Political Quotes

“Obviously, just the way the Senator asks the question-- and obviously nobody in this Senate has spent more time on these issues than the Senator from Arizona--and I thank the Senator so much for his leadership on the Armed Services Committee and also on the Foreign Relations Committee and on all of these issues--absolutely not. When you have a deal that is aimed, that says there is a built-in extension, you know that people aren't going to focus until the very end. So we expected there to be an extension. I was very disappointed, though, to know that we were giving additional sanctions relief. I am very concerned because of the way this has happened. In March the administration agreed to allow them to enrich uranium, which was a big setback. I mean, we don't allow our best friends. We approved one, two, three agreements. The Senator and I just did one the other day in the committee with Senator Rubio. Senator Risch is also a part of this bill. But with our closest friends and allies we do not approve enrichment. So here we are really doing something that will undo many of the agreements that we have and certainly have--as Senator Graham of South Carolina mentioned--a tremendous impact on the region. There is no question people in the Arabian Peninsula right across the strait are looking at a country that has been their foe--and looking at potentially their having the capability to enrich uranium.…”