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We Must Work To Protect Israel, Our Allies, and the United States

March 3, 2015

WASHINGTON D.C. – Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL) released the following statement after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed a joint meeting of the United States Congress.

"I'm grateful that Speaker Boehner invited Prime Minister Netanyahu to address Congress. With a critical deadline upon us, the Prime Minister's visit has never been timelier. The Prime Minister gave a passionate speech outlining the real and dangerous threats posed by the terrorist regime in Tehran.As he said this morning, the deal being negotiated ‘does not block Iran's path to the bomb; it paves Iran's path to the bomb.' Both the deal and a nuclear Iran are significant threats to Israel and the United States, and we must work to protect Israel, our allies, and the United States. I hope that Members on both sides of the aisle will look past the politics and work to ensure that this Administration doesn't cave and agree to a weak deal."