On November 26, 2013 Senator Jerry Moran of Kansas sent me an email regarding the nuclear deal reached with Iran which limits it uranium enrichment program and opens its facilities to inspection.
“On Saturday, President Obama announced that the United States and our international negotiating partners reached a six-month agreement with Iran in which Iran gets sanctions relief in exchange for halting the advancement of its nuclear program. Troublingly, Iran made no commitment to dismantle its nuclear program, or even aspects of it.”
“Iran’s track record of deception and refusal to abide by past international demands make me gravely concerned about this deal. Now is not the time to ease up on the pressure and turn the other way, allowing Iran to make further progress in achieving its goal. The agreement reached with Iran also gives the Iranians access to billions of dollars that can be used to fund terrorist activities and support Syria’s dictator Bashar al-Assad, all the while allowing Iran to continue committing serious human rights abuses–including the imprisonment of American pastor Saeed Abedini.”
See video: Saeed Abendini’s story http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUOoBxE4GbI
“Congress should pass additional sanctions so that if Iran breaks the agreement, President Obama can not only reverse the sanctions relief granted by this deal but immediately impose more sanctions. We must do everything we can to prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapons capability”, said Senator Jerry Moran (source: Email communication).
Senator Moran serves on the Senate’s Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, Appropriations Committee, the United States Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.