Iranian ballistic missile capable of wearing a nuclear warhead.
On January 8, 2015 Rep. Dold of Illinois asked for and was granted permission to address the US House of Representatives for one minute to speak about the tragic shooting in Paris, France:
“Madam Speaker, today, I stand in solidarity with the people of France, and my thoughts and prayers go out to the families of the victims of the ruthless terrorist attack that happened in Paris yesterday.
This rampage was perpetrated by terrorists who seek nothing but death and destruction for all of us who embrace something as basic as the freedom of speech. While we did not need it, this only reinforces and strengthens our resolve in the fight to defend our freedoms and our way of life.
It may be an uncomfortable truth, but the reality is that we cannot stick our heads in the sand and hope that threats from radical extremists will go away on their own.
Nowhere are the stakes bigger today, Madam Speaker, than in Iran. Iran and its nuclear weapons program, I believe, pose the number one threat to our national security.
Our resolve in confronting the Iranian challenge must never waver, and I call on this new Congress to act right away in ratcheting up pressure and sanctions on Iran. This is not a left versus right issue. This is a right versus wrong issue.”
Source: Congressional Record
See related video: Rep. Dold Urges Passage of Iran Sanctions Legislation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4mRGbXT5m1o