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Approval of Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action

Floor Speech

Date: Sept. 10, 2015
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Foreign Affairs

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Ms. FOXX. I want to thank my colleague from the Foreign Affairs Committee for his leadership on this work.

Mr. Speaker, I rise to express my strong opposition to this legislation that would clear the way for the President's misguided deal with Iran.

The United States must continue to stand between Iran and nuclear weapons capability, but instead, the deal legitimizes Iran's nuclear achievements and strengthens its extremist regime.

The agreement gradually removes the key barriers that prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons capabilities, from growing its economic influence in the Middle East, and from continuing its state funding of terrorist organizations that threaten the security of the country and the well-being of our allies.

This deal lifts critical economic sanctions that have limited Iran's scope of influence in the region, removes the arms embargo, and lifts missile program restrictions.

For these reasons, I oppose the President's deal and urge my colleagues to oppose this legislation.

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