[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 145 (Tuesday, December 2, 2014)]
[House]
[Page H8230]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             WE MUST ACT NOW TO INCREASE SANCTIONS ON IRAN

  (Mr. MARCHANT asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. MARCHANT. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to call attention to the 
administration's recent decision to extend talks with Iran into 2015. 
Iran is simply stalling and buying time, time that we and our closest 
ally in the region, Israel, do not have.
  Many months ago, when sanctions were starting to have an impact on 
Iran, the administration relaxed them. All we have to show for these 
weakened sanctions is months of stalled talks.
  It is long overdue to increase the pressure on Iran. I call for new 
and immediate sanctions with the teeth to force Iran to give up its 
nuclear ambitions. Without new pressures, Iran won't see any reason to 
change its current course. Congress must act now in increasing 
sanctions to prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons.

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