[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 12]
[House]
[Page 18143]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




             THE INTERIM AGREEMENT WITH IRAN IS A BAD DEAL

  (Mr. COFFMAN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. COFFMAN. Mr. Speaker, last month I was joined by my colleagues in 
sending a letter to Secretary of State Kerry to express concern about a 
potential interim agreement with Iran.
  Two weeks ago, such a deal was reached. It is a bad deal. The world 
rolls back sanctions without Iran fully dismantling its nuclear weapons 
program.
  Sanctions have impacted Iran's economy, leading its people to elect a 
less confrontational President. This recent political shift, in 
addition to pressure from sanctions, drove Iran to the negotiating 
table. Regardless, the Ayatollah, the real power in Iran, continues 
spewing hateful language at Israel and the West.
  Now is not the time to ease sanctions that have been effective for a 
mere promise that Iran's nuclear weapons program will be temporarily 
suspended. The sanctions' intent was to prevent a nuclear Iran. 
Anything less than the complete dismantling of its nuclear weapons 
program is unacceptable.

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