Representative Himes response to request for strong sanctions on Iran
December 20, 2011
Dear Ms. Krasnogor,
Recalling your interest in the tightening of sanctions against the Iranian regime, I wanted to highlight an important action recently taken by the House of Representatives on this critical issue.
As you know, the Iranian regime continues to pose an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States to Israel, and frankly the rest of the world. Last week, the House of Representatives with my support passed the Iran Threat Reduction Act by a vote of 410 to 11. I was proud to be a cosponsor of this legislation and was pleased to lend the bill my support as it passed overwhelmingly before the full House of Representatives. Now the bill moves to the Senate, where I am hopeful it will be quickly brought before the full chamber for consideration. We must continue to put significant pressure on the Iranian regime to encourage their return to the negotiating table and end their pursuit of nuclear weapons capabilities.
The Iran Threat Reduction Act, H.R. 1905, closes loopholes in existing sanctions against Iran's energy and financial sectors, sanctions senior Iranian regime officials and expands sanctions against those who help rogue regimes expand their dangerous weapons programs. The Threat Reduction Act builds upon past Congressional efforts by widening the scope of sanctions on human-rights abusers, imposing sanctions on foreign companies that do business with Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, and requiring a report on the Central Bank of Iran's activities to facilitate Iran's efforts to acquire nuclear missile capacities and promote terrorism.
If you have any additional questions regarding this or other issues, please do not hesitate to contact my office. You can sign up for my newsletter and find more information on my views and my work in Congress by visiting my official website at himes.house.gov .
Dear Ms. Krasnogor,
Recalling your interest in the tightening of sanctions against the Iranian regime, I wanted to highlight an important action recently taken by the House of Representatives on this critical issue.
As you know, the Iranian regime continues to pose an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States to Israel, and frankly the rest of the world. Last week, the House of Representatives with my support passed the Iran Threat Reduction Act by a vote of 410 to 11. I was proud to be a cosponsor of this legislation and was pleased to lend the bill my support as it passed overwhelmingly before the full House of Representatives. Now the bill moves to the Senate, where I am hopeful it will be quickly brought before the full chamber for consideration. We must continue to put significant pressure on the Iranian regime to encourage their return to the negotiating table and end their pursuit of nuclear weapons capabilities.
The Iran Threat Reduction Act, H.R. 1905, closes loopholes in existing sanctions against Iran's energy and financial sectors, sanctions senior Iranian regime officials and expands sanctions against those who help rogue regimes expand their dangerous weapons programs. The Threat Reduction Act builds upon past Congressional efforts by widening the scope of sanctions on human-rights abusers, imposing sanctions on foreign companies that do business with Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, and requiring a report on the Central Bank of Iran's activities to facilitate Iran's efforts to acquire nuclear missile capacities and promote terrorism.
If you have any additional questions regarding this or other issues, please do not hesitate to contact my office. You can sign up for my newsletter and find more information on my views and my work in Congress by visiting my official website at himes.house.gov .
Sincerely,
Jim Himes
Member of Congress
Jim Himes
Member of Congress
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