U.S. Senators Katie Britt and Tom Cotton Condemn Biden-Harris Administration’s Weak Iran Policy Amid Nuclear Threat

WASHINGTON, D.C., September 27, 2024 – U.S. Senators Katie Britt (R-Ala.) and Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) with Congresswoman Elise Stefanik (New York-21) and 36 Congressional Republican colleagues today wrote President Joe Biden criticizing his administration’s weak policies that have emboldened Iran to advance its nuclear program to the brink of nuclear breakout. The Biden-Harris administration’s policies of appeasement have contributed to an urgent nuclear threat and further destabilization throughout the Middle East and beyond. 

“Your administration allowed Iranian-backed militias to attack our troops more than 180 times while responding only about 11 times, diminishing any fear of American strength. You further empowered Iranian proxies by removing the Houthis from the list of designated terrorist organizations and restoring funding to the Palestinian Authority and the Hamas accomplices in UNRWA. These proxies then attacked and besieged Israel—and you proceeded to impose a weekslong, partial arms embargo on Israel, weakening the chief adversary of Iran capable of destroying its nuclear program,” wrote the Republican leaders.

Additional signatories include Senators Ted Budd (R-N.C.), Kevin Cramer (R- N.D.), Rick Scott (R- Fla.), Deb Fischer (R- Neb.), Roger Marshall (R- Kan.), Pete Ricketts (R- Neb.), Marco Rubio (R- Fla.), Ted Cruz (R- Texas), Cynthia Lummis (R- Wyo.), Joni Ernst (R- Iowa), Bill Hagerty (R- Tenn.), John Cornyn (R- Texas), John Barrasso (R- Wyo.), Lindsey Graham (R- S.C.), Mike Braun (R- Ind.), and John Thune (R- S.D.), along with Congressmen Chris Smith (N.J.-04), John H. Rutherford (Fla.-05), Dan Crenshaw (Texas-02), Jim Banks (Ind.-03), Greg Murphy, (N.C.-03), Ben Cline (Va.-06), Brandon Williams (N.Y.-22), Rudy Yakym III (Ind.-02), Scott Franklin (Fla.-15), Ashley Hinson (Iowa-01), Nick Langworthy (N.Y.-23), Mark Alford (Mo.-04), Pat Fallon (Texas-04), Lance Gooden (Texas-05), Brad Finstad (Minn.-01), Juan Ciscomani (Ariz.-06), Ann Wagner (Mo.-02), Randy Feenstra (Iowa-04), Ralph Norman (S.C.-05), and Michael Guest (Miss.-03).

Full text of the letter can be found here.

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