Walberg Statement on Iran Nuclear Agreement
July 14, 2015
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tim Walberg (MI-07) released the following statement in response to the announced nuclear agreement with Iran.
"We all want peace in the Middle East, but rewarding Iran with billions in sanctions relief without abandoning its nuclear ambitions will not achieve that goal. No amount of spin can gloss over the Obama administration's major concessions that allow Iran, the leading state sponsor of terrorism, to keep the key elements of its nuclear weapons program in place and free Iran from an arms embargo. It's now up to Congress to closely review the details of the agreement, but we must not accept anything that threatens the safety and security of the United States and our allies in the region. Tragically, despite this announced deal, American citizens, including a former Marine from Michigan, continued to be wrongly imprisoned in Iran—hardly the actions of a good-faith negotiating partner," said Walberg.
Congressman Walberg serves on the House Education and the Workforce Committee as Chair of the Workforce Protections Subcommittee. In addition, he serves on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. For more information on Walberg's work in Congress visit walberg.house.gov.
"We all want peace in the Middle East, but rewarding Iran with billions in sanctions relief without abandoning its nuclear ambitions will not achieve that goal. No amount of spin can gloss over the Obama administration's major concessions that allow Iran, the leading state sponsor of terrorism, to keep the key elements of its nuclear weapons program in place and free Iran from an arms embargo. It's now up to Congress to closely review the details of the agreement, but we must not accept anything that threatens the safety and security of the United States and our allies in the region. Tragically, despite this announced deal, American citizens, including a former Marine from Michigan, continued to be wrongly imprisoned in Iran—hardly the actions of a good-faith negotiating partner," said Walberg.
Congressman Walberg serves on the House Education and the Workforce Committee as Chair of the Workforce Protections Subcommittee. In addition, he serves on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. For more information on Walberg's work in Congress visit walberg.house.gov.