White House welcomes Senate support of Iran nuclear deal

Booker said in a statement that the deal is flawed, but the alternative is worse.

Mikulski brings the list of senators backing the deal to 34, 32 Democrats and two independents who typically vote with Democrats, enough to sustain Obama’s promised veto if the Republican-controlled Congress passes a disapproval resolution.

We need 41 votes in the Senate to win the vote outright, preventing the President from having to resort to a veto.

“No deal is flawless, especially one negotiated with the Iranian regime”, sad Mikulski in a statement. “He’s held himself to a high standard, and he settled for a lot less than the best in supporting this deal today”. He said that Iran will only partially comply with its commitments if the sanctions are merely suspended.

“While I choose to support the deal, I am not satisfied with it as a final measure and will support efforts to shore up its weaker points”, including ensuring that Congress retains the ability to approve sanctions against Iran for actions like support for terrorism, he said. The agreement “legitimizes Iran’s nuclear program”.

Iran, which wants crippling global sanctions lifted, has always insisted that its nuclear work is peaceful.

“Every death that Iran causes is now on Barack Obama’s head”. We hope to have even more votes before we return to session next week.

But not all believe that the United States Senate would drag out the issue that way.

With Republicans virtually united in opposition, Democrats have spent the past two months rallying support for an agreement seen as a potential legacy foreign policy achievement for the president.

A vote in the House of Representatives is now set for next week.

Cardin’s announcement makes three Senate Democrats who oppose the deal.

Carter defended the agreement in an opinion piece in USA Today, arguing it would lead to a more durable outcome. Another survey found deep skepticism of the deal among USA active-duty military and civilian government employees in national-security jobs.

Republicans, defending their congressional majorities and aiming for the White House in next year’s elections, have denounced the deal in apocalyptic terms. His remarks were read by a state TV anchorman.Khamenei said some US officials have spoken of the “suspension” of the sanctions, which he said is unacceptable.

Activists on both sides have spent millions of dollars on advertising campaigns and pro-Israeli lobbying groups haveput pressure on lawmakers to not support the deal.