Sherman: It’s in the U.S. National Security Interest that Iran-IAEA Protocols Are ‘Confidential’

VITTER You ve read ░░░░░░░░ two secret agreements SHERMAN ░░░░░░░░ have read those two ░░░░░░░░ confidential arrangements yes VITTER ░░░░░░░░ When do I get ░░░░░░░░ read them SHERMAN Well ░░░░░░░░ won t sir any ░░░░░░░░ than any other country ░░░░░░░░ get to read the ░░░░░░░░ confidential protocols between the ░░░░░░░░ States and IAEA VITTER ░░░░░░░░ you have a vote ░░░░░░░░ this agreement SHERMAN I ░░░░░░░░ not obviously VITTER I ░░░░░░░░ a vote on this ░░░░░░░░ SHERMAN Yes sir VITTER ░░░░░░░░ don t think it ░░░░░░░░ appropriate that I would ░░░░░░░░ to read You ve ░░░░░░░░ these agreements I think ░░░░░░░░ s appropriate I m ░░░░░░░░ arguing with that I ░░░░░░░░ to vote on this ░░░░░░░░ You don t think ░░░░░░░░ s appropriate that I ░░░░░░░░ get to read it ░░░░░░░░ As I said to ░░░░░░░░ IAEA and to all ░░░░░░░░ my colleagues that I ░░░░░░░░ have to share the ░░░░░░░░ in a classified session ░░░░░░░░ the United States Congress ░░░░░░░░ VITTER That s not ░░░░░░░░ question Do you think ░░░░░░░░ s appropriate that I ░░░░░░░░ t get to read ░░░░░░░░ when I have to ░░░░░░░░ on the matter SHERMAN ░░░░░░░░ you ll have to ░░░░░░░░ your own judgment about ░░░░░░░░ I do VITTER I ░░░░░░░░ asking your opinion Do ░░░░░░░░ think that s appropriate ░░░░░░░░ My opinion is that ░░░░░░░░ is in the United ░░░░░░░░ national security interest for ░░░░░░░░ to be a comprehensive ░░░░░░░░ protocol and that those ░░░░░░░░ remain confidential That is ░░░░░░░░ our national security interest ░░░░░░░░ Do you think it ░░░░░░░░ appropriate that I as ░░░░░░░░ sitting U S senator ░░░░░░░░ significant number of Americans ░░░░░░░░ has to vote on ░░░░░░░░ do not get to ░░░░░░░░ those agreements SHERMAN I ░░░░░░░░ I m not talking ░░░░░░░░ putting them on the ░░░░░░░░ i am not talking ░░░░░░░░ handing out copies SHERMAN ░░░░░░░░ don t have those ░░░░░░░░ to give to you ░░░░░░░░ I do not Crosstalk ░░░░░░░░ That was not my ░░░░░░░░ That was not my ░░░░░░░░ Please answer my question ░░░░░░░░ you think it s ░░░░░░░░ that s I don ░░░░░░░░ get to read them ░░░░░░░░ I think that the ░░░░░░░░ that has been put ░░░░░░░░ place that maintains these ░░░░░░░░ a confidential agreement between ░░░░░░░░ IAEA and countries with ░░░░░░░░ it operates under the ░░░░░░░░ safeguards agreement is appropriate ░░░░░░░░ And under that appropriate ░░░░░░░░ you get to read ░░░░░░░░ although you don t ░░░░░░░░ a vote I don ░░░░░░░░ get to read it ░░░░░░░░ I do have to ░░░░░░░░