Ted Poe: “I thank the chairman for yielding time and for his work on this legislation. I do want to comment that the ranking…”

“I thank the chairman for yielding time and for his work on this legislation. I do want to comment that the ranking member, Mr. Engel, I value his wisdom on the issue of Iran, and especially in defense of Israel. We happen to disagree on this specific legislation. Mr. Speaker, the nuclear agreement that the administration made with Iran was still a bad deal for America. As a former judge down in Texas, I know that when the bad guys do bad things, you don't reward bad conduct. At a time when the administration needs to be strong and firm, it seems to be showing wobbly knees on this deal. Now we are left with a deal where the world's largest state sponsor of terrorism is only a few small steps away from a nuclear bomb. The administration's continued leniency with Iran is conceding even more than what is required in the deal. The administration is making this bad deal even worse. The President promised the American people that this bad deal still allows nonnuclear-related sanctions on Iran. Good for the President. Great promise. Iran, not to the shock of any of us, has violated some of the rules that they are to abide by. They violated two U.N. resolutions restricting ballistic missile tests last month. The Treasury Department told Congress it would levy new sanctions on Iran, primarily financial sanctions. That would support the President's promise to America.…”