[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 62 (Thursday, May 6, 2004)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E778]
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  EXPRESSING CONCERN OF CONGRESS OVER IRAN'S DEVELOPMENT OF MEANS TO 
                        PRODUCE NUCLEAR WEAPONS

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                               speech of

                           HON. JIM McDERMOTT

                             of washington

                    in the house of representatives

                         Wednesday, May 5, 2004

  Mr. McDERMOTT. Mr. Speaker, I abhor nuclear weapons and would like 
nothing better than to see the world free of these weapons. I believe 
that Iran is a nation that we cannot trust. I also believe the House 
Concurrent Resolution rushed through Congress by the Republicans with 
little debate and even less clarity in intent is wrong, and I cannot 
support it.
  The wording of the Iran Resolution reminds me of the blank check the 
President got for Iraq. Here's what I mean. The relevant portion of 
Section 2 of the Iran Resolution says: ``. . . to use all appropriate 
means to deter, dissuade and prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear 
weapons. . . .'' We must not make the same mistake twice. We need to 
deal with Iran. We need to deal with nuclear weapons programs, but this 
is not the way to do it.

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