“The law is clear”, he said in remarks on the Senate floor. “And it seems the administration today has a long way to go with Democrats and Republicans alike”.
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And Sen. Marco Rubio objected to the narrowness of the deal, mentioning the urgent need to address Iran’s human rights record.
“This is not a question of giving them what they want”, Kerry said.
“It’s an enormous problem to be asked to vote on an agreement you have not seen in its totality”, Pompeo told reporters after the briefing. They outline an arrangement in which Iran will account for previous military uses of its nuclear program.
What is it that this White House administration does not understand?
The event is being organized by Iranian-American Communities from 40 states. He said Congress is the last stop to thwart the agreement.
Some said they wanted to know more. Dick Durbin of Illinois, Dianne Feinstein of California and Martin Heinrich of New Mexico have announced support for the plan.
“There is a better deal awaiting the world and the United States“, Graham said.
Seeking to reassure Israel and its US supporters, Kerry said Washington would increase security coordination. John Cornyn of Texas, the No. 2 GOP senator. Among their concerns, the timing of sanctions relief and how to respond if Iran cheats. “It’s simply unacceptable for the President to be misrepresenting what the options are to Congress and the American people“. Tim Kaine, who sits on the committee. Tehran says its program is entirely peaceful, but the U.S. and most other nations believe it is aimed at acquiring nuclear weapons.
The president’s team has promised full disclosure, but some lawmakers uncovered secret side deals that could cause the agreement to lose congressional support.
Obama has already threatened to veto the bill, but Republicans would try and override his veto.
During the first half of 2015, AIPAC spent around US$1.6 million on congressional lobbying efforts to introduce legislation giving lawmakers the ability to review an Iran nuclear deal, which the group strongly opposes. In the House, Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi has expressed optimism that a veto can be upheld.
The panel’s top Democrat, Maryland Sen.
“If you don’t live up to this agreement, I guarantee you, the consequences will not be pretty”, Senator Barbara Boxer said.
Press secretary Josh Earnest rejects characterizations of the agreements between Iran and the global Atomic Energy Agency as “some sort of side deal”.
Obama, who could gain a boost to his presidential legacy from his diplomatic outreach to US foe Iran, needs to convince as many of his fellow Democrats as possible to back the deal.
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Almost two-thirds of the Republican respondents to the poll said the United States was not doing enough to keep Iran from developing a nuclear weapon, and Iran benefited most from the deal. “We can’t bomb that knowledge away”.
