Tuesday, April 14, 2015

Boston Globe: Senate panel approves bill giving Congress say on Iran deal

By Deb Riechmann and Laurie Kellman, Apr. 14, 2015, BostonGlobe.com

WASHINGTON (AP) — A Senate panel on Tuesday passed a bill to give Congress right to approve or reject Iran nuclear deal. The White House signaled earlier that President Barack Obama would sign the proposed compromise giving Congress a say on an emerging deal to curb Iran’s nuclear program — and a chance to undercut any agreement it doesn’t like.

Republicans and Democrats on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee reached a compromise on the bill as Secretary of State John Kerry and other members of the Cabinet visited Capitol Hill for a second straight day to sell lawmakers on details of a possible final deal and plead for time to reach an accord with Tehran by the end of June.

International negotiators are trying to reach a deal that would prevent Iran from being able to develop nuclear weapons. In exchange, Tehran would get relief from economic sanctions that are crippling its economy.


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