[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 6]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 7751]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                          HON. LORETTA SANCHEZ

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 21, 2015

  Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of California. Mr. Speaker, I was unable to vote 
on H.R. 1191 (Roll Call Vote 118), the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review 
Act of 2015 on May 15, 2015. I would like to reflect that if I had the 
opportunity to vote on H.R. 1191, I would have voted Aye.
  I strongly support the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act of 2015 and 
I believe we are at a critical point where Congress must be afforded 
the opportunity to review any deal with Iran. Although I support the 
ongoing negotiations of the Iran Nuclear Framework, I strongly believe 
the United States must ensure Iran is denied any opportunities to 
further pursue its nuclear ambitions. It is critical that the final 
deal require a comprehensive inspection and verification vehicle, 
including the right to ``anytime, anywhere'' inspections. Iran must 
also remove all its enriched uranium and comply with six United Nations 
Security Council resolutions to reveal the extent of its prior nuclear 
work. Most importantly, I believe we must exercise extreme caution 
before lifting any existing sanctions. Iran must demonstrate compliance 
with the deal before any sanctions are lifted. Furthermore, the United 
States must have a structure in place to immediately re-impose these 
sanctions if Iran is found violating any terms of the agreement.
  Iran's nuclear program remains a threat to the international 
community. A nuclear-armed Iran would pose enormous challenges to the 
national security of the United States and our allies including Israel. 
Signing a final deal will only be the first step--the United States and 
the international community must continue to work together to provide 
the necessary oversight in order to prevent Iran from developing a 
nuclear weapon.

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