“Iran Threat Reduction Act” gaining Republican support in House
cross posted from NIACouncil.org Late last month, the ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, introduced H.R. 1208, the “Iran Threat Reduction Act of 2009.” The bill now has 48 cosponsors–all Republicans. Rep. Ros-Lehtinen has also introduced three other resolutions focused on Iran in the three months since the beginning of […]
Ros-Lehtinen introduces bill to block UAE nuclear deal over Iran smuggling
Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen introduced a bill today (H.R. 7316) blocking a 123 Agreement with the UAE over that country’s shipments of goods to Iran despite current sanctions. Basically, this bill would prohibit the US from entering into a civilian nuclear agreement with the UAE until it stops shipments of goods, services, and technology to Iran […]