Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, unfortunately, I have to rise in opposition to H. Res. 559. I am proud to represent San Antonio, Texas, known as Military City, USA, which is home to one of the largest concentrations of military bases in the United States. Every year tens of thousands of young men and women pass through my city on their way to military theaters around the world. Their lives are sacred, and Congress needs to be careful about how our decisions can put them in harm's way. While this is a nonbinding resolution, it would speak for the House of Representatives without meaningfully engaging with the broad range of tools at our disposal to prevent Iranian proliferation. I strongly oppose Iran's pursuit of a nuclear weapon. That is why I supported President Obama's efforts to constrain Iran's nuclear program through the JCPOA and why I opposed Donald Trump's decision to release Iran from the restrictions on its nuclear program by violating and then withdrawing from the JCPOA. Nonetheless, this resolution, in saying the United States must use ``all means necessary'' to prevent Iran from pursuing a nuclear weapon goes too far. Do we support sending U.S. forces, ground troops, into Iran to stop their nuclear program? What about using a nuclear weapon ourselves? That is what the language of this resolution would support or allow. This isn't just leaving all our options on the table. This resolution endorses every option.…”