[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 97 (Friday, June 25, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1212]
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  COMPREHENSIVE IRAN SANCTIONS, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND DIVESTMENT ACT OF 
                                  2010

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                               speech of

                      HON. CATHY McMORRIS RODGERS

                             of washington

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, June 24, 2010

  Mrs. McMORRIS RODGERS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in strong support 
for H.R. 2194, the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions Accountability and 
Divestment Act and the stand it takes against the world's leading 
sponsor of terrorism.
  Empowered by the past unwillingness of the international community to 
enforce existing sanctions, Iran continues to destabilize the region 
and the rest of the world in its pursuit of nuclear weapons.
  Intelligence reveals that Iran has the capability to build two 
nuclear weapons.
  As a result, our friends, our allies, and the rest of the world are 
threatened.
  The conference report that we are considering today will cripple 
Iran's pursuit--targeting the external support that has enabled it to 
grow--cutting off relationships in the global banking system that 
provide financial support and those entities that fill Iran's energy 
needs, including refined oil.
  There is no doubt that Iran has worked each and every day to 
jeopardize the international community's efforts to secure peace and 
security. However, today, we send the message that we will not tolerate 
these efforts anymore.
  I urge my colleagues to support this conference report.

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