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Forty-three senators sent a letter to the White House on Wednesday night warning President Obama not to bypass Congress as the administration nears the deadline for a nuclear deal with Iran.<\/p>\n
The letter heralds the stiff opposition that Obama will face from the new Republican-majority Senate if his administration signs a deal with Iran next week \u2013 one they consider bad.<\/p>\n
Major world powers are in Vienna this week negotiating with Iran to try to reach a deal that would stop the country from developing nuclear weapons.<\/p>\n
The administration has been looking for ways that it could bypass Congress if a deal is struck.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have watched with concern as your administration has hinted at \u2018creative solutions\u2019 that abandon the clear requirements of U.N. Security Council Resolutions, and shifted course away from essential requirements Congress has stressed in order to meet Iran\u2019s unreasonable demands,\u201d Rubio and Kirk write in the letter.<\/p>\n
\u201cYour negotiators appear to have disregarded clear expressions from the Senate emphasizing the need for a multi-decade agreement requiring Iran to fully suspend its enrichment and reprocessing activities, to dismantle its illicit nuclear infrastructure, and completely disclose its past work on nuclear weaponization.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Senate enjoys a broad consensus for continuing to increase the pressure on Iran, as evidenced by the bipartisan support for the Nuclear Weapon Free Iran Act of 2013 (S.1881),\u201d the letter states.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe urge your administration to cease efforts to circumvent Congress and work with us on a smarter approach that will decisively end Iran\u2019s nuclear threat,\u201d Rubio and Kirk write.<\/p>\n
\u201cUnless the White House genuinely engages with Congress, we see no way that any agreement consisting of your administration\u2019s current proposals to Iran will endure in the 114th Congress and after your presidential term ends.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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