[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 12]
[House]
[Page 16464]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                      THE THREAT OF A NUCLEAR IRAN

  (Mrs. HARTZLER asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Mrs. HARTZLER. Mr. Speaker, I rise to express concern over the state 
of our negotiations with Iran and the threat of Iranian nuclear 
capability.
  I am disappointed and extremely concerned with the extension of 
negotiations over Iran's nuclear program and the continued relaxing of 
economic sanctions against Tehran. Every day that we ease sanctions or 
fail to apply new ones is another day Iran races toward a nuclear 
weapons capability.
  Iran currently has 10,000 operational centrifuges, each working hard 
toward a nuclear Iran. As the administration continues to cede ground 
in this area of negotiations, we must remember that Iran has threatened 
America and called for the total annihilation of our ally, Israel. The 
instability and unrest in this region would only be compounded should 
Iran achieve its goals.
  Sanctions brought Iran to the negotiating table in the first place, 
and these sanctions must be strengthened to convince them to stop their 
treacherous quest for nuclear weapons. I believe Congress must put 
renewed pressure on Iran. The Senate needs to pass the Nuclear Weapon 
Free Iran Act before going home. We cannot allow Iran to hold the world 
hostage with nuclear weapons. Now is the time to act.

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