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House to vote on Iran bill next week; Democrats have 34th Senator pledged to uphold Obama veto
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[IsraelTimes] Legislation to scupper accord expected to pass; White House hails 34th senator's support for Iran deal, which could uphold a presidential veto
The US House of Representatives will vote next week on the Iran nuclear deal, Republican leadership said Wednesday, the first congressional step in a process President Barack Obama
The point I was making was not that Grandmother harbors any racial animosity. She doesn’t. But she is a typical white person ...
hopes will uphold his landmark accord.
"Next week the House will consider a resolution of disapproval of the Iran nuclear deal," House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy
...the GOP house majority whip. He replaces Eric Cantor, who got whupped because his politix are like Kevin McCarthy's...
said in a statement.
"This vote will have an immense impact on our national security as well as the security of our friends and partners around the world," he added.
The vote had been expected in September, but the timing was not previously known.
With most US politicians opposed to the accord, which aims to severely restrict Iran's nuclear program in exchange for an easing of punishing economic sanctions, the resolution of disapproval is certain to pass the House.
"With a clear majority of Congress and the American people lining up in opposition to this deal, the House will not approve this deal. This is a bad deal for our country and for our allies," McCarthy said.
Action would then shift to the Senate. Should the resolution pass both chambers, Obama will veto it, setting up votes in Congress to override his veto.
Such an override would require a two-thirds vote in both chambers.
But the White House earned a victory of sorts Wednesday when a retiring Senate Democrat became the crucial 34th senator to support the accord, ensuring that Obama's veto would not be overturned and the deal would proceed.
The White House said it's encouraged that more than a third of the Senate has announced support for the nuclear deal with Iran.
White House press secretary Josh Earnest called the growing support a validation of Obama's effort to "make sure that every member of the Senate understands exactly what's included in the agreement." The deal sets Iran back so that it is at least a year away from being able to produce enough nuclear material for a weapon, before the restrictions ease after a decade.
Where Democratic senators stand on Iran nuke deal
[IsraelTimes] Republicans unanimously oppose accord to curb Tehran’s nuclear program; 34 Democrats say they’ll sustain a presidential veto
Republicans who control both chambers of Congress are unanimously opposed to the deal. They need a majority in the House and 60 of 100 votes in the Senate to pass the disapproval resolution.
If it does pass, President Barack Obama has pledged to veto it. At that point, opponents would need to muster two-thirds majorities in both the House and the Senate to override Obama’s veto.
In the Senate, 34 senators — the number required to sustain the president’s veto — have announced they support the deal. Forty-one votes would be required to filibuster the disapproval resolution in the first place and prevent it from passing.
Here’s a breakdown of where the 46 members of the Democratic caucus stand:
Support – 34
Tammy Baldwin
Barbara Call me Senator! Boxer
Senator-for-Life from Caliphornia...
Sherrod Brown
| A creature of the northern Ohio Democratic machine and the unions, there was never any question that he would vote with his president. |
Tom Carper
Bob Casey
Chris Coons
Joe Donnelly
Dick Durbin
...Senator-for-Life from Illinois and Democratic Party Whip. In April 2006, Time magazine identified Durbin as one of America's 10 Best Senators, so what's that tell you? He was the first United States Senator to support the presidential candidacy of Barack Obama, then the junior senator from Illinois....
Dianne Feinstein
...Dem Senator-for-Life from Caliphornica. She has been a politician since about the time she was weaned. Feinstein was the author of the 1994 Federal Assault Weapons Ban, and tried it a second time in 2012. Feinstein chaired the Select Committee on Intelligence since 2009. At age 80, Feinstein is the oldest currently serving United States Senator....
Al Franken
Kirsten Gillibrand
Martin Heinrich
Mazie Hirono
Tim Kaine
Angus King
Amy Klobuchar
Patrick Leahy
...Democrat Senator-for-Life from Vermont, former chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, source of more leaks than a plumber could keep up with...
Ed Markey
...U.S. Representative-for-Life from Massachusetts, serving since 1976. He is a member of the Democratic Party, naturally....
Claire McCaskill
...Now, why would I pay taxes on my airplane? Send the bill to the taxpayers! ...
Jeff Merkley
Barbara Mikulski
| Retiring at the end of this term, her last hurrah is as President Obama's 34th vote. |
Chris Murphy
Patty Murray
... Senator-for-life (D) from Washington state, reputedly not the sharpest intellect to be found in the World's Greatest Deliberative Body. To hear Patty tell it, if we'd built roads and bridges like Osama bin Laden had 9-11 never would have happened...
Bill Nelson
Jack Reed
Harry Reid
... the charismatic senator-for-life from Nevada, currently majority minority leader ...
Bernie Sanders
...The only openly Socialist member of the U.S. Senate. Sanders was Representative-for-Life from Vermont until moving to the Senate for the rest of his life in 2006, assuming the seat vacated by Jim Jeffords...
| In case there was any question about what kind of president this America-loving Socialist would be. |
Brian Schatz
Jeanne Shaheen
Debbie Stabenow
Jon Tester
Tom Udall
Elizabeth Warren
Sheldon Whitehouse
Opposed – 2
Chuck Schumer
Senator-for-life from New York, renowned for his love of standing in front of cameras. Schumer has been a professional politician since 1975, when disco was in flower.
| Voting his conscience, he openly refused to lobby his fellow Democrats or resent their decision to take the other side, and so assured President Obama before announcing. |
Robert Menendez
| One of those flawed heroes. |
Undeclared – 10
Michael Bennet
Richard Blumenthal
Cory Booker
Maria Cantwell
Ben Cardin
Heidi Heitkamp
Joe Manchin
Gary Peters
Mark Warner
Ron Wyden 
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