Political Quotes

“I want to thank the gentlewoman, and I want to thank my colleagues. Mr. Frelinghuysen, I agree with many of the points that you made. This is a vote of conscience for all of us. The question is not whether we trust Iran. We don't. The question is not whether we want Iran to have any pathway to a nuclear weapon. Proponents of this agreement--I am one--and opponents of this agreement--there are many, my friend, Mr. Stewart--don't want Iran to have a nuclear weapon. This question about trust, we have got to step back a minute. One of the fundamental challenges that a strong and confident country faces is to secure its national security. That requires the Commander in Chief, whose fundamental responsibility is to exercise his judgment about what will work to increase our security, to enter into negotiations with adversaries; and there may be no greater adversary to the United States, to our allies, particularly Israel, than Iran. Keep in mind, President Kennedy negotiated with the Soviet Union after one of their leaders said they will bury this country, and he did that, and it turned out that he was right to limit nuclear proliferation. President Nixon went to China when it was Red China, an absolute adversary of this country and our way of life, and it has worked to the benefit of the national security of this country, and President Reagan did the same. The fundamental question here is not at all about whether we trust Iran. We don't trust Iran.…”