[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 19 (Tuesday, February 2, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E98-E99]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  IRAN TERROR FINANCE TRANSPARENCY ACT

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                               speech of

                         HON. CHRIS VAN HOLLEN

                              of maryland

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, January 13, 2016

  Mr. VAN HOLLEN. Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to H.R. 3662.
  The focus of the JCPOA is to achieve the long desired objective of 
preventing Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. We must be vigilant in 
our verification and enforcement of that agreement.
  Iran's breach of the UN Resolutions regarding ballistic missiles is 
serious, but it is a distinct issue that requires its own targeted 
response. That is why President Obama was right to impose separate 
sanctions on Iran for its ballistic missile violations.
  As Mr. Engel has indicated, this legislation is nothing but a 
blatantly partisan attempt to re-litigate the JCPOA. It was drafted 
without consulting a single Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs 
Committee, and passed out of Committee without a single Democratic 
vote.
  Let us focus together on holding Iran accountable for all its 
actions--with respect to JCPOA, its ballistic missile program, and its 
support for groups in the region that have engaged in terrorism. But it 
is a sad day when our Republican colleagues play political games with 
important national security and foreign policy matters.

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