During his visit to Israel in January 2016, Governor Abbott met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and announced he would seek legislation to:
Prohibit local government entities in the State of Texas from investing in Iran or entities conducting business with Iran Require all Texas state entities – not just state pensions – to follow Texas’ divestiture policy Close additional loopholes in Texas’ current divestiture statute. --- a zionist pos to ignore. On Wednesday, May 18, 2016 at 2:22:06 PM UTC-5, Travis wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > http://www.rightsidenews.com/us/politics/texas-tells-obama-no-dice-on-iran-deal/ > > > The Great State of Texas Rejects Obama’s Iran Deal > > Posted on: *May 17, 2016* > > [image: Description: IRAN UPDATE RIGHT SIDE NEWS3 600] > > Given all the flaws that are inherent in the Iran deal, Texas > is absolutely committed to maintaining its sanctions against Iran. > The Texas Prohibition on Investment in Iran Act currently bans state > pension and retirement systems from investment in Iran or entities that do > business with Iran. But there is more that Texas can and will do. Greg > Abbott, Governor of Texas > > Governor Abbott Rejects Obama Administration’s Request To Lift Iran > Sanctions > > Governor Greg Abbott today informed the Obama administration that Texas > will maintain and strengthen its sanctions against Iran. Governor Abbott > responded to a letter from the administration requesting that Texas > “review” its economic sanctions against Iran. Governor Abbott reiterated > his strong opposition to the Iran deal and informed the administration that > he will continue to seek new legislation to strengthen existing economic > sanctions against the world’s leading state sponsor of terrorism. > > “Entering into an agreement with a country that consistently calls for > ‘death to America’ and repeatedly articulates anti-Semitic policies is > short-sighted and ignores geopolitical realities,” Governor Abbott writes > in the letter. “As a strong supporter of Israel, I am committed to doing > everything in my power to oppose this misguided deal with Iran. > Accordingly, not only will we not withdraw our sanctions, but we will > strengthen them to ensure Texas taxpayer dollars are not used to aid and > abet Iran.” > > During his visit to Israel in January 2016, Governor Abbott met with > Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and announced he would seek > legislation to: > > Prohibit local government entities in the State of Texas from investing in > Iran or entities conducting business with Iran > Require all Texas state entities – not just state pensions – to follow > Texas’ divestiture policy > Close additional loopholes in Texas’ current divestiture statute. > > To read the full letter, click here > <http://gov.texas.gov/files/press-office/ObamaIran_05162016.pdf>. > > > > > __._,_.___ > ------------------------------ > Posted by: "Beowulf" <[email protected] <javascript:>> > ------------------------------ > > > Visit Your Group > <https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/grendelreport/info;_ylc=X3oDMTJmbnVsdTU1BF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzIwMTk0ODA2BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTMyMzY2NwRzZWMDdnRsBHNsawN2Z2hwBHN0aW1lAzE0NjM1OTcwOTA-> > > > > [image: Yahoo! Groups] > <https://groups.yahoo.com/neo;_ylc=X3oDMTJlZzZkbmlkBF9TAzk3NDc2NTkwBGdycElkAzIwMTk0ODA2BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTMyMzY2NwRzZWMDZnRyBHNsawNnZnAEc3RpbWUDMTQ2MzU5NzA5MA--> > > • Privacy <https://info.yahoo.com/privacy/us/yahoo/groups/details.html> • > Unsubscribe <javascript:> • Terms of Use > <https://info.yahoo.com/legal/us/yahoo/utos/terms/> > > __,_._,___ > > > -- -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "PoliticalForum" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
