[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 12]
[House]
[Page 16740]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    RESULTS OF THE IRAN NUCLEAR DEAL

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from 
Michigan (Mr. Trott) for 5 minutes.
  Mr. TROTT. Mr. Speaker, here in Congress we deal with a great number 
of different matters, and we vote. Sometimes we win, and sometimes we 
lose. But I thought it was worth spending a moment this morning to take 
a look at how the Iran nuclear deal is going. We are 10 days since the 
deal has been formally adopted, and here is the update:
  The Supreme Leader has already begun redefining and testing the 
agreement. Earlier this month, Iran tested its new ballistic missile. 
The missile has a 1,000-mile range, can carry a 1,600-pound payload. 
The only practical use for this ballistic missile is to carry a nuclear 
warhead.
  The day after the test, Iran convicted The Washington Post journalist 
they have been holding. The day after that, Iran arrested, apparently, 
an American businessman.
  In recent weeks, Iran has begun partnering with Russia to undermine 
our policy and goals in Syria. And, of course, Iran continues to hold 
the four Americans.
  This deal was predicated on Iran changing its rogue behavior. We are 
10 days into this deal, and so far, I have to say, we are not off to a 
very good start.

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