Last night, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 2194, the Iran Refined Petroleum Sanctions Act of 2009. The Kokomo Perspective shares Dan's statement regarding the bill.
"Iran is developing a nuclear weapons system. As many reputable news sources have stated, Iran is extremely close to creating a nuclear bomb. Year after year, we wait for Iran to listen to the international community and open up their nuclear programs, but all they give are a variety of excuses and all sorts of chicanery. Through all the back and forth, the indisputable fact is that they continue their aggressive pursuit of nuclear weapons.
"Furthermore, Iran's nuclear pursuits move forward as their President, Mahmoud Ahmedinejad, has been saying he wants to wipe Israel off the face of the earth. He has rattled a saber of serious proportions, and continually threatens to engulf the Middle East in a devastating crisis. Such a crisis would extend to our shores, particularly in an economic way, since we continue to rely so heavily on oil from the Middle East. In order to avoid a catastrophe, we must apply real pressure on Iran through more serious sanctions.
"Even though I wanted this legislation voted on long ago, I'm grateful that the House finally passed H.R. 2194 today. Instead of standing idly by and hoping for the best, the House, by an overwhelming majority, has chosen to send a clear response to the many threats and nuclear weapons activities that the Iranian government has engaged in for years."
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