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DonViejo

(60,536 posts)
Fri Sep 11, 2015, 01:55 PM Sep 2015

House Vote To Approve Iran Nuclear Deal Fails

Source: ASSOCIATED PRESS

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican-led House has gone on record against the Iran nuclear deal, but the symbolic vote will not stop President Barack Obama from implementing the agreement.

After three hours of hot-tempered debate, the House voted 269 to 162 on Friday to reject the deal.

Senate Democrats voted on Thursday to uphold the accord with Iran, overcoming heavy GOP opposition to hand Obama a victory on his top foreign policy priority.

The Senate action guaranteed that any legislation disapproving the pact will never reach Obama's desk.

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House Vote To Approve Iran Nuclear Deal Fails (Original Post) DonViejo Sep 2015 OP
Keep that AIPAC money coming. Wellstone ruled Sep 2015 #1
Hahahahaha!! lark Sep 2015 #2
Not only is the GOP-party-of-no doing nothing, they can't even get nothing done. C Moon Sep 2015 #3
Gotta love AP headline framing. Fred Sanders Sep 2015 #4
I noticed that, too Jason Huh Sep 2015 #6
House Republicans are now, what, 0 for 50 on legislation against what President Obama wants. 4lbs Sep 2015 #5
House Republicans wasting of time and effort on this. DCBob Sep 2015 #7

4lbs

(6,756 posts)
5. House Republicans are now, what, 0 for 50 on legislation against what President Obama wants.
Fri Sep 11, 2015, 02:42 PM
Sep 2015

Good job there guys. Way to be effective.

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