House majority leader: Better Iran deal possible

The Obama administration has been locked in a public battle with Congress about the agreement, amid fierce opposition from many Republicans as well as some key Democrats, including Sen.

In return for having Iran agree to some inspections of its nuclear facilities, the U.

Republicans are nearly universally opposed at this point.

She said a congressional vote against the deal would allow Iran to continue “destabilizing activities” while pursuing nuclear weapons.

Now that the pact has been finalized, Kerry said such a heavy-handed approach was an option no longer. “I think there are too many members undecided to give a clear answer to that question”, Rep. Smith said.

The former generals and admirals say in their letter that the nuclear deal wasnot based on trust in Iran but imposed tough standards and verification and sanctions for failure to comply. The United States is going to start sanctioning our allies and their banks and their businesses [who do business with Iran] because we walked away from a deal?

A newly created group made up of veterans is voicing opposition to Obama’s controversial nuclear deal – which will lift sanctions and free up Iran to use hundreds of millions of dollars to keep funding terror – by urging Americans to call their lawmakers.

“We’re very confident that we can hold that veto with the Democratic Caucus in the House and also the Senate”, Ben Rhodes, the deputy national security advisor told CNN on Wednesday.

“When I hear a senator, a congressman stand up and say “We should get a better deal” – that is not going to happen. It is to go back to the bargaining table and come to a better agreement“, Schumer said in a Manhattan event Tuesday.

Parker noted that Tester campaigned for the Senate a decade ago on issues including the military, and has maintained his skepticism toward military force while weighing the safety impact any action would have on soldiers.

Some European governments have already led delegations of entrepreneurs for visits to Iran after the nuclear agreement in anticipation of the economy’s opening. “The choice is that stark”.

He has pledged a veto, but if Mr Schumer’s decision emboldens other Senate Democrats to defect, the deal to which so much of Mr Obama’s legacy is pegged could collapse.

“What I see in Hillary Clinton is possibly the most qualified person in my lifetime to run for president”, said Mr. Dinowitz, the chair of the Bronx Democratic County Committee (second in command of the Bronx’s Democratic Party, behind Assemblyman Marcos Crespo).

Schumer was asked by reporters if he would lobby colleagues to vote with him.

“This is a vote of conscience”.

“I will vote to disapprove the agreement, not because I believe war is a viable or desirable option, nor to challenge the path of diplomacy”.