[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 107 (Monday, June 23, 2025)]
[House]
[Page H2843]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




          IRANIAN REGIME IS WORLD'S FOREMOST SPONSOR OF TERROR

  (Mr. KILEY of California asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. KILEY of California. Mr. Speaker, the elimination of Iran's 
nuclear weapons capacity is not just an important foreign policy 
objective. It is an absolute national security imperative.
  This has long been a point of bipartisan, nonpartisan consensus: Iran 
cannot get a nuclear weapon. The targeted yet overwhelming strikes 
executed this past weekend were precisely tailored to achieve that 
limited, yet vital mission.
  Let's remember who we are dealing with here. The Iranian regime is 
the world's foremost sponsor of terror. They have funded monsters, 
sponsored violence, and sewn chaos far beyond their borders. Their all-
consuming obsession is the obliteration of America's principal ally in 
the Middle East, and they have avowed death to America itself.
  It is, therefore, deeply disturbing to see the reflexive partisan 
reactions by certain Members of Congress. Either they believe Iran 
should obtain a nuclear weapon or they hope the regime's nuclear 
program will magically disappear on its own. Both positions are equally 
delusional.
  It is time to put partisanship aside and come together as a country. 
This is not just another political issue. It is about the safety and 
security of the American people and the future of civilization itself.

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