{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://mcsally.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/us-rep-mcsally-votes-extend-sanctions-iran", "U.S. Rep. McSally Votes to Extend Sanctions on Iran", "2016-11-15", "2016", "2016-11", "Republican", "House", "AZ", "Martha McSally", "M001197", "mcsally.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 U.S. Representative Martha McSally today voted in support of the Iran Sanctions Extension Act, legislation to extend sanctions on Iran for 10 years. Originally enacted in 1996, the provisions put in place by the Iran Sanctions Act are set to expire by the end of the year. Today\u2019s bill extends sanctions on Iran\u2019s illicit weapons programs and ballistic missile development that were not suspended as part of the nuclear deal and provides legal statutory authority to re-impose or \u201csnap-back\u201d many of the most powerful sanctions on Iran\u2019s energy industry.\n\u201cInstead of reigning in Iran\u2019s destructive actions, the Administration\u2019s nuclear deal has emboldened Iranian leadership as they continue to march toward a nuclear capability,\u201d said Rep. McSally. \u201cIran, infused with billions in fresh cash from the nuclear deal, continues to fund terrorism throughout the Middle East. They continue to test and develop intercontinental ballistic missiles in violation of international agreements. And they continue to declare their ambitions to see the destruction of Israel.\u201d\n\u201cToday\u2019s legislation extends the tools at our disposal to prevent Iran\u2019s acquisition of weapons and ballistic missiles and sends a strong message that the House is serious about holding Iran to its international obligations.\u201d\nRep. McSally has continually opposed the Iran nuclear deal, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, and its dangerous provisions. In an August 2015 op-ed in the Arizona Daily Star, she wrote:\n\u201cUnder the deal, Iran gets $100 billion in immediate sanctions relief with hundreds of billions more over the next decade to funnel to their terrorist proxies. Sanctions are lifted on Soleimani and other dangerous officials just when they are starting to have effect. All while Iranians continue to chant \u201cDeath to America\u201d and declare Israel should be wiped off the map.\u201d\nOn September 14, 2015, Rep. McSally voted in opposition to H.R. 3461, a bill to approve the Iran agreement. The deal failed to pass the House 162-269, with 25 Democrats opposing it. Also on that day, Rep. McSally supported H.R. 3460, a bill to suspend the President\u2019s authority to lift sanctions on Iran pursuant to the agreement. That bill passed the House 247-186.\nSpeaking on the House floor before the September 14th vote, Rep. McSally said:\n\u201cI rise today on behalf of those who do not have a voice in this debate, and that\u2019s the over 500 service men and women who died in Iraq because of the export of vehicle-borne IED technology by Iran and the brutal terrorist leader, Qassem Soleimani\u2026This is a slap in the face to those who paid that sacrifice.\u201d\nThe Iran Sanctions Extension Act passed the House 419-1 and now goes to the Senate.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://mcsally.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/us-rep-mcsally-votes-extend-sanctions-iran"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 2.0110108889639378, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}