Political Quotes

“For months now, the President has made promises that we have heard that would prohibit Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons through strict oversight. Unfortunately, we see now that this deal does not do that at all. The Iranian regime has done nothing to earn the trust of the international community, yet this agreement rewards Iran with sanctions relief. I was a member of the Iran Sanctions Conference Committee, and I support tough, strict sanctions against this regime. You see, the Iran sanctions were designed to force a peaceful resolution to this ongoing situation. It was clear to many that the sanctions were working. Iran had an inflation rate of 35 percent, the value of its currency was falling, and its monetary reserves were dwindling. Iran had no choice but to come to the negotiation table. So the U.S. was in a position of power to negotiate a good deal. Instead, we have a deal which allows Iran to continue to use centrifuges, a deal that allows them to continue to enrich uranium, a deal where, after 15 years, it will be unclear what, if any, access the inspectors will have to their facilities, and a deal where Iran can dispute inspections and delay for 24 days. This is not, by the way, ``anytime, anywhere'' inspections that the administration also promised us. The President may claim that this deal is built on verifications. That is simply not true. We now know that Congress hasn't even received all the details related to the deal.…”