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Post by bot on Feb 5, 2017 18:07:57 GMT -5
Hoyer Statement on Reports of an Iranian Ballistic Missile Test
WASHINGTON, DC - House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today after reports indicate that Iran has a conducted ballistic missile test:
“Reports of an Iranian ballistic missile test are alarming and ought to be a reminder to all of us that Iran’s autocratic regime continues to flout international laws and U.N. Security Council resolutions as it pursues regional hegemony through threats and intimidation. While this missile test appears to have failed, there can be no doubt that Iran will continue to invest in ballistic missile development as long as it can do so unimpeded. That is why I continue to believe that Congress must act and pass ballistic missile sanctions, which would target Iranian entities involved in these launches and third party entities providing support. The President and his national security team must work in concert with our military, our allies, and with both Democrats and Republicans in Congress to ensure that Iran is held fully accountable for its actions and is made to understand the consequences of not halting its illegal ballistic missile program.”
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