Sunday, September 13, 2015

The Hill: Cruz wants McConnell to delay Iran vote (Over secret side deals)

By Jordain Carney, Sept. 9, 2015, The Hill

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) aimed to pressure Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on the Iran nuclear deal, suggesting that the review period hasn't started because Congress hasn't received so-called "side deals."

"The review period has not started and does not start until the entire deal is submitted to Congress and the president cannot lift these sanctions until the review period expires," Cruz said. "Therefore I call upon leadership of my party—Leader McConnnell, Speaker Boehner—simply enforce the terms of Corker-Cardin [review bill]."

The Texas Republican, who is running for president, referred to two so-called "side deals" between Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA.) The deals have been a focus of Republican criticism of the Iran nuclear agreement.

He added that McConnell and Boehner are the "two individuals in Washington, D.C., who have the capacity still to stop this deal.


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