[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 6]
[House]
[Page 8537]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




       ENDING THE INSANITY OF THE OBAMA-CLINTON-KERRY IRAN POLICY

  (Mr. BABIN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. BABIN. Madam Speaker, sadly, insanity is the only word that I can 
use to describe the foolishness of the Obama-Clinton-Kerry engagement 
with the Islamic Republic of Iran.
  In January, the Obama administration cut a $1.7 billion check to the 
Government of Iran. On May 18, Iran's Guardian Council voted to send 
all of this money to Iran's military. Secretary of State Kerry was 
asked in January whether this money would be used to fund terrorism. He 
responded:

       I think that some of it will wind up in the hands of the 
     Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps or other entities, some of 
     which are labeled terrorists.

  This week, we can sadly confirm that this has indeed come to pass, 
that the entire $1.7 billion from the U.S. taxpayers will now be used 
to fund Iran's military and terrorism apparatus. This is the same Iran 
that routinely chants ``Death to America,'' threatens to wipe Israel 
off of the map, captures and humiliates our U.S. sailors, and brazenly 
fires missiles in close proximity to America's naval vessels, and is 
responsible for the killing of hundreds of American troops.
  Madam Speaker, this is utter foolishness, and these policies must 
end.

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