Rep. Zeldin: President Obama's $1.7 Billion Cash Payment to Iran Was in Direct Violation of 2000 Law

On September 14, 2016, Congressman Lee Zeldin (R, NY-1), member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, during the committee markup of H.R. 5931, the Prohibiting Future Ransom Payments to Iran Act, introduced an amendment, which was approved into the underlying bill by voice vote. During the hearing, Congressman Zeldin referenced a federal law enacted in 2000, which details a very specific requirement regarding payments to Iran from the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) Program account, which was directly violated by President Obama's $1.7 billion cash payment to Iran.