On the recordMarch 2, 2015
Mrs. Walorski and the other speakers bring up many good points. Let me emphasize just a few of them if I could. The New York Times reported just last week that the IAEA said Iran was still refusing to answer questions regarding its previous weapons program. Even in the midst of negotiating with the administration, they are still refusing to answer questions about their previous nuclear weapons program. I think the administration, even now, has refused to release the full text of the deal. It has even been reported that there is an informal side deal that is something like a 30-plus page text. These facts prevent observers, like myself and others, who are interested and concerned, from determining what constitutes cheating by the Iranians. There are so many other reasons that we are concerned about this. Let me just mention one more very quickly. It was reported that Iran can still produce enough nuclear material to fuel a bomb in as little as 2 months. In as little as 2 months, they would be a breakout nation that would keep the region--and, in fact, the entire world--on a knife's edge, wondering if they would make the decision to weaponize and to break out. Those are some of the concerns that we have. Let me recognize my friend, the gentleman from Ohio, Brad Wenstrup. He is a past Army Reserve officer--thank you, sir, for your service. He is a doctor.…
