[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 133 (Wednesday, September 16, 2015)]
[House]
[Page H5985]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




          NUCLEAR IRAN DEAL MERITS SENATE'S ``NUCLEAR'' OPTION

  (Mr. SMITH of Texas asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SMITH of Texas. Mr. Speaker, this week, I am circulating a letter 
to my House colleagues that asks the Senate to drop the 60-vote 
requirement for consideration of the Iran deal.
  The American people sent us to Congress to represent their interests 
and to take actions that benefit our great country.
  Yet, time and time again, we hear from our constituents that Congress 
is not listening or is incapable of performing its basic 
responsibilities as a legislature.
  Our request to eliminate the filibuster for some votes simply 
underscores that, in a democracy, the majority should decide.
  It is time to send a strong signal to this administration that it can 
no longer disregard the will of the American people and their 
representatives in Congress.
  I urge my colleagues to sign this letter that asks for a majority 
vote on the Iran deal in the Senate.

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