Dem Rep. Moskowitz: Senate Needs to Stop Stalling on Sanctioning Iranian Oil Sales to China

Mitchell Joining us now ░░░░░░░░ Democratic Congressman Jared Moskowitz ░░░░░░░░ New York Republican Congressman ░░░░░░░░ Lawler who both serve ░░░░░░░░ the Foreign Affairs Committee ░░░░░░░░ Lawler how do you ░░░░░░░░ the U S should ░░░░░░░░ Steve Hadley said there ░░░░░░░░ ways to get at ░░░░░░░░ without going into Iranian ░░░░░░░░ Would you want something ░░░░░░░░ than that LAWLER Look ░░░░░░░░ since October 7th there ░░░░░░░░ been more than 150 ░░░░░░░░ on U S military ░░░░░░░░ and personnel obviously three ░░░░░░░░ S military personnel dying ░░░░░░░░ past weekend the United ░░░░░░░░ needs to show strength ░░░░░░░░ administration needs to escalate ░░░░░░░░ sustain the response The ░░░░░░░░ thing the Iranians understand ░░░░░░░░ strength And when you ░░░░░░░░ at the fact that ░░░░░░░░ have backed and funded ░░░░░░░░ Hezbollah and other terrorist ░░░░░░░░ as their proxies throughout ░░░░░░░░ region they have escalated ░░░░░░░░ situation in the Middle ░░░░░░░░ It s incumbent on ░░░░░░░░ administration to respond both ░░░░░░░░ these terrorist proxies as ░░░░░░░░ as against Iran That ░░░░░░░░ why Congressman Moskowitz and ░░░░░░░░ introduced the Ship Act ░░░░░░░░ year it passed the ░░░░░░░░ after the October 7th ░░░░░░░░ and it has been ░░░░░░░░ in the Senate It ░░░░░░░░ time to act and ░░░░░░░░ after the funding source ░░░░░░░░ these terrorist attacks Iranian ░░░░░░░░ That s something that ░░░░░░░░ bipartisan and it requires ░░░░░░░░ by the Senate the ░░░░░░░░ House needs to embrace ░░░░░░░░ We have to cut ░░░░░░░░ funding off at its ░░░░░░░░ Mitchell Congressman Moskowitz the ░░░░░░░░ has said he doesn ░░░░░░░░ want to widen the ░░░░░░░░ It s clear they ░░░░░░░░ take action and the ░░░░░░░░ will be against Iran ░░░░░░░░ Iranian assets What about ░░░░░░░░ sanctions on oil Why ░░░░░░░░ you think the Senate ░░░░░░░░ slow walking this if ░░░░░░░░ do MOSKOWITZ Yeah thanks ░░░░░░░░ Look you know I ░░░░░░░░ happy to be here ░░░░░░░░ Congressman Lawler This is ░░░░░░░░ that passed on a ░░░░░░░░ basis in the House ░░░░░░░░ can t explain why ░░░░░░░░ Senate does certain things ░░░░░░░░ doesn t do certain ░░░░░░░░ sometimes This passed with ░░░░░░░░ majorities two thirds in ░░░░░░░░ House This is something ░░░░░░░░ Senate should take up ░░░░░░░░ send to the president ░░░░░░░░ desk especially in light ░░░░░░░░ the latest attack But ░░░░░░░░ Biden has done a ░░░░░░░░ job making sure the ░░░░░░░░ that Israel is doing ░░░░░░░░ Hamas has not widened ░░░░░░░░ the but is we ░░░░░░░░ respond President Biden must ░░░░░░░░ a hammer blow to ░░░░░░░░ proxies in Yemen Iraq ░░░░░░░░ other areas It must ░░░░░░░░ clear that the United ░░░░░░░░ is firm that we ░░░░░░░░ a message but also ░░░░░░░░ that this is a ░░░░░░░░ that China and Russia ░░░░░░░░ also setting They would ░░░░░░░░ for us to get ░░░░░░░░ in a war in ░░░░░░░░ Middle East which would ░░░░░░░░ our eye off of ░░░░░░░░ which would allow China ░░░░░░░░ move against Taiwan So ░░░░░░░░ are all these pieces ░░░░░░░░ we have to pay ░░░░░░░░ to but there s ░░░░░░░░ lot more we can ░░░░░░░░ both on sanctions as ░░░░░░░░ as a military response ░░░░░░░░ should also be denying ░░░░░░░░ leadership any entrance into ░░░░░░░░ United States to attend ░░░░░░░░ U N meetings So ░░░░░░░░ s lots of things ░░░░░░░░ can do diplomatically we ░░░░░░░░ do cyber wise as ░░░░░░░░ as militarily But if ░░░░░░░░ were the president every ░░░░░░░░ and every plane that ░░░░░░░░ proxies have I would ░░░░░░░░ I would destroy their ░░░░░░░░ Any airport that they ░░░░░░░░ these drones from I ░░░░░░░░ destroy and send a ░░░░░░░░ blow to the proxies ░░░░░░░░ that Iran finally understands ░░░░░░░░ message Mitchell Well thank ░░░░░░░░ very much Congressmen Mike ░░░░░░░░ and Jared Moskowitz.”