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Fast Forward Senate Democrats Block Last Gasp GOP Move on Iran
Senate Democrats on Thursday blocked legislation meant to kill the Iran nuclear deal for a third time, securing perhaps the greatest foreign policy win of President Barack Obama’s six years in office and clearing the way to implement the accord. By a 56-42 vote, the Republican-majority Senate fell short of the 60 votes needed to…
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Fast Forward White House Trumpets Support for Iran Deal — House Holds Symbolic No Vote
President Barack Obama said on Friday that the House of Representatives’ vote on the Iran nuclear deal is an indication of growing support for the deal. “Today’s vote in the House of Representatives is the latest indication that the more members have studied the historic deal that will prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon,…
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Fast Forward More Twists Possible as Iran Deal Goes to Congress
Lawmakers will begin a high-stakes debate on a resolution disapproving the Iran nuclear deal when they return from a summer recess on Tuesday, ready to resolve an issue that stirred a passionate partisan division in Washington. Although there is strong support for the resolution in the Republican-controlled Congress, President Barack Obama has said he will…
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Fast Forward Barack Obama Inches Closer to Iran Deal Victory
President Barack Obama is gradually building support in the U.S. Congress for an international nuclear deal with Iran, working the phones to counter lobbying against the pact and sending a letter to lawmakers urging them to support it. Obama needs to win the backing of one-third of either the House of Representatives or the Senate…
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Fast Forward Mitch McConnell Admits Iran Deal Will Likely Pass
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said the United States Congress would likely not muster the two-thirds majority needed to reject the recent accord over Iran’s nuclear program. To reject the agreement, a majority of Congress would need to vote against it, which is likely, and then garner a two-thirds majority to overcome President Obama’s promised…
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Fast Forward 340 Rabbis Back Iran Deal in Letter to Congress
In a letter to Congress, 340 U.S. rabbis from the major streams of Judaism expressed support for the Iran nuclear deal. The letter sent Monday urges the House of Representatives and Senate to endorse the agreement, in which sanctions are lifted in exchange for restrictions on Iran’s nuclear program. Noting that “we are deeply concerned…
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Life The Fight for Planned Parenthood is Far From Over
The vote on a measure to defund Planned Parenthood failed in the Senate Monday, falling short of the required 60 votes to move forward. The vote was 53-46. While this is a victory for Planned Parenthood and women, the fight is not over. Women’s health continues to suffer due to anti-choice lawmakers’ need to score…
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Life Why Supporting Planned Parenthood is a Jewish Issue
The attack on Planned Parenthood is only the latest in a campaign by anti-abortion activists and politicians to interfere with a woman’s personal decision-making, to challenge our religious freedom and to push affordable health care out of reach, including abortion. Past efforts to ban federal funds from Planned Parenthood have failed, so now abortion opponents…
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