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Boehner Backs Governors Standing Strong Against Iran

Statement

Date: Sept. 8, 2015
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Foreign Affairs Federal, State and Local Relations

House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) released the following statement strongly supporting the 15 governors who today informed President Obama of their intentions to maintain state-level sanctions against Iran:

"Every governor has a responsibility to help keep Americans safe, and I strongly support those intending to keep state-level sanctions against the dangerous Iranian regime. Under the president's deal, we know that Iran will retain a path to a nuclear bomb. We know that missile and weapons embargoes against Iran will be lifted. And even President Obama admits the Iranian regime will likely use its windfall of new money to support activities and terror networks that are "a threat to us and a threat to our allies.'

"In the House of Representatives, a bipartisan majority is working to stop a bad deal with Iran. I urge all governors to closely review the facts of the agreement, and join us in standing strong against the world's largest state-sponsor of terror."


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