“Now that a nuclear agreement has been reached, we call on the United States and its global partners to strengthen their resolve and dedicate additional resources to confront Iranian threats to Israel and other states”, they wrote.
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Menendez has been critical of the multi-nation said-obama-used-something-that-immediately-turned-heads/” class=”local_link” target=”_blank”>deal, in which Iran would curb its nuclear program in exchange for getting billions of dollars in relief from economic sanctions that have been choking its economy.
“We remain confident that ultimately a majority of Democrats in both the House and the Senate will support the deal, and if necessary, sustain the president’s veto“, White House spokesman Eric Schultz said Tuesday. Charles Schumer of New York, who seems to be Harry Reid’s heir apparent as the Democratic leader in the Senate, said he would not support the deal. Chuck Schumer, the presumptive next Democratic leader, also made a decision to come out against the landmark accord.
Congress faces a September 17 deadline to act, and debate is expected to begin after Labor Day, when lawmakers return to Washington from the summer recess. This is one of the most serious national security, nuclear nonproliferation, arms control issues of our time.
In the House, at least 50 Democrats have expressed support. News. He is a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Success in either chamber will ensure the deal survives.
Under the deal, Obama will be able to lift sanctions that he and previous presidents imposed on Iran. “Not shrink its infrastructure”, Menendez said at Seton Hall, in South Orange, N.J. Bob Menendez announced that he will vote against Obama’s Iran deal. On the other hand, the next president to take office can still review the accord. It is unclear if Congress has enough votes to override the veto.
The Iran deal is designed to reduce the number of Iranian centrifuges by two-thirds, ban uranium enrichment at key facilities, and limit Iran’s nuclear material stockpile to 300 kg for 15 years. He said his chief concern was Iran would be free to build a nuclear bomb after a decade.
He also criticised Republicans, who he said “reflexively oppose everything the president proposes”. He added that the agreement doesn’t require Iran to dismantle its nuclear infrastructure.
But Nathan Diament, executive director of the Orthodox Union Advocacy Center, said there is much “energy and mobilization” behind the rally and a subsequent lobbying effort of undecided members of Congress that is being coordinated with the American Israel Public Affairs Committee. “In fact, it authorizes and supports the very road map Iran will need to arrive at its target”.
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He urged the Obama administration to go back to the negotiating table to rework the main elements, something the Obama administration says would be impossible.
