[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 53 (Tuesday, April 14, 2015)]
[House]
[Page H2162]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
CONGRESS DESERVES VOTE ON IRAN DEAL
(Mr. WILSON of South Carolina asked and was given permission to
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, the President has put at
risk the safety of American families and of America's allies,
especially Israel and Arab nations, by entering into a meaningless
framework with an untruthful regime.
Senator Joe Lieberman, in a recent op-ed in The Wall Street Journal,
reminds President Obama that the sanctions he is conceding were put in
place by a bipartisan coalition in Congress. The article by the former
Democrat Senator explains to us of a powerful time in history when
leaders of both parties worked together to ratify arms control
agreements in Congress during the cold war. We did not neglect our
constitutional principles then in the face of World War III, nor should
we now for an agreement that will allow Iran to have nuclear weapons in
the future.
Our Founding Fathers were purposefully unclear on the powers of
foreign policy in order to prevent one person from ruling without
restraint. President Obama should submit his agreement with Iran for
congressional approval. I appreciate the bipartisan efforts of Senator
Bob Corker and Senator Bob Menendez.
In conclusion, God bless our troops, and may the President, by his
actions, never forget September the 11th in the global war on
terrorism.
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