So that's why I'm pleased our European partners have decided to impose unilateral sanctions on Iran's drone and ballistic missile programs, and we must follow suit.

We cannot have 535 Secretaries of State in a negotiation room.

I look forward to working on a bipartisan basis to pass this bill into law before October and find ways to hold the Iranian regime accountable for its malign behavior.

It is the right thing to do. Congress must work in a bipartisan way to get it done.

But I also think there are better, more urgent ways to repay our generous volunteers and do right by our Afghan allies.

I would like to thank my friend Congresswoman Young Kim of California for co-leading this important bill with me.

I believe it could be a worthwhile exercise for the Department of State and the Department of Defense to examine whether it is feasible to reimburse individuals who contributed their personal funds to the critical evacuation efforts.

Make no mistake: it would be incredibly counterproductive and harmful to our interests if we were to sharply limit American film production and distribution.

It is vital that America and allied countries are in the room, at the table, and leading the charge to set the next generation technology standards.

My amendment States that if this legislation is, indeed, found to illegally weaponize Federal authority that it is to be unconstitutional, that it should simply cease to take force.

The United States and our allies must work together to counter this threat.