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Source: http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/apr/13/senators-target-firms-doing-business-with-iran/
Senators Target Firms Doing Business with Iran
[Washington Times] Sean Lengell - Sens. Evan Bayh (D-Ind.) and Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) on Sunday called for increased sanctions against foreign companies that trade with Iran, saying such action is crucial to stunt the Middle Eastern country's push for nuclear weapons. The U.S. government must "really crack down on companies doing business with Iran, to increase the cost of that business, to drive up the price of violating these sanctions on the part of the Iranians," Bayh told "Fox News Sunday." Coburn agreed, saying, "Talk isn't going to do it - there has to be consequences, and there are ways to make it very painful for Iran. They produce only about 30% of their consumable gasoline, and yet some of our allies continue to supply them with refined distillates."