We all know the United States faces a multitude of threats at home
and abroad, from Russia's cyber attack on our elections, to North
Korea's continued belligerence, to new questions about America's
leadership in the world. But even as Congress rightly remains focused
on these challenges, we must not lose sight of Iran's ongoing, ever-
growing efforts to exert more control, more power, and more influence
throughout the Middle East. Whether we are talking about an adversary
like Russia or Iran or an international challenge like climate change
or the refugee crisis, we cannot let issues of such importance to our
future be obscured by partisan politics, derailed by divisive tweets,
or lost amid the revelations of our relentless 24-hour news cycle. I have always believed politics must stop at the water's edge, and I
know many of my colleagues share that principle. That is why there is
such broad bipartisan support for the Countering Iran's Destabilizing
Activities Act.