I thank the Senator from Tennessee for his leadership. We are working together. We hope to make this bipartisan. If there is an agreement reached with the Iranians--and I agree, I hope there will be, that Congress can have a say about that agreement. President Obama felt as though he needed to come to Congress to get approval to enter into Syria. The Senator led the effort to pass the resolution in the Foreign Relations Committee, the Senator and Senator Menendez working together. The Senator from Tennessee delivered Republican votes to try to help the President. He drew a red line and nothing happened. So if he believes he needs input from the Congress about going to Syria, I hope the President will understand that the Congress wants input when it comes to the Iranian nuclear program. As a matter of fact, I hope we will demand it, because of all the decisions President Obama will make in his two terms as President, on the foreign policy front this is the most consequential. Why do I say this? The Iranian regime with a nuclear capability is a nightmare for the world. Does Senator Corker agree with me, based on his travels in the region, that if we allowed the Iranians to have a robust enrichment capability--and what am I talking about is taking uranium and enriching it to the point where they can use it for commercial fuel to run a nuclear power reactor. The problem with enrichment is you can go beyond making commercial grade fuel.…”