House Dems claim to mobilize 70 new signatures against Iran sanctions
The Huffington Post on Monday quoted spokespersons for Reps. Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas) and David Price (D-N.C.), who said they have more than 70 signatories on a letter urging Congress to "give diplomacy a chance."
The lawmakers also expect more Democrats to sign on, their offices said.
Under an interim agreement, Iran has agreed to halt most of its uranium enrichment in exchange for relief from international sanctions. Nuclear talks with several Western powers, including the U.S., continue.
The interim deal went into effect last week, and on Saturday, Iran received the first installment of $4.2 billion in frozen assets.
"A bill or resolution that risks fracturing our international coalition or, worse yet, undermining our credibility in future negotiations and jeopardizing hard-won progress toward a verifiable final agreement, must be avoided," the letter states, according to The Huffington Post.
"Iranian hard liners may ultimately obstruct a meaningful permanent agreement, but Congress should not give them a pretext for doing so," said Doggett in a statement quoted by the website.
"The support for this letter from a broad and growing coalition of more than 70 Members sends a strong signal that Democrats stand for peace and diplomacy," he added.Yeah, sure, Iranian hardliners (are there any in a position of power who are not?) may ultimately obstruct a meaningful permanent agreement... and develop a nuclear weapon while 'negotiating,' but hey - what does it matter anyway?
Labels: Barack Hussein Obama, Iran sanctions regime, Iranian nuclear threat, Mark Kirk, Robert Menendez
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