(Washington, DC)- Representative John Carter (TX-31) joined his colleagues in a letter calling on the Biden Administration to ensure that Congress is included in any new Iran Deal.

 

“We have already seen the failed outcomes of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action imposed under President Obama," said Representative John Carter. "Choosing to ignore Congress is not only a breach of the checks and balances outlined by the U.S. Constitution, but will fail to solve anything in the long run and allow Iran to commit further atrocities against its citizens."

 

In the letter the members wrote:

 

"The Iranian regime brutally represses, persecutes, tortures, and murders its own people. It wastes the Iranian people’s resources on terrorism, foreign aggression, missiles and nuclear weapons capabilities. We hope to see the day where all U.S. sanctions on Iran can be lifted, when the U.S. and Iran can enjoy normalized relations, and when the people of Iran have a government that respects human dignity. But that day will not come if you provide sanctions relief that will fuel the regime’s corruption and incompetence at the expense of the Iranian people."

 

 

It also states that if the Biden Administration refuses to include Congress in the deal, members will:

 

 

Read the full letter HERE.

 

 

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