150 House Dems back Obama on Iran talks
Source: The Hill
An overwhelming majority of House Democrats are lining up in support of President Obama's negotiations over Iran's nuclear program.
One hundred and fifty members, including Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (Calif.), are urging the administration to "stay the course" and "exhaust every avenue" in its bid to craft a diplomatic deal to prevent a nuclear-armed Iran.
"If the United States were to abandon negotiations or cause their collapse, not only would we fail to peacefully prevent a nuclear armed Iran, we would make that outcome more likely," the Democrats wrote to Obama Thursday in a letter spearheaded by Reps. Jan Schakowsky (Ill.), Lloyd Doggett (Texas) and David Price (N.C.).
While the letter is addressed to the White House, the message sends a warning shot to GOP leaders that Democrats could likely sustain a presidential veto if the Republicans vote to disapprove a deal negotiated by the U.S., Iran and five other nations.
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