Zinke Votes for Action Against Iran

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Today Montana Congressman Ryan Zinke voted for HR 3662, The Iran Terror Finance Transparency Act. This bill would bolster Congressional oversight over Iran sanctions, block the President from lifting sanctions on individuals or banks that engage with terrorist groups, and increase transparency measures in the Iran Nuclear Deal. Zinke has been a vocal critic of the Iran deal, voted against it, introduced legislation in December to make the secret side deals available to congress, and is a cosponsor of The Iran Terror Finance Transparency Act. According to the November 2015 MSU-Billings poll, 63.5 percent of Montanans oppose the Obama Administration agreement with Iran, and only 20.5 percent support.

"I know the danger Iran poses to the United States because I was a Commander in Iraq when their IEDs were killing our men and women," said Rep. Zinke. "I have long warned of the dangers Iran poses that stretch beyond nuclear weapons. Iran is maneuvering in Iraq, they captured U.S. Navy Sailors under very suspicious circumstances, and in the last four months alone the Iranian regime has illegally test-fired two intercontinental ballistic missiles, despite the fact that such activity explicitly violates two United Nations Security Council resolutions. Now President Obama is awarding Iran with billions of dollars, despite the fact that Secretary Kerry admitted Iran will likely spend it on terrorist activity. This President and his party are the only ones surprised by Iran's actions. I voted against the Iran nuclear deal because I knew the Iranian regime would not honor their side of the agreement. Now I'm calling on the President to honor his side of the agreement. Stop making excuses for this bad deal and reinstitute all the sanctions. The world cannot afford a nuclear Iran for the sake of the President's legacy."

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