Hudson Statement on Prime Minister Netanyahu's Address to Congress

WASHINGTON, D.C.- Today, U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08) issued the following statement responding to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s address to a joint meeting of Congress:

“As one of our closest allies and the only true democracy in the Middle East, Israel stands on the front lines of our shared battle against terrorism and radical Islam. Unfortunately, President Obama’s hands-off approach to foreign policy has weakened this critical relationship and emboldened our enemies throughout this volatile region.

“As Prime Minister Netanyahu warned Congress and the American people today, a nuclear equipped Iran is the single greatest threat to peace and stability in the world. I remain deeply concerned that this Administration will continue to make foolish concessions to the world’s largest state sponsor of terrorism, setting Iran on a clear path to develop nuclear weapons.I share the Prime Minister’s view that the only suitable agreement is one that indefinitely ends Iran’s uranium enrichment program and tightens economic sanctions on this dangerous regime.”

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