Rep. Peters Calls For Global Community To Get Tough With Iran

Statement

The Iranian government said today that it has accelerated its nuclear program, commencing with higher grade uranium enrichment. With this action, Iran moves closer to possessing the raw material needed to build a nuclear weapon. Following Iran's announcement, Congressman Gary Peters issued the following statement:

"While Iranian sanctions languish in Congress, Iran continues to accelerate its nuclear program. Iran's defiance is wholly unacceptable and represents a clear threat to the United States, Israel and to international stability. It is long past time for the global community to unite on tough sanctions. The United States, and the world, must make perfectly clear that a nuclear-armed Iran must never exist."

Congressman Peters has cosponsored several measures to introduce new sanctions and strengthen existing ones to crack down on Iran's rogue nuclear program, including H.R.1327, the Iran Sanctions Enabling Act of 2009; H.R.2194, the Iran Refined Petroleum Sanctions Act of 2009; and H.R.3922, the Accountability for Business Choices in Iran Act. The first two passed the House last year and similar measures recently passed the Senate, but the bills from each chamber need to be reconciled before a final vote. The third, introduced in the House in October, is still awaiting a House vote.

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