[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 57 (Wednesday, April 21, 2010)]
[House]
[Page H2768]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                             IRAN SANCTIONS

  (Mrs. HALVORSON asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. HALVORSON. Mr. Speaker, the House will soon take an important 
step by approving a motion to go to conference on H.R. 2194, the 
Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability and Divestment Act. Last 
December, the House voted overwhelmingly in support of this bipartisan 
legislation. Now we need to act quickly on the conference report so 
that we can send a bill to the President. Every day we delay is another 
day that Iran grows closer to acquiring a nuclear weapon.
  A nuclear Iran is an unacceptable scenario that would be a threat to 
the State of Israel, our trusted ally, and could destabilize the entire 
Middle East. It would also be a threat to our own national security. 
Enacting strong, crippling sanctions on the Iranian regime will send a 
clear signal to the international community that we need to work 
together to prevent a nuclear Iran. I look forward to working with my 
colleagues and the administration to make this happen.

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