[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 8]
[House]
[Page 11429]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       ARROWS AND AN OLIVE BRANCH

  (Mr. DOGGETT asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. DOGGETT. Mr. Speaker, in the Great Seal of the United States, the 
eagle clutches arrows and an olive branch. While today's Iran agreement 
puts the olive branch out first, the arrows remain firmly in our grasp.
  The safety of all our families in the United States, in Israel, and 
elsewhere, is advanced by pursuing a verifiable, enforceable, 
diplomatic solution. Refusing to be frozen by fear or pushed into 
conflict by those who are just campaigning or who are campaigning for 
war, the President recognizes diplomacy as our greatest strength.
  So many of those who loudly renounced this deal before they have even 
read it also loudly supported the stunning historic mistake of a go-it-
alone invasion of Iraq.
  No choice is without risk, but strong inspections and verification 
are the best path to peace and security for all of our families.

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