<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div><br></div><div><a href="http://will.illinois.edu/news/story/davis-shimkus-remain-opposed-to-iran-nuclear-agreement" target="_blank">http://will.illinois.edu/news/story/davis-shimkus-remain-opposed-to-iran-nuclear-agreement</a><br></div><div><br></div><div><div style="min-height:1px;padding-right:15px;padding-left:15px;float:left;width:780px;color:rgb(119,119,119);font-family:'Open Sans',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:20px;background-color:rgb(254,254,254)"><div style="border-right-width:2px;border-right-style:solid;border-right-color:rgb(224,224,224);min-width:0px;padding:0px 30px 0px 0px"><div style="font-weight:700;margin-bottom:8px;line-height:18px;text-transform:lowercase;font-size:1.8rem"><a href="http://will.illinois.edu/news" style="color:rgb(66,139,202);text-decoration:none;margin-bottom:8px;background:0px 0px" target="_blank">illinois public media news</a></div><h1 style="margin:0px;font-size:28px;font-family:Georgia,serif;font-weight:500;line-height:1.3;color:rgb(68,68,68)">Davis, Shimkus, Remain Opposed To Iran Nuclear Agreement</h1><div content="August 23, 2015" style="font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(153,153,153);margin:1em 0px;vertical-align:baseline">August 23, 2015</div><div style="display:inline-block;vertical-align:middle"><button type="button" style="margin:0px 0px 2em;font-family:inherit;font-size:1.3rem;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;color:rgb(153,153,153);overflow:visible;text-transform:uppercase;border:1px solid rgb(221,221,221);padding:4px 8px;text-align:left;background:rgb(255,255,255)">BY JEFF BOSSERT</button></div><img src="http://will.illinois.edu/images/uploads/36966/davis-and-naiman__large.jpg" alt="Robert Naiman of the the C-U Move On chapter presents a petition to Congressman Rodney Davis Friday at the Champaign Public Library." width="800" style="border:0px;vertical-align:middle;max-width:100%;min-height:auto"><p style="margin:0px 0px 1.3em;font-size:1.2rem;padding:12px;color:grey;line-height:1.6">Robert Naiman of the the C-U Move On chapter presents a petition to Congressman Rodney Davis Friday at the Champaign Public Library.</p><div style="font-style:italic;font-size:1.1rem;color:grey;margin-bottom:1em;max-width:100%;clear:both">(Jeff Bossert/WILL)</div><div></div><div style="margin:12px 0px 0px"><p style="margin:0px 0px 1.3em;font-size:1.6rem;color:rgb(17,17,17);line-height:1.6">Two Central Illinois Congressmen remain steadfast in their opposition to a US nuclear agreement with Iran.   The Republicans’ comments came as a local chapter of a progressive advocacy group picketed their appearance in Champaign last week.</p><p style="margin:0px 0px 1.3em;font-size:1.6rem;color:rgb(17,17,17);line-height:1.6">13th District Congressman Rodney Davis of Taylorville says he expects the U.S. House to vote the agreement down, and hopes those in the Senate ‘have the courage’ to override a presidential veto.  </p><p style="margin:0px 0px 1.3em;font-size:1.6rem;color:rgb(17,17,17);line-height:1.6">Davis said those who oppose the plan will be commended for it.</p><p style="margin:0px 0px 1.3em;font-size:1.6rem;color:rgb(17,17,17);line-height:1.6">“I believe that giving the rulers of a country like Iran, who have shown disregard for human life, who have shown the ability to fund terrorist activity globally, I hope this (vote) is remembered," he said, referring to a 1994 failed non-proliferation treaty.  "Because I think this will go down as one of the worst agreements similar to the Clinton legacy of North Korea.”