[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 78 (Thursday, May 22, 2014)]
[House]
[Page H4788]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           P5+1 NEGOTIATIONS

  (Mr. LOWENTHAL asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. LOWENTHAL. Mr. Speaker, the United States is currently in 
negotiations with our P5+1 partners and Iran over the fate of Tehran's 
illicit nuclear program. I support the President's efforts to negotiate 
an agreement to end Iran's nuclear weapons question, and I am hopeful, 
but I am also concerned, that this goal may or may not be achieved.
  As the initial 6-month period for negotiations comes to an end on 
July 20 and as we debate the NDAA, it is crucial for Congress to speak 
out on what a good deal with Iran would look like.
  Congress must insist that final agreement ensures that Tehran has no 
pathway to a nuclear weapon. As the President and Secretary Kerry have 
repeatedly said, no deal is better than a bad deal.
  Any agreement must include an inspection and verification regime that 
provides for anytime, anywhere inspections to ensure that Iran is 
complying with a deal.

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