[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 12]
[House]
[Page 17586]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                   NUCLEAR WEAPONS IN THE MIDDLE EAST

  (Mr. ELLISON asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. ELLISON. Mr. Speaker, today world leaders are meeting in Geneva 
to negotiate an agreement that could lead to the elimination or 
reduction in the threat of nuclear weapons in the Middle East. This is 
a good thing. The goal of the negotiations is to prevent the spread of 
nuclear weapons, particularly those in the possession of or that could 
potentially be developed by Iran. We don't want Iran to have a nuclear 
weapon. We ourselves are trying to reduce stockpiles, so negotiations 
to prevent that are squarely within the United States national security 
interests.
  The American people support these negotiations. A new Washington Post 
poll shows that Americans want a negotiated deal with Iran by a 2-1 
margin. The alternative to negotiation is not good. In fact, it could 
lead to war. Americans do not want another war. Therefore, negotiations 
are the right way to handle this particular problem with regard to 
preventing Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon. Support negotiations. 
We support them, and hope they succeed.

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