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Republican Cruz keeps pressure on Iran deal in U.S. budget debate
Source: Reuters
Politics | Tue Sep 22, 2015 10:20pm EDT
Republican Cruz keeps pressure on Iran deal in U.S. budget debate
WASHINGTON
Republican U.S. Senator Ted Cruz said on Tuesday that Congress should use legislation funding the government to force President Barack Obama's administration to hand over more information about the nuclear agreement with Iran.
Days after a deadline passed for Congress to vote on the nuclear pact, the 2016 presidential hopeful said any legislation to fund the government after Sept. 30 must require the administration to hand over information about "secret side deals" involving inspections of Iran's nuclear facilities.
On Sept. 17, the deadline for reviewing the agreement, Obama's fellow Democrats in the Senate for a third and last time blocked Republican legislation meant to kill the Iran nuclear deal. The vote conserved perhaps the greatest foreign policy win of his presidency.
Congress has until Sept. 30 either to pass a bill funding the government in the new fiscal year that starts the following day, or force federal agencies to shut down or curtail major operations.
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Republican Cruz keeps pressure on Iran deal in U.S. budget debate
WASHINGTON
Republican U.S. Senator Ted Cruz said on Tuesday that Congress should use legislation funding the government to force President Barack Obama's administration to hand over more information about the nuclear agreement with Iran.
Days after a deadline passed for Congress to vote on the nuclear pact, the 2016 presidential hopeful said any legislation to fund the government after Sept. 30 must require the administration to hand over information about "secret side deals" involving inspections of Iran's nuclear facilities.
On Sept. 17, the deadline for reviewing the agreement, Obama's fellow Democrats in the Senate for a third and last time blocked Republican legislation meant to kill the Iran nuclear deal. The vote conserved perhaps the greatest foreign policy win of his presidency.
Congress has until Sept. 30 either to pass a bill funding the government in the new fiscal year that starts the following day, or force federal agencies to shut down or curtail major operations.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/09/23/us-usa-fiscal-iran-idUSKCN0RM2EX20150923