Englewood—On June 28th, Linda and Raphael Benaroya welcomed Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) in their home for a NORPAC dinner event. Serving in the Senate since 2011, Ayotte is a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee which accords her a comprehensive understanding of the importance of security for a nation. She has stressed that security is the foundation of a country’s prosperity.

At the NORPAC event, Sen. Ayotte spoke primarily about both the US and Israel’s greatest threat to security- Iran. She emphasized that preventing a nuclear Iran is one of Congress’ top concerns, stating that we cannot let the largest state sponsor of terrorism in the world have the largest weapon in the world. In addition, Sen. Ayotte is an original co-sponsor of the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act. This allows for Congress to review and debate any agreement reached with Iran. In addition, it gives Congress the power to vote on relieving economic sanctions. Sen. Ayotte emphasized that in order for a deal to be reached, sanctions can only be lifted after Iran guarantees that the money will not be used to sponsor global terrorism. Furthermore, Iran must comply to an internationally imposed inspections regime as well as complete transparency of their nuclear program.