[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 14 (Wednesday, January 23, 2019)]
[House]
[Page H1010]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                            IRANIAN PROXIES

  (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. Mr. Speaker, the murderous regime in 
Tehran has a very clear policy: death to America, death to Israel. That 
is why Iran trains, arms, and funds militia groups to fight its proxy 
wars throughout the Middle East.
  In Iraq, these militias destabilize the country, weaken Baghdad's 
central authority, and do Iran's bidding. These militias directly 
threaten American interests in Iraq.
  Many of them have American blood on their hands, but they are not 
being held accountable for their actions by our government. That is why 
I introduced H.R. 361, the Iranian Proxies Terrorist Sanctions Act, 
with my colleagues on the Foreign Affairs Committee, Brad Sherman,   
Steve Chabot, and  Tom Suozzi.
  This bill will finally sanction two notorious Iranian-controlled 
proxy groups in Iraq, including those responsible for the September 
2018 attacks on the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad and U.S. Consulate Mosul. 
Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to support this bipartisan bill.
  In conclusion, God bless our troops, and we will never forget 
September the 11th in the global war on terrorism.

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