Obama
to veto bill letting Congress weigh in on Iran deal
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[March 02, 2015]
By Julia Edwards
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack
Obama would veto a bill recently introduced in the U.S. Senate allowing
Congress to weigh in on any deal the United States and other negotiating
countries reach with Iran on its nuclear capabilities, the White House
said on Saturday.
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"The president has been clear that now is not the time for
Congress to pass additional legislation on Iran. If this bill is
sent to the president, he will veto it," said Bernadette Meehan, a
spokeswoman for the White House's National Security Council.
The United States and five other major powers are seeking to
negotiate an agreement with Iran to curb its nuclear program in
exchange for relief from economic sanctions.
The Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act would require to submit to
Congress the text of any agreement within five days of concluding a
final deal with Iran. The bill would also prohibit Obama from
suspending or waiving sanctions on Iran passed by Congress for 60
days after a deal.
Meehan said United States "should give our negotiators the best
chance of success, rather than complicating their efforts."
Negotiations between the United States, Russia, China, France,
Germany, Britain and Iran have reached a crucial stage, with a basic
framework agreement due by the end of March.
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Republican Senator Bob Corker, one of the bipartisan group of
sponsors of the bill, said it was "disappointing that the president
feels he is the only one who speaks for the citizens of our
country."
(Reporting By Julia Edwards and Timothy Gardner; Editing by Steve
Orlofsky)
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