I am strongly supporting your mark for two reason one congress can cannot sit back and take no steps against this evil as isil that is a threat to all of hue manty. When it comes to human rights abuses they are in a class of their own. And we cannot sit back and not speak out against them. And the second reason, after years of a wake that war in iraq which i believe was based in false pretense that i believe maimed the best and brightest. I want to be strong that i draw a line in the sand against another war. Basically this amuf codifies the president s strategies put together. I know senator corker doesnt like that strategy. But i find it to be thats an understatement. I find it to be something that i can embrace. And let me tell you why specifically. We have 60 countries on our side. We have the u. K. , australia, france, germany, canada, to name a few of our allies. But we also have saudi arabia, qatar, bahrain, uae, jordan, and thats just a few of the 60 countries. And if you read
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Remain problematic. Multiple state Department Reports document Chinese Companies and individuals to continue export dual use goods relevant to Nuclear Weapons and Ballistic Missile programs in and around north korea. Year after year individuals have been sanctioned related to efforts to proliferate weapons of mass destruction. What is preventing the chinese in taking action against the come to me if and individuals identified to them. I would like to hear whether the proliferation record was addressed during negotiations. This agreement presents us with a golden opportunity to place pressure on china to hold these dangerous activities. The second set of concerns focused on plans to export Nuclear Power plant based upon technology provided by westinghouse under a deal signed 2007. To transfer to china. Then kris exporting reactors with the markets the United States used to have. The transfer of the most advanced u. S. Technologies may provide china the keys were dominated the world Nucl
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I am not confident i can support this agreement. I think it needs additional strengthening if we are going to be confident that the policy that we have now doesnt help china far far more than it is going to harm the long term nuclear and Ballistic Missile nonproliferation agenda which we put at the highest pinnacle of American Public policy. We look forward to your input in that regard and it is fascinating that our witnesses clearly state that china is in violation of the existing agreement and yet we are extending that agreement. Senator perdue. Thank you, mr. Chairman. And thank you, general, and mrs. For your lifelong dedication and service to this country. And thank you for your testimony last night in a classified environment. Im be very brief mr. Chairman. I agree with senator markey. I have done business in china. If it was consistent with their Strategic Initiatives and objectives, i believe they could police this but let me just you touched on several proliferation questions