mr. huffman, two minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california is recognized for two minutes. mr. huffman: i thank the gentleman. mr. speaker, i rise in support of the joint comprehensive plan of action because we cannot allow iran to have a nuclear weapon and this is the smartest, most responsible way to prevent that. nuclear experts, our own military and intelligence communities and all five nations that have negotiated with us, countries that have a direct interest in preventing an iranian bomb, all agree this deal will work. t does it by restricting their enrichment to nonthreatening level and has an unprecedented of inspections, mechanisms that are not built on trust, they are built on distrust and verification. is this deal perfect? no. i would prefer a deal that permanently bans all enrichment. however, experts agree that this deal can and will keep iran's nuclear program in a box for at least the next 15 years. now, opponents think we should blow this deal up, walk away and try for a

mr. huffman, two minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california is recognized for two minutes. mr. huffman: i thank the gentleman. mr. speaker, i rise in support of the joint comprehensive plan of action because we cannot allow iran to have a nuclear weapon and this is the smartest, most responsible way to prevent that. nuclear experts, our own military and intelligence communities and all five nations that have negotiated with us, countries that have a direct interest in preventing an iranian bomb, all agree this deal will work. t does it by restricting their enrichment to nonthreatening level and has an unprecedented of inspections, mechanisms that are not built on trust, they are built on distrust and verification. is this deal perfect? no. i would prefer a deal that permanently bans all enrichment. however, experts agree that this deal can and will keep iran's nuclear program in a box for at least the next 15 years. now, opponents think we should blow this deal up, walk away and try for a

mr. huffman. mr. huffman: i thank the gentleman. mr. speaker, for more than 50 years the land and water conservation fund has protected america's natural heritage. this fund is one of our nation's most important conservation tools. every single year millions of americans hike the trace that this fund has helped build. they visit the national parks that this fund helped create and they enjoy the wildland vistas that had helped protect. -- that it helped protect. this fund has supported more than 40,000 projects in nearly every county in every state in our nation. in my own district, california's northern coast, it has funded projects in redwood national park and six rivers national forest and in the point rays national sea shore. since 2004, it's helped add more than 1,000 acres to the king range national conservation area which is one of the most rugged and spectacular backpacking areas you'll find anywhere in the continental u.s. it's also known as the lost coast. the positive impact that this fund has had is simply staggering. the lan