[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 7 (Monday, January 14, 2019)]
[House]
[Page H535]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     EUROPEAN UNION SANCTIONS IRAN

  (Mr. WILSON of South Carolina asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Madam Speaker, as co-chair of the 
European Union Caucus, I appreciate the EU has imposed sanctions on 
Iran for the first time in 3 years. Following the numerous plots 
against Iranian opposition leaders in Europe, the EU added two Iranians 
and a unit of the Iranian intelligence services to its terror list.
  Iran has used its diplomatic facilities to plot attacks against its 
critics for decades. France concluded that Iran was behind a planned 
bombing attack on the Iranian opposition rally group in Paris last 
year. Germany arrested and expelled a high-ranking diplomat suspected 
of transporting explosives over the summer. The list of plots is 
endless, threatening European families.
  The new sanctions are a good start, but more can and must be done. 
The EU should work hand-in-hand with America to hold Iran accountable 
for its promotion of terrorism throughout the world.
  In conclusion, God bless our troops, and we will never forget 
September the 11th in the global war on terrorism.

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