Is the incremental additional money that theyve got to try to destabilize the region or send to their proxies, is that more important than preventing iran from getting a Nuclear Weapon . No. So i think again, this is a matter of us making a determination of what is our priority. The other problem with the argument that folks have been making about, oh, this is a windfall and suddenly iran is flushed with cash, and theyre going to take over the world. And i say that not tongueincheek, because if you look at some of the statements by some of our critics, you would think that iran is, in fact, going to take over the world as a consequence of this deal which i think would be news to the iranians. That argument is also premised on the notion that if there is no deal, if Congress Votes down this deal, that were able to keep sanctions in place with the same vigor and effectiveness as we have right now. And that, i can promise you, is not true. That is absolutely not true. I want to repeat wer
The deal we have negotiated achieves that goal. It make sure that iran does not get a Nuclear Weapon we have always recognized that even if iran does not get a Nuclear Weapon it still poses challenges to our interest and our values in the region and around the world. When this deal gets implemented, we know that we will have dismantled the immediate concerns around Irans Nuclear program. We will have brought the stockpile down to 98 . We will have reduce the number of centrifuges they operate. We will have installed an unprecedented inspections regime. That will remain in place not just for 10 years, but for the stockpile 15 years. Iran will have pledged to the International Community that it will not develop a Nuclear Weapon that will be subject to Additional Protocols. We will have disabled a facility like iraq the iraq facility from allowing iran to develop plutonium they could be used for a bomb. We will have greatly reduced the stockpile of uranium that is enriched, and we will ha
To. Our leadership in the house is committed to a longterm bill. So again, instead of pointing fingers at each other, lets figure out a way to move Forward Together and i believe we will. With that, i reserve the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman reserves. The gentleman from oregon. Mr. Defazio i yield are you ready . I yield to the gentleman from minnesota one minute. Could i inquire as to the time left . Before we proceed. The speaker pro tempore you have four minutes. Mr. Defazio i yield the gentleman a minute and a half. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman is recognized for one minute. The gentleman is recognized. Mr. Speaker, members of the house, the simple truth is, as has been articulated so well here today by my colleagues, that this nation desperately needs a longterm transportation funding bill to repair our nations crumbling infrastructure, not another kick the can down the road shortterm, temporary, convoluted fix. Last week, congress appropriatel
Direction there. That we have jumpstarted a process to resolve the civil war in syria, which is like an open core in the region and is giving refuge to terrorist organizations who are taking advantage of that chaos, to make sure that in iraq not only have we pushed back isil but weve also created an environment in which sunni, shia and kurd are starting to operate more functionally together. And to be in a conversation with all of our partners in the region about how we have strengthened our security partnerships so that they feel they can address any potential threats that it may come including threats from iran. And that includes it providing additional security assurances and cooperation to israel building on the unprecedented cooperation that we have already put in place, and support weve already put in place. Includes the work weve done with the gcc up in camp david, making sure we execute that. If weve done those thing, then the problems in the middle east will not be solved. And
Of america. How in the hell can a city tell you know . No . Sectretary johnson first of all, i intend to read attack the five prior to San Francisco, im not giving up on the five. The majority have said, yes, they are interested. So we are going to continue to push at this. And, sir, i agree totally with the spirit of your question. And i want to evaluate whether some discretion can be built into the process so that we are faced with a choice like that, we are able to make the best choice for reasons of Public Safety. I dont argue with you there sir. Senator gowdy and im not going to become 70 we used to be a prosecutor because i know you spend a lot of your career standing up for victims but i swear, when i hear the terms xray city, the only sanctuary ought to be as for lawabiding citizens. If we are going to have a sanctuary, and ought to be for them. When a young woman is shot walking with her father, with somebody with this resume, i either you have to do something we have to do so