Sheila Jackson Lee: “Recent news of North Korea's claim that it successfully conducted an H-bomb test for the first time, in defiance of…”

“Recent news of North Korea's claim that it successfully conducted an H-bomb test for the first time, in defiance of United Nations' resolutions ups the ante on why we must remain steadfast in expediently addressing insecurity in our nation and across the globe, as anticipated in this bill by Representative Royce of California, entitled the North Korean Sanctions Enforcement Act of 2,315 which has enjoyed bi-partisan support. Our world today is faced with resurgent and evolving threats from weapons of mass destruction to destructive nuclear ambitions. Indeed, news events inform us of the far-ranging spectrum we must contend with, ranging from persistent nation state-based dangerous nuclear ambitions in North Korea, to continued chemical weapons used in Syria, to terrorist organizations such as Daesh ramping up their destructive capabilities through vitriolic recruitment strategies, that pose an existential threat beyond the borders from which ISIS is operating. I am confident that these are issues that President Obama will be addressing and proposing durable solutions to during his last state of the Union Address as our nation's Commander In Chief. Under his leadership, our nation has achieved foreign policy feats that have worked to maintain our security, promote our geopolitical objectives and advance our diplomatic relationships with key allies.…”