Washington, D.C. – Today, during another “vote-a-rama,” Raphael Warnock chose to vote against Senator James Lankford’s amendment requiring that any agreement negotiated by the United States with Iran would be mindful of the growing Iran-China alliance and be in America’s best interest.
The amendment includes provisions;
1. To address Chinese purchases of Iranian oil, along with Iran’s nuclear proliferation, ballistic missile development, and support for terrorism,
2. to not lift sanctions on the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, and
3. to not revoke the designation of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a foreign terrorist organization.
Common-sense, right? Not for Raphael Warnock who has been toying with the idea of resuscitating the dangerous Iran Deal. Iran can’t be trusted, chants “death to America” and wants to wipe Israel off the face of the earth. China has a proven record of being our adversary that threatens democracies across the globe and despises everything that we stand for. But these are the people Warnock today is willing to work with and turn a blind eye to.
Statement from NRSC Spokeswoman Priscilla Ivasco: “Iran and China are our adversaries, no ifs, ands or buts. For some reason, Raphael Warnock refuses to hold them accountable and instead has fully embraced the model of appeasement. It is embarrassing that common-sense measures to ensure the safety of Americans and our allies across the globe from our foreign enemies would be voted against.”
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