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Tuesday, September 1, 2015
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Tuesday, September 1, 2015
Democrat Chris Coons is 33rd senator to back Iran deal
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleSenator Chris Coons (D-Del.) says he will back the agreement negotiated in July between world powers and Iran over the latter’s nuclear program, leaving President Obama one shy of a veto-proof deal.
“We are better off trying diplomacy first,” Coons tells The Washington Post.
Even if the Republican-dominated Congress votes to disapprove of the deal, with 34 senators behind him, Obama can veto the vote in the knowledge that his opponents are unable to overturn that veto.
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