[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 176 (Thursday, December 12, 2013)]
[House]
[Page H7701]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          DIPLOMACY WITH IRAN

  (Mr. DOGGETT asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. DOGGETT. Mr. Speaker, as a Member who has consistently voted to 
impose sanctions on Iran, I commend Secretaries Kerry and Sherman for 
an excellent job in seeking to safeguard our families through tough, 
persistent diplomacy with Iran. We should fully support their vital 
efforts.
  Iranian hardliners may ultimately obstruct a meaningful, permanent 
agreement; but we should not give them a pretext for doing so. Those 
here who would interfere or limit these negotiations are really 
offering the American people only one alternative; it is called war. We 
have been there and done that before.
  Military action in Iraq cost us very dearly. It did not make us 
safer. Let's not repeat this deadly mistake.
  While difficult and uncertain, diplomacy is already eliminating 
chemical weapons from Syria. It represents our best hope to prevent 
nuclear weapons in Iran and assure the safety of our families and 
others around the world.

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