[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 20 (Wednesday, February 3, 2016)]
[House]
[Pages H508-H509]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           IRAN NUCLEAR DEAL

  (Mr. LaMALFA asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. LaMALFA. Mr. Speaker, as part of the Iran nuclear deal, the 
Iranian regime will receive up to $150 billion in sanctions relief. 
Secretary of State John Kerry has admitted that some of

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the sanctions relief will go to the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps, 
which provides funding and training to terrorist groups like Hezbollah 
and Hamas. The Revolutionary Guard Corps is also responsible for 
supporting Shia militias that killed American troops and are currently 
fueling sectarian tensions in Iraq.
  Like most of my colleagues in Congress, I opposed the Iranian deal 
and continue to believe it will not guarantee a nuclear weapons-free 
Iran.
  But the simple fact that this deal has moved forward should not be an 
excuse for allowing sanctions relief to benefit terrorists.
  Yesterday the House passed a commonsense bill that prohibits 
President Obama from removing sanctions on foreign financial 
institutions that are doing business with Iran's Revolutionary Guard 
Corps. I urge immediate adoption of this legislation.
  We also need to deal with the victims of Iran's terrorism--Americans 
who were subject to terrorism by Iranian actions. Out of the $150 
billion, up to $40 billion of awarded money should be received by these 
people because of this action.
  The Obama administration has already made too many of these 
concessions. We can still prevent sanctions relief from ending up in 
the pockets of terrorists.

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