Corker Urges Lawmakers to Let Congress Vote on Iran Nuclear Deal
It comes just after the Obama administration signaled it would accept the compromise.
US Senator Bob Corker, R-Tennessee, poses questions to witnesses June 5, 2014 during hearings held by the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee On Capitol Hill in Washington, DC
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Senate Foreign Relations Chairman Bob Corker urged committee members to approve a bill allowing Congress to review any nuclear deal with Iran, just after the Obama administration signaled it would accept the compromise.
“This legislation is exactly the congressional review we’ve been working on since day 1,” Corker said in his opening statement as the panel took up the measure.