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Fast Forward White House Makes Pitch for Iran Deal as Congress Starts Review
Lawmakers skeptical about the nuclear deal with Iran promised to press senior Obama administration officials to make more information about it public at a Senate hearing on Thursday as Congress begins its two-month review of the agreement. Secretary of State John Kerry, Treasury Secretary Jack Lew and Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz will testify before the…
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Fast Forward Republicans and AIPAC Step Up Campaign Against Iran Deal
Top Republicans vowed on Wednesday to do their utmost to scrap President Barack Obama’s nuclear deal with Iran as the biggest pro-Israel lobby geared up for an all-out campaign next week to pressure wary lawmakers into rejecting the agreement. A bigger push against last week’s historic accord in Vienna was being met with a counter-offensive…
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Fast Forward Congress Leaders Ask White House To Delay UN Vote on Iran Deal
Under the Iran nuclear deal reached this week in Vienna between the major powers and Iran, the U.N. Security Council must endorse its terms. Foreign Policy reported Wednesday that Samantha Power, the U.S. envoy to the United Nations, is circulating a draft resolution on the council that would endorse the deal. Such an endorsement would…
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Fast Forward Nancy Pelosi Vows To Push for Iran Deal
House of Representatives Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi said on Thursday the nuclear deal with Iran has her strong support, and she would work to convince her colleagues to vote for it. Pelosi said she was optimistic about the deal’s chances in Congress, calling the agreement the “best possible option.” “I’m very optimistic about our vote…
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Fast Forward Congressional Democrats Warming Up to Iran Deal
Democrats in Congress said on Wednesday they were warming to the nuclear agreement with Iran, and Vice President Joe Biden, sent to Capitol Hill to pitch the deal, said he was optimistic it would not be blocked by the majority Republicans who oppose it. “I think we’ll be all right,” Biden told reporters after a…
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Fast Forward Congress Fight Looms But Unlikely To Overturn Iran Deal
The nuclear deal between world powers and Iran starts a new phase of intense negotiation – this time between the Obama administration and the U.S. Congress, where some Republicans have long been working to sink an agreement. Any effort in Congress to overturn the deal will face an uphill fight. Republicans have majorities in both…
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Fast Forward House Approves Iran Nuclear Bill — Sends to President
House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly on Thursday to pass legislation giving Congress the right to review — and possibly seek to reject — an international nuclear agreement with Iran. The 400-25 vote sends the legislation to the White House, where administration officials have said President Barack Obama will sign it into law. The Iran Nuclear…
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Fast Forward Despite Iran Bill, Congress Has Scant Hope of Blocking Deal
The Iran deal may not be done, but bids by its opponents to shape it are all but buried. Skeptics of the nuclear negotiations have all but given up on a congressional role before the June 30 deadline for an agreement between Iran and the major powers. “I’m not sure there’s anything anyone can do…
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