[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 9]
[House]
[Page 12508]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




        OUR DEALINGS WITH IRAN ARE A THREAT TO NATIONAL SECURITY

  (Mr. HOLDING asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. HOLDING. Mr. Speaker, one would think that, after receiving 
pallets stacked high with international currency shrouded in secrecy 
and the associated benefits of this administration's flawed nuclear 
deal, the leadership in Iran would want to change their ways. But when 
it comes to Iran, logic doesn't apply.
  In fact, Mr. Speaker, the opposite has happened. Iran has become more 
confrontational. Tehran continues to develop and test ballistic missile 
technology, deploy advanced surface-to-air defenses at a ``peaceful'' 
nuclear site, and harass our naval vessels on the open seas.
  The leaders in Tehran and in the IRGC are continuing down the same 
old path of aggression as they did before the nuclear deal. But now, 
Mr. Speaker, they have fresh resources and a renewed sense the United 
States won't seek to hold them accountable, both courtesy of the Obama 
administration.
  Mr. Speaker, it is time for the administration to wake up and realize 
that their policies and dealings with Iran are further threatening our 
national security.

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