[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 121 (Wednesday, July 29, 2015)]
[House]
[Page H5607]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
IRAN NUCLEAR DEAL
(Mr. HOLDING asked and was given permission to address the House for
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
Mr. HOLDING. Mr. Speaker, The Washington Post reports that the
President knew of two secret side deals in the agreement with Iran but
failed to inform Congress. More troubling, The Washington Post reports
that, while the President and the Secretary of State know the
agreements exist, neither has seen them.
These agreements, which are between Iran and the U.N.'s International
Atomic Energy Agency, govern the inspections of Iran's nuclear
facilities. In its article, The Washington Post quotes the Deputy
Director of the U.N. agency as saying, ``No American is ever going to
get to see them,'' in speaking of these side agreements.
Mr. Speaker, no one believes we can deal with Iran with a gentlemanly
handshake, so the linchpin to any agreement is inspections. Why on
Earth would the President make an agreement that includes secret deals
between Iran and the U.N. agency which is doing the inspections that no
American, including him, will ever see?
It is beyond my comprehension. Congress needs to reject this bad
deal.
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