Today, Rep. Lloyd Doggett (TX-35), Rep. Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), and Rep. David E. Price (NC-04) sent a letter to President Obama supporting his administration's efforts to negotiate a comprehensive and verifiable nuclear agreement that will prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. The letter was signed by 150 Members of Congress.
Last month, the White House unveiled a framework for a comprehensive and verifiable nuclear agreement between the P5+1 (United States, United Kingdom, China, France, Russia and Germany) and the government of Iran. Representatives of the P5+1 are negotiating the technical specifics of the deal to ensure that it will put a verifiable stop to Iran's nuclear weapons program.
The Schakowsky-Doggett-Price letter demonstrates strong support for these negotiations in the United States House of Representatives and makes clear that diplomacy is the best way to prevent a nuclear-armed Iran.
"We must not let Iran develop or possess a nuclear weapon, and I firmly believe that diplomacy is the best way to achieve that goal." Rep. Schakowsky said. "I also believe that we must do whatever we can to ensure that the negotiators have the space they need to mold the announced framework into a long-term, verifiable and enforceable agreement."
"Our letter shows significant Congressional support for negotiating a strong, verifiable final agreement," Rep. Doggett said. "All of us, who do not trust war as the answer, must continue working together to support a peaceful resolution and overcome the bellicose voices whose only alternative is the perilous course of bombing Iran."
"I strongly believe that diplomacy is our best option for ensuring that Iran does not develop a nuclear weapon, which is a critical foreign policy and national security priority," Rep. Price said. "We have made remarkable progress along with our international partners, and we must give the ongoing negotiations our full support as we near a final, verifiable nuclear agreement."