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Tom Rinaldo

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15. From "the Hill": Majority of senators back new Iran sanctions

Reply to Tom Rinaldo (Original post)

Thu Jan 9, 2014, 02:11 PM

Jan 2014

"Fifty-three lawmakers have now signed on to the measure from Sens. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) and Mark Kirk (R-Ill.), according to the latest count from the Library of Congress.

The bipartisan bill had 26 co-sponsors when it was introduced on Dec. 19 and has quickly been gaining traction since then; it drew another seven before the recess and 20 more this week.

The bill calls for new sanctions if Iran reneges on its commitments under an interim deal reached last year or fails to agree to a final bill that would ban it from enriching uranium. The White House has threatened to veto the measure."

Read more: http://thehill.com/blogs/global-affairs/middle-east-north-africa/194916-its-official-most-senators-now-back-iran#ixzz2pumLKVgB

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Recommend... One does wonder what the "real" position of KoKo Dec 2013 #1

Yes, when we consider the government a a whole and not just the executive branch Tom Rinaldo Dec 2013 #2

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Final kick by way of comment. This is an issue where I strongly laud our President Tom Rinaldo Dec 2013 #4

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warmongering sons of bitches...send them in the first wave. spanone Dec 2013 #9

I can't speak to the motives of all the defecting Democrats, Blue_In_AK Dec 2013 #10

sad to even speculate that senators would be willing to send people to their deaths for profits spanone Dec 2013 #12

I totally agree. Blue_In_AK Dec 2013 #13

Yes, working to avert a war is more than your garden variety principled stand Tom Rinaldo Dec 2013 #14

K&R! KoKo Dec 2013 #11

From "the Hill": Majority of senators back new Iran sanctions Tom Rinaldo Jan 2014 #15