Sen. Schumer Joins Corker-Menedez Bill
Source: INN
The bill requires congressional review of any deal the US and other powers strike with Iran on its nuclear program.
By Gil Ronen
First Publish: 3/26/2015, 9:19 PM
US Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) announced on Thursday that he is adding his name to the list of co-sponsors of legislation that would require a congressional review of any deal the Obama administration and other western powers strike with Iran on its nuclear program.
The Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act of 2015, sponsored by US Senators Bob Corker (R-TN) and Robert Menendez (D-NJ), would mandate that the president submit to Congress the text of any pact with Iran, and bar the administration from suspending congressional sanctions on Iran for 60 days.
Schumer had already publicly supported the Corker-Menendez oversight bill before officially announcing his co-sponsorship.
“We must do everything to prevent a nuclear Iran and so any potential agreement must prevent Iran’s ability to develop a nuclear weapon,” Schumer said in a statement. “Congress played a lead role in crafting the tough-and-effective sanctions regime that brought Iran to the table, and Congress should have a role on how those sanctions are altered in any final agreement with Iran."
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