[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 163 (2017), Part 2]
[House]
[Pages 1808-1809]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                  THE MENACE OF THE DESERT--WARMONGER

  (Mr. POE of Texas asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. POE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, the Ayatollah, the menace of the 
desert,

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had defied yet another U.N. resolution prohibiting missile tests. No 
surprise. Iran just can't follow the rules. Time and time again, Iran 
has tested ballistic missiles with no consequences. The last time, they 
launched two missiles with ``Israel must be wiped off the Earth'' 
written on them in Hebrew. Also, the Ayatollah has clearly stated 
numerous times he wants to destroy the United States.
  Even worse, Mr. Speaker, we are paying him to do it. Yes, that is 
right. Obama slipped the rogue tyrant $150 billion hoping that 
appeasement would make the Ayatollah be nice. Well, guess what? Obama 
was wrong, and the U.S. is less safe. The Ayatollah, in my opinion, is 
using our money to build weapons to destroy us.
  Mr. Speaker, there must be clear consequences for the dictator of 
Iran and his mullah cronies for warmongering. The people of Iran need 
to change this regime, and the menace of the desert just needs to go.
  And that is just the way it is.

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