[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 16]
[House]
[Page 21804]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         IRAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM

  (Mr. MORAN of Kansas asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. MORAN of Kansas. Madam Speaker, we are just days away from 
President Obama's deadline to Iran that it accept his offer of 
meaningful talks about that country's nuclear program. Although the 
U.S. and other world powers will meet in Iran on October 1, Iran has 
said discussions of its nuclear program are finished. Any discussion 
that does not include Iran's nuclear program significantly dilutes any 
benefits of such talks.
  For 8 months, Iran has had the opportunity to discuss its nuclear 
program. Now, moments before the deadline, it proposes talks but 
remains unwilling to engage on the most important issue.
  The President needs to rally international support through the U.N. 
and G-20 summit this month for sanctions against Iran to ensure that 
they have great impact.
  At the same time, Congress should move forward with legislation that 
has been introduced to put pressure on Iran. Specifically, we should 
pass H.R. 2194, the Iran Refined Petroleum Sanctions Act.
  The longer we wait to address Iran's pursuit of nuclear weapons, the 
more difficult it becomes to deal with Iran, and the world becomes a 
more dangerous place. Hoping that Iran changes course is not a strategy 
we can live with.

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