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Phil Steck Statement on H CON RES 362

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Date: Aug. 1, 2008
Issues: Foreign Affairs


Phil Steck Statement on H CON RES 362

Steck Statement on H CON RES 362
Democratic congressional candidate says blockade of Iran goes too far

Phil Steck, Democratic candidate in New York's 21st congressional district, said today that he opposes HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 362, which expresses the sense of Congress regarding Iran.

"H CON RES 362 calls for a blockade of Iran, which I am totally opposed to until all diplomatic options are fully exhausted," said Steck. "The lesson to be learned from the Iraq war, which I opposed from the beginning, is that we should not rush to imprudent actions when it comes to world diplomacy."

Steck said that Iran's nuclear program is a real concern and that Iran is a dangerous government, but "a blockade is an act of war, and I do not believe we have reached that point with Iran."

Steck said that he supports other components of the Resolution, including cracking down on terrorist groups, and sanctioning banks and energy companies that do business with terrorists and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.


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