WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Congressman Paul A. Gosar, D.D.S. (AZ-04) released the following statement after the House voted against approval of the proposed Iran deal, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, by a vote of 269-162, in favor of restricting President Obama from lifting current sanctions against Iran, by a vote of 247-186, and after voting yesterday 245-186 to find that the President broke the law by not disclosing multiple side agreements:
Today, U.S. Congressman Paul A. Gosar, D.D.S. (AZ-04) released the following statement after the House voted against approval of the proposed Iran deal, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, by a vote of 269-162, in favor of restricting President Obama from lifting current sanctions against Iran, by a vote of 247-186, and after voting yesterday 245-186 to find that the President broke the law by not disclosing multiple side agreements:
“President Obama says there are no other options and that if we don't accept his deal, then we will go to war. What utter nonsense. The president has negotiated a ticking time bomb that will result in war, not prevent it. To make matters worse, President Obama broke the law by not transmitting the ‘side agreements’ to Congress and the awful negotiating skills of this administration have put our children and nation at risk.
“Furthermore, the parts of the deal that have been made public are fundamentally flawed and allows Iran to continue to build a nuclear weapon, provides almost immediate access to $100 billion and allows the world’s leading state sponsor of terrorism to self-inspect and supposedly disprove prior weapons work. Iran will receive access to billions of dollars in return for nothing, and worse yet, this bad deal is not legally binding. Lifting sanctions because the president suddenly thinks we can trust Iran, without any verifiable evidence, is terrible foreign policy.
“Proponents of this deal fail to realize that Iran’s leaders are not rational actors and will not behave like other reasonable nations. The Iran regime believes the rules do not apply to them and the United States should act accordingly. I will continue to seek peace through strength and do everything in my power, and that the Constitution allows, to prevent this bad deal.”
