| Expressing Sense Of House Regarding Importance Of Preventing Iran From Acquiring Nuclear Weapons Capability |
May 18, 2012 |
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Michael Honda, D-CA
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"I wholeheartedly believe that stopping the proliferation of nuclear weapons is necessary to ensure the peaceful security of our Nation, and the world. Accordingly, I am gravely concerned about the prospect of a nuclear weapon-armed Government of Iran, which has vehemently antagonized its regional neighbors, particularly our ally Israel. H. Res. 568 expresses this concern and supports a permanent agreement with Iran that assures its nuclear program is entirely peaceful. I also agree with the support expressed in H. Res. 568 for the universal rights and democratic aspirations of the Iranian people, many of whom have suffered greatly in pursuit of these noble causes."
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| Expressing Sense Of House Regarding Importance Of Preventing Iran From Acquiring A Nuclear Weapons Capability |
May 17, 2012 |
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Bill Pascrell, D-NJ
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"A nuclear Iran would pose an existential threat to Israel, our greatest ally in the Middle East. I have always been a strong supporter of Israel‘s right to exist and defend itself, and I believe that the nation of Israel truly shares the ideals of freedom and democracy with the United States. Additionally, as a state sponsor of terror, the possibility that Iranian nuclear weapons could fall into the wrong hands is all too real. This would greatly increase the chance that a nuclear weapon could be detonated anywhere in the world. For these reasons, we simply cannot afford to contain a nuclear armed Iran."
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| Expressing Sense Of House Regarding Importance Of Preventing Iran From Acquiring A Nuclear Weapons Capability |
May 17, 2012 |
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John Dingell, D-MI
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"Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H. Res. 568, a resolution emphasizing the importance of preventing the Government of Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon. I have long held that the United States should make every effort to stop Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon and this resolution is consistent with that belief. Allowing them to do so would needlessly create instability in the region, potentially spark a nuclear arms race, and would threaten our ally Israel. As someone who has consistently defended the security of Israel, such an outcome would be unacceptable."
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