[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 17]
[House]
[Page 22021]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           THE THREAT OF IRAN

  (Ms. FOXX asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, I rise to address a growing threat to the 
United States and global security: Iran's nuclear ambitions pose a 
grave threat, not only to world stability but also to our close ally, 
Israel, the only stable democracy in the Middle East, and American 
interests of peace and prosperity throughout the region.
  Just yesterday the Associated Press confirmed that Iran has continued 
its experiments to enrich uranium in defiance of the U.N. Security 
Council.
  Led by a tyrannical dictator who denies the existence of the 
Holocaust and vows to wipe Israel off the map, the President of Iran is 
out of touch with reality and poses an immediate security threat to its 
neighbors and the progress of democracy in the Middle East.
  We must stand firm and united in our resolve to prevent Iran from 
becoming a nuclear state. President Ahmadinejad seems bent on the 
destruction of Western civilization. He says Iran will never give up 
its right to enrich uranium and produce nuclear fuel. The consequences 
of a nuclear Iran would be catastrophic and must be addressed.
  Mr. Speaker, our commitment to our allies and for peace in the Middle 
East must not be shaken by Iran's nuclear weapons ambitions. I urge my 
colleagues to work together to stand in unity against this gathering 
threat.

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