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Burdens. Keeping them on board is going to be an effort. So if we wind up in a situation where we reached an agreement that all of our partners believe is in their security interests, our security interests, the security interests of other partners beyond those making the agreement and then that agreement was to be in some fashion unravelled here i think what would result is the sanctions regime that so many in this chamber have labored so hard to put in place, that would likely unravel. Implementing additional sanctions, we would be unable to implement the existing regime. Iran would be off in that sense potentially scotfree. Thats at least a danger we would have to grapple with. One question on sanctions. As a potential tool to the negotiating table, consider a resolution from the United States congress stating our clear intent upon the failure of negotiations to reach fruition to enact the kind of crippling sanctions that were all beginning a discussion about today. Clearly it would
Sanction veto any further sanctions against iran. The white house has criticized this for doing this without consulting them calling it a diplomatic reach of protocol. Deputy secretary of state tony lincolnblinken discussed the ongoing state with iran. We are here to ask you to please not negotiate with more sanctions on iran. Ranking member menendez, we employed to keep the peace. [indiscernible] [indiscernible] we want no new sanctions. The people of california want not new sanctions. Im going to call the meeting to order. I would say to people in the audience that we would appreciate you refraining. We understand people have strong emotions about much of what happens in this committee and others and we hope youll respect the work of the committee. I have never operated a gavel. I learned as a young man how to operate a hammer. I understand my staff told me to be a little more gentle with this, but i want to welcome everybody to the committee. Weve switched sides. That was not symbol
Well. What we have a historic opportunity to peacefully achieve this goal. And to me it seems like youve got to give this diplomacy a chance to work. I think its only common sense as president obama said war , should be a last resort not a first resort and a peaceful end to Irans Nuclear program, i believe, is in the best interests of america, and in the best interests of our great ally israel. And that is why im concerned, and its not partisan. I have a concern that reaches across party lines that some colleagues are pushing to enact new sanctions while our negotiators are still at the table. I dont believe that strengthens us. Doesnt strengthen our position at all, and these negotiations are going on right now. In fact i think if we enacted that legislation we would jeopardize a chance, a once in a lifetime perhaps chance of having a far reaching final comprehensive agreement, which we know is going to be hard. Our own president has said its a 50 50 chance. Hes not you know, wearing
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