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2005 Ron Paul Chapter 101
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Congressional Record [.PDF]
Introduction Of A Bill To Make Amendments To The Iran Nonproliferation Act Of 2000 Related To International Space Station Payments
6 October 2005
HON. RON PAUL
OF TEXAS
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Thursday, October 6, 2005
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Mr. PAUL. Mr. Speaker, I rise to introduce a bill to make amendments to the Iran Nonproliferation
Act of 2000 related to International
Space Station payments. It is critical
that we pass this legislation to preserve
NASA’s ability to perform such core functions
as transporting astronauts to the International
Space Station. Indeed, the International Space
Station program may be threatened if the
United States is prevented from purchasing
from Russia the space hardware and services
required to meet U.S. obligations.
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Currently, the Iran Nonproliferation Act of 2000 forbids any such purchase because Russia
is said to be assisting Iran in pursuit of its
atomic energy program. Mr. Speaker, this situation
demonstrates very clearly the negative
unintended consequences of our counterproductive
policy of restricting trade and placing
trade sanctions on other countries. It
would be ironic if in our zeal to punish Russia
for engaging in trade with Iran we in fact end
up punishing scores of Americans who work in
the space industry in the United States.
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I very much hope that my colleagues will join me in this effort to prevent these indirect
sanctions from unfairly harming the American
space program.
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