[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 176 (Thursday, December 12, 2013)]
[House]
[Pages H7698-H7699]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       NO NUCLEAR WEAPONS IN IRAN

  (Mr. WELCH asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WELCH. Mr. Speaker, one of the most important challenges that 
this country faces with allies is to make certain Iran does not have a 
nuclear weapon. For that reason, I, along with virtually all of my 
colleagues, voted for tough, enforceable sanctions.
  There is a question now in this House about whether Congress should 
present yet another resolution on Iran. There are two questions that 
raises. Number one, do we send a message to the world that Congress is 
not on the same page as our President and Secretary of State in their 
absolute determination to rid

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Iran of a nuclear capability? Number two, do we send a message to our 
allies in the P5+1, that include Russia and China, not exactly our best 
of friends, but our reluctant allies who we need to guarantee that the 
tough sanctions that we impose are enforceable?
  If we pass sanctions that don't have the cooperation of our allies, 
they are meaningless. So the question that we have is: Any action that 
we take, will it increase or diminish our strength in guaranteeing no 
nuclear weapons in Iran?

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