Gus Bilirakis Goes Through Iran Deal, Strongly Opposes It

U.S. Rep. Gus Bilirakis, R-Fla., said on Thursday that he went through President Barack Obama’s agreement with Iran over that nation’s nuclear program and said he strongly opposed it. 

“After reading the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, the agreement is not in the best interest of our country and is a gross reversal of a quarter century of nonproliferation policy regarding Iran," Bilirakis said. “I will vote against the agreement, and I encourage my colleagues to do the same. I remain skeptical and concerned about the inspections and verifications mechanism, sanctions relief timetable and requirements, and the lifting of the arms embargo – all of which threaten our national security interests at home and abroad. This agreement assumes trust in a regime that has continually hid parts of its nuclear program, is the largest economic state sponsor of terrorism, commits numerous human rights violations against their own citizens, and continues to detain four American citizens. This is a bad deal, and when the stakes are this high, I do not believe we can settle for a bad deal. That is why today I co-sponsored a resolution expressing my strong disapproval of the Iran deal.”