[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 8]
[House]
[Page 11164]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       IRANIAN NUCLEAR AGREEMENT

  (Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, on Tuesday, July 7, the 
Obama administration once again ignored a deadline for the Iranian 
Nuclear Agreement while failing to set a new date to conclude 
discussions on what could prove to be some of the most important 
diplomatic negotiations of our lifetimes.
  In March of 2015, I joined 367 Members of the House in sending a 
letter to President Obama requesting that any agreement would be 
provided adequate congressional oversight and approval. This was a 
bipartisan effort because both Democrats and Republicans alike 
recognized the magnitude of the challenges we face in confronting the 
possibility of a nuclear Iran.
  The United States must promote an agreement that first and foremost 
advances our national security and the security of our allies in the 
region. A clear indicator of future performance has always been past 
performance. Unfortunately, Iran has a decades-long history of 
obfuscation when it comes to their nuclear program.
  Mr. Speaker, we must ensure that negotiations do not result in simply 
delaying Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon for just a few short 
years but, rather, a strong deal that would prevent the current regime 
from ever obtaining a nuclear weapon.
  Mr. Speaker, as talks continue into the weekend, I am hopeful that 
negotiators will remember that no deal is better than a bad deal.

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