</p><p style="margin:0px 0px 1.3em;font-size:1.6rem;color:rgb(17,17,17);line-height:1.6">Davis and GOP 15th District Congressman John Shimkus of Collinsville were presented with petitions from the Champaign-Urbana chapter of Move On.Org, demanding a town hall meeting for the group to present its case supporting the Iran agreement. </p><p style="margin:0px 0px 1.3em;font-size:1.6rem;color:rgb(17,17,17);line-height:1.6">But Shimkus contends the leaders of the country can’t be trusted. </p><p style="margin:0px 0px 1.3em;font-size:1.6rem;color:rgb(17,17,17);line-height:1.6">“They’re a state sponsor of terrorism," he said.  "They’re going to get more money to do that. You know, if you can’t get a country to release prisoners that are held by them or the US – and you can’t get them to say  - no longer chant ‘death to America’ – how do you negotiate them?”</p><p style="margin:0px 0px 1.3em;font-size:1.6rem;color:rgb(17,17,17);line-height:1.6">In their petition, presented by Robert Naiman of Urbana, Move On contends, "Republicans like Rodney Davis and John Shimkus are bowing to pressure from pro-war special interest groups committed to undermining diplomacy."</p><p style="margin:0px 0px 1.3em;font-size:1.6rem;color:rgb(17,17,17);line-height:1.6">Davis and Shimkus were attending an unrelated event, addressing senior citizens Friday at the Champaign Public Library.</p></div><h4 style="font-family:inherit;font-weight:500;line-height:1.3;color:inherit;margin-top:2em;margin-bottom:10px;font-size:18px">Story source: WILL</h4><div style="overflow:hidden;margin:1.4em 0px"><ul style="margin:0px;list-style:none;padding-left:20px"><li style="float:left;margin:0px 3px 3px 0px;text-transform:lowercase"><a href="http://will.illinois.edu/tags/rodney-davis" style="color:rgb(109,138,196);text-decoration:none;line-height:29px;padding:6px 9px;font-size:1.3rem;font-weight:bold;background:0px 0px rgb(235,235,235)" target="_blank">rodney davis</a></li><li style="float:left;margin:0px 3px 3px 0px;text-transform:lowercase"><a href="http://will.illinois.edu/tags/john-shimkus" style="color:rgb(109,138,196);text-decoration:none;line-height:29px;padding:6px 9px;font-size:1.3rem;font-weight:bold;background:0px 0px rgb(235,235,235)" target="_blank">john shimkus</a></li><li style="float:left;margin:0px 3px 3px 0px;text-transform:lowercase"><a href="http://will.illinois.edu/tags/iran" style="color:rgb(109,138,196);text-decoration:none;line-height:29px;padding:6px 9px;font-size:1.3rem;font-weight:bold;background:0px 0px rgb(235,235,235)" target="_blank">iran</a></li><li style="float:left;margin:0px 3px 3px 0px;text-transform:lowercase"><a href="http://will.illinois.edu/tags/move-on.org" style="color:rgb(109,138,196);text-decoration:none;line-height:29px;padding:6px 9px;font-size:1.3rem;font-weight:bold;background:0px 0px rgb(235,235,235)" target="_blank">move on.org</a></li></ul></div></div></div><div style="min-height:1px;padding-right:15px;padding-left:15px;float:left;width:390px;color:rgb(119,119,119);font-family:'Open Sans',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:20px;background-color:rgb(254,254,254)"><div></div></div></div><div><br></div><div>=</div>===<span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><div><br clear="all"><div><div><div dir="ltr">Robert Naiman<br>Policy Director<br>Just Foreign Policy<br><a href="http://www.justforeignpolicy.org" target="_blank">www.justforeignpolicy.org</a><br><a href="mailto:naiman@justforeignpolicy.org" target="_blank">naiman@justforeignpolicy.org</a><br><div><span style="text-align:left"><a href="tel:%28202%29%20448-2898%20x1" value="+12024482898" target="_blank">(202) 448-2898 x1</a></span><br></div><div><span style="text-align:left"><br></span></div><div><span style="text-align:left"><br></span></div></div></div></div>
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