Posted on 01/12/2015 12:52:18 PM PST by Dave346
The Obama administration is stepping up its push to stave off a bipartisan congressional effort to enact new economic sanctions on Iran as the United States tries to secure a permanent deal to wind down the country’s nuclear program.
At a University of Louisville event alongside new Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), whose chamber is expected to pursue new sanctions in the coming weeks, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power argued that new congressional sanctions will upset ongoing negotiations with Iran and turn off a multilateral international coalition that has worked together to isolate Iran politically and economically.
Power’s remarks carry new urgency: Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid held off a bipartisan Iran sanctions push during the last Congress, but Republicans have taken the Senate and are much less inclined to heed President Barack Obama’s requests for delays on new sanctions votes. And though Republicans have moved quickly on other policy changes that Obama opposes, like approving the Keystone XL Pipeline and changing Obamacare, Iran sanctions legislation stands a reasonable chance of garnering a veto-proof majority in Congress given the multitude of Iran hawks on Capitol Hill.
“Some members of Congress believe that the time has come to ratchet up sanctions on Iran. They argue that this is the most effective way to achieve the goal of getting Iran to give up its nuclear program. We in the administration believe that, at this time, increasing sanctions would dramatically undermine our efforts to reach this shared goal,” said Power on Monday morning, the first senior Obama administration official to appear with McConnell since he became majority leader last week.
McConnell and other congressional leaders in both parties will visit the White House on Tuesday together to meet Obama, with foreign policy one of the expected topics.
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‘as the United States tries to secure a permanent deal to wind down the country’s nuclear program’
Really? REALLY?? Obama is trying to secure a deal to wind down Iran’s nuclear program?? When? While he is watching football? Or playing golf?? Does anyone believe any of his minions?? Their word is about as trustworthy as his!
Samantha would much rather see American boots on the ground in Israel.
“‘as the United States tries to secure a permanent deal to wind down the country’s nuclear program’
Really? REALLY?? Obama is trying to secure a deal to wind down Iran’s nuclear program?? When? While he is watching football? Or playing golf?? Does anyone believe any of his minions?? Their word is about as trustworthy as his!”
Actually, the truth is Hussein Obama is trying to wind down the US nuclear program, not Iran’s!
Samatha Powers: Another Whitehouse liar that has rose to her level of incompetence.
The Anti-Semitic Bitch would feel differently if we were talking about Israeli Sanctions. >:(
Hey Samantha!!!
If we agreed with your failed policies, we’d be democrats!!!!
Valerie Jarett handles the Iran File, since it’s her mother country and she would very much like to help it all she can.
Hence, this Administration’s vehement opposition to any Iran sanctions.
She’s a radical and on the jihadist side of things in a big way.
Amen.
Another scum parasitic white priviledged biotch
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