A Look Ahead: House Committee on Homeland Security

Statement

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Chairman McCaul on the hearing:

"The Iranian Government is a threat to the international community; they are building weapons of mass destruction. They are a threat to the Middle East, attempting to dominate the region through intimidation. And now we discover the Iranian Government is a threat to the American homeland; attempting to assassinate an Ambassador from another country on our soil using drug cartels operating on America's doorstep. The Iranian Government needs to understand there will be consequences for their actions. In the past we have attempted to use economic sanctions. It is obvious these sanctions are not working because the Iranian Government continues to believe it can do whatever it wants without consequences. This is no longer the case. Our message to Iran is simple--continue your attempts at threatening the national security of the United States and have no doubt there will be a punitive response. Our hearing will examine the threats from the Iranian Government, the timid US responses and examine alternative responses to their continual attempts to do us harm."

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