[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 141 (Tuesday, September 29, 2015)]
[House]
[Page H6314]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              JUSTICE FOR VICTIMS OF IRANIAN TERRORISM ACT

  (Mr. LaMALFA asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. LaMALFA. Madam Speaker, it is no secret that Iran has been one of 
the leading sponsors of terrorism in the world for decades and that I 
am strongly opposed to the Iran nuclear deal.
  Hundreds of Americans have been killed by terrorist attacks that were 
sponsored or financed by Iran. U.S. courts have ruled against Iran in 
more than 80 cases, holding Iran responsible for nearly $45 billion in 
damages.
  The first thing, before any agreement would ever happen, is that we 
should make sure that Iran--out of that $150 billion of possible 
sanctions relief, we should demand that American families who lost a 
loved one at the hands of Iranian terrorism receive the damages they 
are owed. We cannot fail these American families. Yet Obama's 
administration is prepared to unfreeze up to $150 billion of these 
assets that will help finance Iran's continued terror attacks.
  I am proud to cosponsor the legislation by the gentleman from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Meehan), H.R. 3457, the Justice for Victims of 
Iranian Terrorism Act, which keeps Iran's sanctions in place until Iran 
has at least paid the damages that it owes American families.
  Madam Speaker, this is the very least we can do on a bad deal.

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