Moolenaar Statement on the Iran Deal

Today, President Donald Trump announced he would withdraw the United States from the Obama Administration's nuclear deal with Iran.

In 2015, the Obama Administration agreed to the deal even though it was opposed by majorities in Congress. In September of that year, the House rejected a measure approving of the deal, 162-269. In the Senate, Democrats filibustered and blocked consideration of a resolution on the deal.

Congressman John Moolenaar voted against the deal in 2015 and made the following statement on today's decision:

"The nuclear deal gave Iran, the leading state-sponsor of terrorism, billions of dollars and it used that money to continue terrorizing people around the world. Iran's aggression and hostility towards America and Israel is why I rejected this bad deal when President Obama proposed it three years ago. President Trump and Ambassador Haley have used strong sanctions to bring North Korea to the negotiating table. Now sanctions can be used again to get a better deal with Iran and stop it from obtaining a nuclear weapon."