Sanctions is about pushing toward a deal, but we would like for it to pass muster.

There is no question that our Nation and the P5 together would not be where we are today had the two of you not led in putting in place a sanctions regime that most of us here have been involved in.

We have concerns about the limited access that we have to what Iran is doing.

I think that some of the things that Senator Menendez has laid out really do bear tremendous scrutiny.

I, too, want to welcome the new Members. I have found this to be one of the most outstanding committees in the U.S. Senate.

the deal is being implemented at present.

U.S. leadership in the Middle East is critically important.

Instead of consequences, Iran got what they wanted.

One reason that I opposed the nuclear deal with Iran was that I feared it would end up being our de facto Middle East policy.

this is still an anti-American, anti-Semitic revolutionary regime that has cultivated a network of proxies to challenge stable governments in the region

I am concerned about the leverage we have given up but, like others here, want to continue to understand whether we achieve that goal or not.

I know Senator Menendez has made a strong point about this--that that itself would be a violation.