[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 12]
[House]
[Page 16117]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                              ISRAEL/IRAN

  (Mr. KNOLLENBERG asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. KNOLLENBERG. Mr. Speaker, the United States and our ally Israel 
stand at an important and historic juncture.
  Iran's continued efforts to establish a nuclear weapons program and 
their continued efforts to assist Hezbollah, an internationally 
recognized terrorist organization, is in defiance of their obligations 
to a free and stable world.
  Today I stand united with my friends in Israel, who face a constant 
threat by Iranian-sponsored Hezbollah terrorists.
  The House has acted by passing H.R. 282, the Iran Freedom Support 
Act. If this bill is passed, a strong set of economic sanctions will 
begin to hold Iran responsible for their actions in the Middle East. It 
is critical that the Senate act on this companion legislation that is 
pending before them.
  Congress must confront Iran's continued belligerence by halting that 
country's nuclear aspirations and work to prevent their further 
sponsorship of terrorists.

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