Political Quotes

“I certainly appreciate the hard work done by Senator Corker and Senator Cardin and their efforts on getting this bill to the floor in a bipartisan way through the committee and bringing it up for a vote. The amendment I am bringing today is something that was in the bipartisan agreed-upon bill that was introduced in the first place, with nine Democratic cosponsors. Then, this specific component, dealing with terrorism and the certification of terrorism, was removed in the managers' package as it went to committee. So I think it is important and there is bipartisan support for what I am doing. This amendment basically restores--restores--the terrorism certification that was in the original bipartisan Senate bill. Every 90 days, the President will be required under this amendment to certify to Congress that Iran has not directly supported or carried out an act of terrorism against the United States or against an American citizen anywhere in the world. If there is evidence of terrorist activity by Iran against us, then Congress will have a more streamlined process to address it. Right now there a number of different reports that have to be made to Congress as a result of this bipartisan legislation. This was the only one that was removed in the managers' package. I think it is very important the American people get regular certifications from the President on this important point.…”