Tue October 17, 2023

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Cotton: Duplicitous Senate Democrats Block Bill Freezing Iranian Funds

Senator Tom Cotton Blocked Bill Iranian Funds
Cotton: Duplicitous Senate Democrats Block Bill Freezing Iranian Funds
Washington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement after Senate Democrats blocked his request for unanimous consent to pass legislation to permanently freeze the $6 billion the Biden administration released to Iran in August: 

“Several of my Democratic colleagues have called on the Biden administration to reverse its disastrous decision to release $6 billion to the Iranian regime—yet when it came time to pass legislation to freeze the money, they refused. Their duplicity only reinforces the Biden administration’s appeasement and emboldening of the ayatollahs.”

Video of Senator Cotton’s request and Senator Peter Welch’s objection may be found here.

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