[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 18]
[House]
[Page 24194]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                   STRENGTHEN SANCTIONS AGAINST IRAN

  (Mr. SHAYS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SHAYS. Mr. Speaker, on Wednesday, Iranian President Ahmadinejad 
called for the United States' greatest ally, Israel, to be wiped off 
the map. Unfortunately, these vile words are not new, nor were they his 
own. He was quoting Iran's self-proclaimed enemy of the United States 
and Israel, Ayatollah Khomeini. But perhaps even more disturbing is a 
place you can find those words written, on their Shahab-3 ballistic 
missile. These missiles have a range of 1,250 miles and could easily 
strike Israel.
  Our Nation is blessed with a vibrant Jewish constituency, and I value 
my interaction with Jews in my district and during the many trips I 
have made to Israel. We can learn from the Jewish people that when your 
enemy says he is going to kill you, you better pay attention.
  Mr. Speaker, I rise today to urge this body to issue a sharp rebuke 
of the Iranian President's words. Further, we should immediately 
consider proposals to strengthen sanctions under the Iran and Libya 
Sanctions Act of 1996 and authorize the President to provide financial 
and political assistance to prodemocracy groups within Iran.

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