Iran sanctions bill could come to vote next month
Aides and lawmakers said Reid had filed Rule 14 for the sanctions bill, which allows him to bypass the normal process of bringing a bill for a Senate vote through committee.
...
The bill introduced on Thursday would require reductions in Iran's petroleum production and apply new penalties to other industries if Iran violates an interim agreement or fails to reach a final comprehensive agreement.
But it also gives the administration up to a year to pursue a diplomatic track, which backers of the bill said would not violate terms of the interim deal.
The Obama administration has insisted that the bill would disrupt delicate talks being held between Tehran and world powers. Iran's foreign minister has said a new sanctions law would kill the interim agreement reached in Geneva on Nov. 24.Do you think this might have something to do with it? Or perhaps that removing Reid has become a lightening rod for Republicans seeking control of the Senate in 2014? A year is an awfully long time. There are still too many Senators out there who are afraid to cross this President.
Labels: Barack Hussein Obama, Harry Reid, Iran sanctions regime, Iranian nuclear threat, Mark Kirk, P 5+1, Robert Menendez
posted by Carl in Jerusalem @ 7:36 PM
0 Comments:
Post a Comment
<< Home