[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 3]
[House]
[Page 3388]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     HEZBOLLAH TERROR DESIGNATIONS

  (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, earlier this month, the Gulf 
Cooperation Council pledged to designate Hezbollah, an Iranian proxy, 
as a terrorist organization. This positive move was followed up with a 
similar designation by the Arab League. This is in stark contrast to 
President Obama's strategy, where he continues to appease the Iranian 
regime at the expense of our traditional alliances in the region.
  Do problems still exist within some of the Arab League nations as it 
relates to support for terror and terror financing? Of course they do.
  I will continue to press all of those nations to do more to curb 
these problems and to tackle all extremist groups, not just Hezbollah. 
But designating Hezbollah as a terrorist group is a step in the right 
direction. We must work with these nations and encourage greater 
cooperation to root out all extremist groups.
  Mr. Speaker, instead of allowing Iran's continued provocations to 
pass without repercussion, the Obama administration should be holding 
Iran accountable for its actions. It is long past overdue.

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