[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 9]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 12400]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




     THE IRAN DEAL: A DANGEROUS GAMBLE FOR THE U.S. AND OUR ALLIES

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                          HON. KENNY MARCHANT

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, July 23, 2015

  Mr. MARCHANT. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong opposition to the 
administration's nuclear deal with Iran.
  Earlier this year, over 350 Members of Congress--myself included--
wrote the president with objectives that a deal must reach before we'd 
consider sanctions relief. We said there must be anytime, anywhere site 
inspections. Above all, it must stop Iran's march toward a nuclear 
weapon.
  The deal before us does not meet these objectives. Yet, it gives Iran 
upwards of 100 billion dollars in sanctions relief almost immediately. 
Money it can use to finance the spread of terrorism and violence.
  This agreement is a dangerous gamble. The security of America and our 
allies is on the line, and the deck is stacked in favor of a sworn 
adversary to the United States.
  I will be voting to reject this bad deal. I encourage all my 
colleagues to do the same.

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