[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 12]
[House]
[Pages 16854-16855]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                 IRAN IS FEELING THE PAIN OF SANCTIONS

  (Mr. POE of Texas asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. POE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, last year, Iran's net exports of 
petroleum dropped to their lowest level since 1990. Its GDP has dropped 
for the first time in 20 years.

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  The Iranians are feeling the pain of sanctions. Now the Iranians say 
that they will negotiate if the sanctions are reduced. Reducing 
sanctions without verifying that Tehran is abandoning, not just 
freezing, its nuclear weapons program is misguided and reckless.
  The U.S. is moving toward an appeasement deal with Iran, and Iran is 
giving up nothing.
  Last Thursday, I met with Prime Minister Netanyahu of Israel, who 
called this deal to reduce sanctions with Iran a ``bad deal, a very bad 
deal.''
  The French Foreign Minister called the so-called deal a ``fool's 
game.''
  Iran will not negotiate in good faith, and the U.S. is being played.
  Meanwhile, Iran stalls, delays, and lies about its quest for nukes. 
We must be clear to Iran that they must totally abandon their nukes or 
their sanctions are here to stay. No deal, Mr. Rouhani.
  And that's just the way it is.

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