Senator Johnny Isakson is the Chair of the Senate Veterans Committee and his office issued the following yesterday:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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Thursday, September 17, 2015
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Marie Gordon,
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Isakson: No Lifting of Sanctions until Iran Releases American Prisoners, Recognizes Israel’s Right to Exist
WASHINGTON
– U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., a member of the Senate Foreign
Relations Committee, today voted for an amendment
to block President Obama from lifting existing sanctions on Iran until
the Iranian regime releases American prisoners held in Iran and also
recognizes Israel’s right to exist.
Today’s
vote was the latest in a series of votes in the Senate over President
Obama’s nuclear agreement with Iran. Isakson strongly opposes the Iran
nuclear deal.
“Requiring Iran to release the
Americans that it has wrongfully imprisoned and also recognize Israel as
a state before we lift sanctions is the right thing to do.
“The
administration’s agreement with the Iranian regime is built on a policy
of ‘trust, and don’t verify,’ and it is my great fear that this
approach will end in tragedy. The United States has negotiated
away all of its leverage to hold Iran accountable by releasing existing
sanctions at the outset. If Iran cheats on its end of the deal, it is
unclear what our strategy for resuming sanctions will be. And
sanctioning Iran for future acts of terrorism and human
rights violations will become more difficult under this deal.
Furthermore, only time will tell what is included in the secret side
agreements between Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency –
details that Congress and the American people were not allowed
to read for ourselves.
“I
am disappointed that Senate Democrats have blocked the American
people’s elected officials from taking a final vote on this deal.
“For the security for my country and the rest of the peace-loving world, I reject the president’s dreadful agreement with Iran.”
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AMANDA MADDOX
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Press Secretary
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OFFICE OF UNITED STATES SENATOR JOHNNY ISAKSON
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131 Russell Senate Office Building | Washington, DC 20510
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phone: 202.224.3643
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