{"id":15457,"date":"2013-12-08T16:31:06","date_gmt":"2013-12-08T16:31:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/statements\/nuclear\/15457-congressmen-mccaul-and-schiff-skeptical-on-iran-deal"},"modified":"2013-12-08T16:31:06","modified_gmt":"2013-12-08T16:31:06","slug":"congressmen-mccaul-and-schiff-skeptical-on-iran-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/nuclear\/congressmen-mccaul-and-schiff-skeptical-on-iran-deal\/","title":{"rendered":"Congressmen, McCaul and Schiff, skeptical on Iran deal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.politico.com\/blogs\/politico-live\/2013\/12\/mccaul-schiff-skeptical-on-iran-deal-179100.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Politico<\/a><br \/>Republican Rep. Mike McCaul and Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff said on Sunday they&#8217;re skeptical about the Obama administration&#8217;s nuclear enrichment deal with Iran, but disagreed when it comes to legislating sanctions against the country.<\/p>\n<p>McCaul, the House Homeland Security chairman, said he worries the administration will repeat past mistakes with North Korea and its nuclear program.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;What I&#8217;m concerned about is that we have not dismantled their program and yet relieved their sanctions, which is a $7 billion economic aid to the country,&#8221; the congressman from Texas said.<\/p>\n<p>Schiff, a member of the House Intelligence Committee, said the current deal with Iran makes sense, but he&#8217;s skeptical it will work.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;What the administration needs to push for in this negotiation is a peaceful program without enrichment,&#8221; the congressman from California said. &#8220;I wouldn&#8217;t begin the process of conceding anything on enrichment.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Schiff disagreed with McCaul on passing economic sanctions. But if Iran violates the nuclear deal, he said Congress would be in a better position to pass legislation against the current regime.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The moment they renege, sanctions will come flying out of the Congress,&#8221; Schiff said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source: PoliticoRepublican Rep. Mike McCaul and Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff said on Sunday they&rsquo;re skeptical about the Obama administration&rsquo;s nuclear enrichment deal with Iran, but disagreed when it comes to legislating sanctions against the country. 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