Sen. Tom Cotton (R., Ark.) has spoken against the Iran nuclear agreement so often, that on Wednesday he decided he had "exhausted" his own words, so he chose to use the words of Senate Democrats instead.
"It’s the height of folly, weakness, and credulity, to give Iran tens of billions of dollars in sanctions relief and to put them on the path to a nuclear weapon. Indeed, I feel like I can say nothing more than I already have said," Cotton said. "But fortunately, the Democrats who support the Iran nuclear deal have supplied cogent arguments against the deal. Thus, rather than speak myself, I will simply let the Democrats speak in their own astonishing words."
Some of the quotes Cotton used include:
"To be clear in 15 years Iran will be allowed to be a legitimized threshold nuclear state. My fear is that 15 years from now America and the world will face an Iran that sees its enrichment powers legitimized, that is wealthier and more economically powerful, an Iran that is fortified with new weapons and air defenses as embargoes on conventional arms and ballistic missile expire five and eight years from now." – Sen. Gary Peters (D., Mich.)
"None of us knows what lies ten or 15 years on the horizon, I have deep concerns about what the shape of Iran’s nuclear program could look like beyond this horizon." – Sen. Michael Bennett (D., Colo.)
"Iran will be disruptive in the Middle East and fund terrorist activities. This regime will continue to deny Israel’s right to exist. The Quds force will still be listed as a terrorist organization and Iran will continue to exasperate tension with allies in the region. – Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D., N.Y.)
"Let’s be clear, Iran is a sponsor of terrorism and an abuser of human rights. This deal doesn’t change that." – Sen. Heidi Heitkamp (D., N.D.)
"With this deal we are legitimizing a vast and expanded nuclear program in Iran. We are in effect rewarding years of deception, deceit and wanton disregard of international law by allowing them to potentially have a domestic nuclear enrichment program at levels beyond what is necessary for a peaceful civil nuclear program." – Sen. Cory Booker (D., N.J.)
"Critics insist that we can not trust Iran. I agree. I still have serious doubts about their government." - Sen. Tom Carper (D., Del.)
"When Iranian extremists chant ‘Death to America!’ and ‘Death to Israel!’ the first question we have is ‘How in the world can we trust them to live up to an agreement?’ The answer is we can not." – Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D., Mich.)
Cotton only used quotes from Democrats who support the Iran deal. He concluded his floor speech by repeatedly saying that "these Democrats bear responsibility" for the consequences of Iran’s actions following the implementation of the agreement.
"Despite their own words, these Democrats have chosen to give Iran billions of dollars that will be used to fund terror and war and ultimately put Iran on the path to nuclear weapons," Cotton said. "So let there be no mistake for history about the consequence of these Democrats’ choice."