[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 15 (Monday, January 22, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E89]
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            IRANIAN PROXIES TERRORIST SANCTIONS ACT OF 2017

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                              HON. TED POE

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Monday, January 22, 2018

  Mr. POE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I applaud the recent sanctions applied 
to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. But there's more work to 
be done. Iranian proxy militias with American blood on their hands 
operate throughout the Middle East, especially in countries like Iraq 
and Syria. Mr. Sherman and I introduced H.R. 4238, the Iranian Proxies 
Terrorist Sanctions Act of 2017. This resolution will apply terrorist 
sanctions on two of the most dangerous Iranian proxy militias in Iraq 
and Syria. By targeting these two groups, we will combat Iran's 
expansionism while signaling to regional partners we will not allow 
their citizens to be used as Iranian pawns. Our gains against ISIS in 
Syria and Iraq have been followed by Iran filling the vacuum--turning 
our victories into defeats. MS, we must turn the tide against Iran's 
conquest of the Middle East.
  We must designate these two groups for what they are: terrorists 
dedicated to carrying out the bloody will of the Supreme Leader in 
Tehran. I urge all Members to cosponsor this important bill, H.R. 4238. 
And that's just the way it is

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