Under the deal, Iran has agreed to limit its nuclear program submitting most parts of it to a new inspections regime.
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The speech will take place September 8 at the American Enterprise Institute, the Washington-based think tank announcement Monday.
Generals and flag officers from every military branch signed the letter, including Lt. Gen. William G.
Murray’s endorsement means Obama needs to secure the votes of five more senators to sustain the veto he has promised if the Republican-controlled Congress passes a resolution disapproving of the deal next month.
Democratic Rep. Gwen Moore of Wisconsin said Walker’s policies have hurt African Americans in her state.
White House spokesman Eric Schultz referred to former Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson when he defended the deal on Tuesday. That is up from 45 percent of Republicans who opposed the deal in July and just 30 percent in April.
Reid announced his support on Sunday, pledging to do “everything in my power” to support the pact.
A side deal to the agreement between Iran and the global Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will allow Iran to provide its own inspectors at the Parchin nuclear site, where foreign officials have long suspected the Iranians have worked to develop nuclear weapons. The president would need backing from 34 senators to keep that chamber from overriding his veto.
In total, 63 percent of respondents said Iran could not be trusted to fulfil its obligations under the deal.
Delaware’s other lawmakers, Senator Chris Coons and Representative John Carney – both Democrats – have yet to announce their position on the deal. And yet predictions that Republican opponents and the powerful-pro-Israel lobby would use Congress’ August recess to make the deal politically toxic have not come to pass.
An AIPAC-allied group is also running ads in the Philadelphia market, aimed at Coons; Sens.
Instead, steady stream of Democrats have recently backed the deal, and Reid’s support provided an opportunity for others to jump on board.
To reach 41 votes, 12 of the 15 undecided Senate Democrats would have to support a motion blocking it. Senior Democratic aides said they do not yet have that many votes even in their private “likely yes” columns.
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The possibility that Democrats could filibuster the disapproval resolution angered some of the deal’s opponents.
