[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 18]
[House]
[Page 24738]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                  SUPPORT IRAN SANCTIONS ENABLING ACT

  (Mrs. KIRKPATRICK of Arizona asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute.)
  Mrs. KIRKPATRICK of Arizona. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of House 
Resolution 1327, the Iran Sanctions Enabling Act of 2009.
  This commonsense bill would empower State and local governments and 
educational institutions to divest from those foreign companies 
supporting Iran's energy sector if they so choose. I support the 
efforts of our diplomats both to engage Iran and to work with Iran's 
key trading partners to impose meaningful, multilateral sanctions.
  However, if Iran still refuses to take meaningful steps towards 
transparency in halting its nuclear ambitions and if China and Russia 
refuse to go along with multilateral sanctions, then I believe it is 
critical that the President be prepared to act, including imposing 
crippling sanctions.
  This bill will provide the President with the authority he needs.

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