[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 1]
[House]
[Page 132]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         IRAN SANCTIONS ADVISER

  (Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Speaker, since the nuclear deal was adopted, 
Iran has blatantly violated U.N. Security Council resolutions on its 
ballistic missile program; yet once again the administration 
backtracked and announced a delay in applying U.S. sanctions, no doubt 
out of fear that the Iranians would back out of the nuclear deal. If 
the administration is unwilling to enforce existing law, then it is up 
to Congress to hold Iran accountable.
  We need a senior adviser for sanctions policy in our House leadership 
office to help strengthen congressional oversight and coordination 
between the committees and ensure greater enforcement of our sanctions. 
This adviser would not supplant the roles of the relevant committees, 
but will coordinate with the committees to ensure maximum oversight and 
efficacy of our efforts in Congress to hold Iran accountable.
  I urge my colleagues to support the creation of a slot for a House 
coordinator on Iranian sanctions.

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