White House Not Celebrating Iran Nuclear Deal … Yet
President Barack Obama scored big Wednesday when he snagged the last vote he needs to ensure the Iran nuclear deal survives Congress. But now the White House is more determined than ever to keep the agreement from coming to a vote in the first place.
The deal’s opponents are just as determined it will.
As word spread in the morning that Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.) had become the 34th Democrat in the Senate to support the deal — ensuring it will survive a presidential veto override attempt if necessary — Obama administration officials doubled down on their lobbying efforts.
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