[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 10]
[Senate]
[Page 13596]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                      NUCLEAR AGREEMENT WITH IRAN

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, the Iran accord is the result of many years 
of hard work by lots of people. Congressional committees are conducting 
hearings to listen to the administration's case and others. For 
example, this evening at 5 p.m., we will have an all-Senators 
classified briefing. At that meeting, we will hear from Dr. Moniz, the 
Secretary of Energy, a man imminently qualified as a scientist--an MIT 
physics professor who is world famous for his scientific prowess--and 
Wendy Sherman, one of America's truly great diplomats during the last 
20 years.
  We have yet to see the language of the legislative response to the 
accord that has been negotiated. I know that Senator Corker and Senator 
Cardin are working on that, but it is not out yet. It is incumbent on 
Congress to review this agreement with the thoughtful, level-headed 
process that an agreement of this magnitude deserves.
  Let's hopefully remember that we all agree, and now the world agrees, 
that a nuclear-armed Iran is unacceptable and a threat to our national 
security, the safety of Israel, and the stability of the Middle East. 
Like many Senators, I am continuing to consider this matter. I am 
looking forward to the briefing tonight. It is altogether appropriate 
for Senators to consider this deliberately and with the understanding 
that this is very important. I admire those Senators on both sides who 
have come to a conclusion on how they feel about this. A number of us 
have not and are looking for more information to better understand this 
very important time in the history of the world.

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