Roskam introduces House resolution to condemn Iran nuclear deal

U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam (R-IL) introduced a resolution late last week to express disapproval by many in the House of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action agreed to by six nations, including the U.S., and Iran over the direction of Iran’s nuclear program.

House Resolution 367 is supported by 171 co-sponsors and aims to garner support for an upcoming vote for a more formal joint resolution of disapproval this fall.

“This agreement fails on every level to ensure Iran never acquires a nuclear-weapons capability,” Roskam, co-chairman of the House Republican Israel Caucus, said. “(Under the Obama agreement), Tehran is allowed to keep much of its nuclear infrastructure intact and rewarded a $150 billion cash infusion from sanctions relief. The so-called ‘anytime, anywhere’ inspections regime in reality provides Iran nearly a month’s notice on inspections.

“And, in an unprecedented last-minute concession, the U.N. arms embargo and ban on ballistic missiles will be lifted in just a few short years,” Roskam said. “This is a bad deal, and it must be stopped. My legislation sets the stage for the 60-day lead-up to a vote on this agreement by allowing members to express their disapproval of the accord. The unprecedented outpouring of support for this resolution proves that Congress will not rubber-stamp a deal that severely threatens the United States and our allies by paving Iran’s path to a bomb.”

Roskam has represented Illinois’s Sixth District in the U.S. House since 2007. Born in Hinsdale, Illinois, in 1961, Roskam previously served as chief deputy whip from 2011 to 2014. Roskam was educated at University of Illinois and Chicago-Kent College of Law.
He serves on the following committees: Ways and Means Committee.