[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 9]
[House]
[Pages 12847-12848]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                      NUCLEAR IRAN PREVENTION ACT

  (Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of New York asked and was given permission 
to address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his 
remarks.)
  Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of New York. Mr. Speaker, the dangers of a 
nuclear Iran are real and represent one of the greatest threats to our 
country and to our allies.
  In addition to the existential threat to our ally, Israel, Iran is a 
growing source of violence in the Middle East, propping up the Syrian 
regime, arming Hezbollah, and undermining a fragile peace in Iraq. More 
troubling, the Iranian regime is pursuing an active nuclear capability, 
which we cannot allow.

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  While we have strong laws on the books already, we can and must go 
even further to isolate the Iranian regime and the major sources of 
funding that support it. The Nuclear Iran Prevention Act will cripple 
that country's energy sector and tighten sanctions on Iran's radical 
leadership and human rights violators. For the first time, the bill 
authorizes the President to impose sanctions on any entity that 
maintains significant commercial ties with Iran.
  Without question, we must come together to prevent Iran from 
acquiring a nuclear weapon, and I urge my colleagues in the Senate to 
join us in sending a clear message to the Iranians that we will stand 
firmly with our friend, Israel, until the Iran regime forsakes this 
reckless course and rejoins the peaceful community of nations.

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